The Shire of Wimmera was a

local government area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administrative division), state, province, divi ...

in the

Wimmera The Wimmera is a region of the Australian state of Victoria. The district is located within parts of the Loddon Mallee and the Grampians regions; and covers the dryland farming area south of the range of Mallee scrub, east of the South Austral ...

region of western

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. The municipality covered an area of , and existed from 1862 until 1995. Although its shire offices were located in

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, Horsham itself was governed by a separate council after it succeeded in 1882.

History

The Wimmera road district was incorporated on 3 March 1862, and this district became a shire on 4 March 1864. It was originally a very large district, including a significant portion of

Walpeup Walpeup is a town in the Mallee region of north west Victoria. The town is in the Rural City of Mildura local government area and on the Mallee Highway and Pinnaroo railway line between Ouyen and the South Australian border, north west of the ...

, plus Arapiles,

Dimboola Dimboola is a town in the Shire of Hindmarsh in the Wimmera region of western Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, 334 kilometres north-west of Melbourne. History Situated on the Wimmera River, Dimboola was previously known as 'Nine Creek ...

, Dunmunkle,

Kaniva Kaniva is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is located on the Western Highway, north of Little Desert National Park, in the Shire of West Wimmera local government area. It is located roughly east of the South Australian border and east of Bo ...

, Kowree and Lowan, centred on the town of

. By 1900, all of these areas had severed and separately incorporated, and Wimmera's boundaries remained largely unchanged for over 90 years. Accessed at

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, La Trobe Reading Room. On 20 January 1995, the Shire of Wimmera was abolished, and along with the

City of Horsham The City of Horsham was a local government area about west-northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The munincipality covered an area of , and existed from 1882 until 1994. History Horsham was initially part of the S ...

and parts of the Shires of Arapiles and Kowree, was merged into the newly created

Rural City of Horsham The Rural City of Horsham is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the western part of the state. It covers an area of and in June 2018, had a population of 19,875. It includes the towns of Brimpaen, Dadswells Bridge, Doo ...

. The section within the

Grampians National Park The Grampians National Park commonly referred to as The Grampians, is a national park located in the Grampians region of Victoria, Australia. The Jardwadjali name for the mountain range itself is Gariwerd. The national park is situated betwee ...

was transferred to the newly created

Shire of Northern Grampians The Shire of Northern Grampians is a local government area in the Wimmera region of Victoria, Australia, located in the western part of the state. It covers an area of and in June 2018 had a population of 11,431, having fallen from 12,087 in 200 ...

, whilst the Kewell West and Wallup districts were transferred to the newly created

Shire of Yarriambiack The Shire of Yarriambiack is a local government area of Victoria, Australia, located in the north-western part of the state. It covers an area of and, in June 2018, had a population of 6,658, having fallen from 7,438 in 2008. It includes the tow ...

Wards

Wimmera was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors: * North Riding * South Riding * East Riding * West Riding

Towns and localities

* Ailsa * Blackheath * Byrneville * Cannum *

Dadswells Bridge Dadswells Bridge is a town in Victoria, Australia, located along the Western Highway, Victoria, Western Highway in the Wimmera region. At the 2021 Australian census, 2021 census, Dadswells Bridge had a population of 69. The town has been threat ...

* Dahlen *

Dooen Dooen is a small town situated in the Wimmera region, Western Victoria, Australia. The Henty Highway between Mildura and Portland passes through the tiny town. At the 2021 census, Dooen had a population of 250. Dooen Post Office opened on 1 ...

Jung Carl Gustav Jung ( ; ; 26 July 1875 – 6 June 1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology. Jung's work has been influential in the fields of psychiatry, anthropology, archaeology, literature, philo ...

* Kalkee * Kewell * Longerenong * McKenzie Creek * Murra Warra * Pimpinio * Quantong * Riverside * St Helens Plains * Vectis * Wail

History

Wards

Towns and localities

Population

References

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