Imlay Shire

{{Short description|Former local government area in New South Wales, Australia}}

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Imlay Shire was a local government area in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.

Imlay Shire was proclaimed on 7 March 1906, one of 134 shires created after the passing of the Local Government (Shires) Act 1905.{{Gazette NSW| title = Proclamation| issue = 121| page = 1593| date = 7 March 1906| url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/226474400| access-date = 9 January 2020| via = National Library of Australia}}

The shire office was in Eden.{{Gazette NSW| title = Imlay Shire Council: Proposed town improvement districts| issue = 2| page = 58| date = 7 January 1938| url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/228136546 | access-date = 9 January 2020| via = National Library of Australia}} Other towns and villages in the shire include Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula and Tathra.{{Gazette NSW| title = Imlay Shire Council: Proposed town improvement local rates| issue = 5| page = 183| date = 15 January 1937| url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/224741451 | access-date = 9 January 2020| via = National Library of Australia}}

In 1961 Imlay Shire had a population of 5283.[https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/free.nsf/log?openagent&1961%20Census%20-%20Volume%20I%20-%20Part%20I%20NEW%20SOUTH%20WALES%20Analysis%20of%20Population%20in%20LGA.pdf&2107.0&Publication&5141CD48F759E789CA2578790016B0AF&&1961&30.06.1961&Latest]

Imlay Shire was amalgamated with Mumbulla Shire and the Municipality of Bega on 1 January 1981 to create Bega Valley Shire per the Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980.{{cite Legislation AU|NSW|repealed_act|lgaaa1980316/sch1.html|Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980}} Schedule 1.