The Town of Kyabram was a

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in the

Goulburn Valley The Goulburn Valley is a sub-region, part of the Hume region of the Australian state of Victoria. The sub-region consists of those areas in the catchment of the Goulburn River and other nearby streams, and is part of the Murray-Darling Basin. ...

region, west of

Shepparton Shepparton () ( Yortayorta: ''Kanny-goopna'') is a city located on the floodplain of the Goulburn River in northern Victoria, Australia, approximately north-northeast of Melbourne. As of the 2021 census, the estimated population of Shepparton, ...

and about north of

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

, the state capital of

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. The town covered an area of , and existed from 1954 until 1994.

History

The town was originally on the western edge of the

Shire of Rodney The Shire of Rodney was a local government area in the Goulburn Valley region, about north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia, located between Kyabram and Shepparton. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1886 unti ...

, but on 1 April 1954, it was severed and became a

borough A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely. History In the Middle Ag ...

. On 4 July 1973, Kyabram became a town. The town annexed of land from the Shire of Rodney on 1 October 1991. Accessed at

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, La Trobe Reading Room. On 18 November 1994, the Town of Kyabram was abolished, and along with the

City of Echuca The City of Echuca was a local government area in Victoria, Australia, about north of Melbourne, the state capital. Based around the regional centre of Echuca, along the Murray River, the city covered an area of , and existed from 1865 until 19 ...

, the Shires of Deakin,

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and Waranga, and a number of neighbouring districts, was merged into the newly created

Shire of Campaspe The Shire of Campaspe is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the northern part of the state. It covers an area of and in June 2018 had a population of 37,592. It includes the towns of Girgarre, Echuca, Kyabram, Roches ...

Wards

The Town of Kyabram was not divided into wards, and its nine councillors represented the entire town.

Population

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

External links

Victorian Places - Kyabram
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Kyabram Kyabram is a town in north central Victoria, Australia. Kyabram is located in the centre of a rich irrigation district in the Goulburn River Valley, north of Melbourne. It is the second-largest town in the Shire of Campaspe, situated between t ...