The Shire of Yea was a
local government area
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about northeast of
Melbourne, the state capital of
Victoria,
Australia
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. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1869 until 1994. The shire's population was dominated by the town of
Yea.
History
Yea was first incorporated as a
road district on 1 February 1869, and became a shire on 28 November 1873.
Its boundaries changed a number of times throughout its existence:
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, La Trobe Reading Room.
* 15 May 1907 - Annexed parts of the
Shire of Seymour
The Rural City of Seymour was a local government area about north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The rural city covered an area of , and existed from 1863 until 1994.
History
Seymour was incorporated as a road distri ...
.
* 20 May 1914 - Lost a part of North Riding to the
Shire of Alexandra
The Shire of Alexandra was a local government area located about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1868 until 1994.
History
Alexandra was first incorporated as a ...
.
* 21 April 1925 - Lost parts to the Shire of Healesville.
* 19 April 1961 - Lost parts to the Shire of Seymour.
* 1 October 1972 - Annexed parts of the Shire of Eltham, near Kinglake, Victoria, Kinglake.
* 1 October 1980 - Annexed parts of the Shire of Healesville.
The Shire was described in the 1949 Australian Blue Book as an elevated area given to pastoral and dairying pursuits, along with sheep and cattle grazing. By 1994, 51% of Yea's land was under cultivation as farmland, with the Kinglake National Park and Yea River Regional Park, as well as the Murrindindi Forest, the latter being important to Yea's economy for timber production, accounting for much of the rest.
On 18 November 1994, the Shire of Yea was abolished, and along with the
Shire of Alexandra
The Shire of Alexandra was a local government area located about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1868 until 1994.
History
Alexandra was first incorporated as a ...
and parts of the City of Whittlesea and the Shires of Shire of Broadford, Broadford, Shire of Eltham, Eltham, Shire of Euroa, Euroa and Shire of Healesville, Healesville, was merged into the newly created Shire of Murrindindi.
Ridings
Yea's ridings were abolished on 27 May 1930, and all councillors represented the entire shire.
Towns and localities
* Break O'Day
* Caveat
* Cheviot, Victoria, Cheviot
* Devlins Bridge
* Dropmore
* Flowerdale, Victoria, Flowerdale
* Ghin Ghin
* Glenburn, Victoria, Glenburn
* Hazeldene, Victoria, Hazeldene
* Highlands
* Homewood
* Kerrisdale
* Kinglake, Victoria, Kinglake (shared with the Shire of Eltham)
* Limestone, Victoria, Limestone
* Molesworth, Victoria, Molesworth
* Murrindindi, Victoria, Murrindindi
* Woodbourne
*
Yea*
* Council seat.
Population
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
External links
Victorian Places - Yea and Yea Shire
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Former local government areas of Victoria (state), Yea