The Shire of Woorayl was a

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about southeast of

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, the state capital of

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, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1888 until 1994.

History

Initially part of the

Shire of Narracan The Shire of Narracan was a local government area about east-southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1878 until 1994. History Narracan was first incorporated as a shire ...

, Woorayl was first incorporated as a shire on 25 May 1888. It annexed the South Riding of the

Shire of Alberton The Shire of Alberton was a local government area about southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1855 until 1994. History Alberton was first incorporated as a road ...

on 14 March 1890, and the Mirboo Riding of the

Shire of Traralgon The Shire of Traralgon was a local government area about east-southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1879 until 1994. From 1961 onwards, it did not actually administer ...

on 1 May 1891. Over the next 20 years, various boundary changes occurred between Woorayl,

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, and

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. Accessed at

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, La Trobe Reading Room. On 2 December 1994, the Shire of Woorayl was abolished, and along with the Shires of Mirboo,

and parts of the

Shire of Korumburra The Shire of Korumburra was a local government area located about southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1891 until 1994. History Originally part of the Shire of Bu ...

, was merged into the new

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. The area around Inverloch was transferred into the newly created Shire of Bass Coast.

Wards

Woorayl was divided into four ridings in May 1975, each of which elected three councillors: * North Riding * Central Riding * West Riding * South Riding

Towns and localities

* Dumbalk * Hallston * Inverloch *

Koonwarra Koonwarra is a town in the South Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. At the , Koonwarra had a population of 404. The town straddles the South Gippsland Highway. Located around 128 km southeast of Melbourne, the town was served by rail ...

Leongatha Leongatha is a town in the foothills of the Strzelecki Ranges, South Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia, located south-east of Melbourne. At the , Leongatha had a population of 5,869. Canadian dairy company Saputo which trades in Australia ...

* * Leongatha South * Meeniyan *

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* Nerrena * Ruby * Tarwin Lower * Venus Bay * Council seat.

Population

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

External links

Victorian Places - Woorayl Shire
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