Shire of Avon
{{About|a local government area in Victoria|text=For the Western Australian region, see Avon Valley or its component shires of York, Northam and Beverley}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = lga
| name = Shire of Avon
| state = vic
| region = Central Gippsland
| area = 2533
| est = 1864
| seat = Stratford
| pop = 4360
| pop_year = 1992
| pop_footnotes = {{cite book|title=Victorian Year Book|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office|year=1994|pages=49–52|issn= 0067-1223}}
| logo = 130px
| image = Old lga Avon.png
| caption = Location in Victoria
| county = Tanjil, Dargo, Wonnangatta
| near-nw = Maffra
| near-n = Bright
| near-ne = Omeo
| near-w = Maffra
| near-e = Bairnsdale
| near-sw = Sale (C)
| near-s = Rosedale
| near-se = Rosedale
| _noautocat = yes
}}
The Shire of Avon was a local government area about {{convert|20|km|mi|0}} north of Sale, the major regional centre in central Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of {{convert|2533|km2|sqmi|1}}, and existed from 1864 until 1994.
History
Avon was first incorporated as a road district on 13 September 1864, and became a shire on 10 October 1865. On 27 May 1914 and 1 October 1964, it annexed parts of the Shire of Bairnsdale, and on 2 May 1917, it annexed part of the eastern riding of the Shire of Maffra. During 1966 and 1967, parts of its area were annexed to the City of Sale.{{cite book|title=Victorian Municipal Directory|year=1992|publisher=Arnall & Jackson|location=Brunswick|pages=573–574}} Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
On 2 December 1994, the Shire of Avon was abolished, and along with the City of Sale, the Shires of Alberton and Maffra and parts of the Shire of Rosedale, was merged into the newly created Shire of Wellington.{{cite book|url=http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/free.nsf/0/76E601D6DB55E88ACA25722500049195/$File/12570_1994-95.pdf|title=Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics|author-link=Australian Bureau of Statistics|date=1 August 1995|publisher=Commonwealth of Australia|page=12|isbn=0-642-23117-6|accessdate=2008-01-05}}
Wards
The Shire of Avon was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
- South Riding
- Central Riding
- North Riding
Towns and localities
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* Council seat.
Population
| class="wikitable" | |
| Year
! Population | |
|---|---|
| 1954 | 3,215 |
| 1958 | 3,400* |
| 1961 | 3,295 |
| 1966 | 3,237 |
| 1971 | 3,090 |
| 1976 | 3,000 |
| 1981 | 3,520 |
| 1986 | 3,859 |
| 1991 | 4,025 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Victorian local government areas pre-1994 vs present map link}}
- [https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/avon-shire Victorian Places - Avon Shire]
{{Victoria former LGAs}}
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{{Coord|37|58|S|147|05|E|type:adm2nd_region:AU-VIC|display=title}}
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