The Shire of Bulla was a local government area about northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1862 until 1994.
History
The Bulla Road District was created on 16 September 1862. It became a shire on 9 March 1866. It gained some territory from the Shire of Broadmeadows in 1955, including then-rural areas such as Craigieburn. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room. The Shire Offices were transferred from Bulla to Sunbury in 1956.
On 15 December 1994, the Shire of Bulla was abolished, and along with parts of the City of Broadmeadows north of the Western Ring Road and parts of the Cities of Keilor and Whittlesea, was merged into the newly created City of Hume.
Council met at the Shire Offices, in Sunbury. The facility is used today by the City of Hume, Western Water and VicRoads.
Wards
The Shire of Bulla was divided into four ridings on 1 April 1985, each of which elected three councillors: Bulla Riding Craigieburn Riding Sunbury East Riding Sunbury West Riding
Suburbs and localities Attwood Bulla Craigieburn (shared with the City of Whittlesea) Diggers Rest (shared with the Shire of Melton) Greenvale Kalkallo Melbourne Airport (shared with the City of Keilor) Mickleham Oaklands Junction Roxburgh Park Somerton (shared with the City of Whittlesea) Sunbury* Wildwood Yuroke
* Council seat.
Population Year Population 1871 2,234 1947 2,656 1954 3,232 1958 4,020*+ 1961 4,824 1966 5,711 1971 8,243 1976 13,399 1981 18,624 1986 28,347 1991 39,301
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book. + Includes population gained from City of Broadmeadows in 1955.
References
External links
Victorian Places - Bulla and Bulla Shire