The Shire of Chiltern was a local government area about north-northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1862 until 1994.
History
Chiltern was first incorporated as a road district on 1 December 1862, and became a shire on 11 May 1874. It annexed the Barnawartha Ward from the Shire of Yackandandah on 14 May 1913, and the Lilliput Ward from the Shire of Rutherglen in February 1917. On 10 October 1989, it also annexed parts of the Belvoir Ward of the Rural City of Wodonga. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
On 18 November 1994, the Shire of Chiltern was abolished, and along with parts of the Shires of Beechworth, Rutherglen and Yackandandah, was merged into the newly created Shire of Indigo. However, the Barnawartha North region was annexed to the Rural City of Wodonga.
Wards
The Shire of Chiltern was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors: Barnawartha Riding Chiltern Riding Indigo Riding
Towns and localities Barnawartha Barnawartha North Chiltern* Chiltern Valley Indigo Valley
* Council seat.
Population Year Population 1954 1,613 1958 1,650* 1961 1,652 1966 1,521 1971 1,400 1976 1,543 1981 1,959 1986 2,215 1991 2,628
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
External links
Victorian Places - Chiltern and Chiltern Shire