The Shire of Bet Bet was a local government area located about northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1861 until 1995.
History
Bet Bet was first incorporated as a road district on 18 January 1861, and became a shire on 20 September 1864.
On 1 October 1915, two boroughs were united with Bet Bet; Tarnagulla Borough, established on 12 August 1857, with an area of , and Dunolly Borough, established on 21 May 1858, with an area of . Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room. Also the 1915 edition.
On 20 January 1995, the Shire of Bet Bet was abolished, and along with the City of Maryborough, the Shire of Tullaroop and a number of surrounding districts, was merged into the newly created Shire of Central Goldfields. The Tarnagulla district was transferred to the newly created Shire of Loddon.
Wards
The Shire of Bet Bet was divided into three ridings on 31 May 1988, each of which elected three councillors: Bealiba Riding Dunolly Riding Tarnagulla Riding
Towns and localities Archdale Arnold Bealiba Bet Bet Betley Bromley Dunluce Dunolly* Goldsborough Havelock Inkerman Llanelly Moliagul Mount Hooghly Timor WestTarnagulla District: Murphys Creek Newbridge Painswick Tarnagulla Waanyarra
* Council seat.
Population Year Population 1954 2,296 1958 2,340* 1961 2,078 1966 1,975 1971 1,717 1976 1,686 1981 1,681 1986 1,905 1991 2,016
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
See also Bet Bet Creek List of reduplicated Australian place names
References
External links
Victorian Places - Bet Bet and Shire