The Shire of Healesville was a local government area about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1887 until 1994.
History
Healesville was first incorporated as a shire on 30 September 1887. It annexed parts of the Shire of Yea on 21 April 1925, and the Christmas Hills area of the Shire of Eltham on 18 June 1958, while losing land to the Shire of Alexandra on two occasions, 1 October 1963 and 1 October 1984. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
Originally the Shire of Healesville included considerable territory over the Great Dividing Range from Healesville itself. Buxton, Taggerty and Thornton were ceded to the Shire of Alexandra in 1963, while Marysville and Narbethong were not transferred until 1984. Viewed at Healesville Library.
On 15 December 1994, the Shire of Healesville was abolished, and along with the Shires of Lillydale and Upper Yarra, and parts of the Shire of Sherbrooke, was merged into the newly created Shire of Yarra Ranges.
Wards From 1967, the Shire of Healesville was divided into four ridings: West Riding Town Riding North Riding East Riding (ceded to the Shire of Alexandra and Shire of Upper Yarra in 1984)
At the time of its dissolution, it was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors: Badger Riding Sugarloaf Riding Watts Riding
Suburbs and localities Badger Creek Bend of Islands Castella Christmas Hills (shared with the Shire of Eltham) Chum Creek Dixons Creek Healesville* Narbethong Steels Creek Tarrawarra Toolangi Yarra Glen Yering
* Council seat.
Population Year Population 1954 5,168 1958 5,510* 1961 5,941 1966 6,433 1971 6,410 1976 7,747 1981 9,418 1986 10,708 1991 11,755
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
External links
Victorian Places - Healesville and Healesville Shire