Shire of Rosedale
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = lga
| name = Shire of Rosedale
| state = vic
| region = Central Gippsland
| area = 2276.6
| est = 1869
| seat = Rosedale
| pop = 9,230
| 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 = 125px
| image = Shire of Rosedale map.png
| caption = Map of the shire's boundaries from 1914 to 1994.
| image2 = File:Former Rosedale Shire meeting room - July 2021.jpg
| caption2 = A former meeting room of Rosedale Shire councillors.
| near-nw = Narracan
| near-n = Maffra
| near-ne = Avon
| near-w = Traralgon
| near-e = Bass Strait
| near-sw = Alberton
| near-s = Alberton
| near-se = Bass Strait
| _noautocat = yes
}}
The Shire of Rosedale was a local government area stretching between the towns of Traralgon and Sale, in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of {{convert|2276.6|km2|sqmi|1}}, and existed from 1869 until 1994.
History
Rosedale was incorporated as a road district on 26 February 1869, and became a shire on 17 February 1871. It annexed part of the Shire of Alberton on 20 May 1914.{{cite book|title=Victorian Municipal Directory|year=1992|publisher=Arnall & Jackson|location=Brunswick|pages=823–824}} Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
On 2 December 1994, the Shire of Rosedale was abolished, and along with the City of Sale and parts of the Shires of Alberton and Avon, was merged into the newly created Shire of Wellington. The Boole Poole Peninsula south of Metung was transferred to the newly created Shire of East Gippsland, while the Glengarry and Toongabbie districts north of Traralgon were transferred to the newly created Shire of La Trobe.{{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=6,8,12|isbn=0-642-23117-6|access-date=2008-01-05}}
Wards
The Shire of Rosedale was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
- Central Riding
- North Riding
- East Riding
Towns and localities
- Cowwarr
- Denison
- Glengarry
- Golden Beach
- Hiamdale
- Kilmany
- Loch Sport
- Longford
- Nambrok
- Rosedale*
- Seaspray
- Stradbroke
- The Lakes National Park
- Toongabbie
- Willung South
* Council seat.
Population
| class="wikitable" | |
| Year
! Population | |
|---|---|
| 1954 | 3,860 |
| 1958 | 4,290* |
| 1961 | 4,566 |
| 1966 | 4,899 |
| 1971 | 4,955 |
| 1976 | 5,174 |
| 1981 | 6,265 |
| 1986 | 7,591 |
| 1991 | 8,578 |
* 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/rosedale-shire Victorian Places - Rosedale Shire]
{{Victoria former LGAs}}
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