The City of Wangaratta was a local government area located about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1863 until 1994. It was responsible for the urban area of Wangaratta.
History
Wangaratta was first incorporated as a borough on 19 June 1863, only nine days after the surrounding North Ovens Road District was proclaimed. On 15 April 1959, Wangaratta was proclaimed a city. It absorbed sections to its south on 31 May 1968 and 10 March 1976, and to its north on 1 October 1979, from the Shire of Wangaratta. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
On 18 November 1994, the City of Wangaratta was abolished, and along with the Shires of Oxley, Wangaratta and various surrounding districts, was merged into the newly created Rural City of Wangaratta.
Wards The city was not divided into wards, and its eight councillors represented the entire city.
Suburbs Laceby (shared with the Shire of Oxley) North Wangaratta (shared with the Shire of Wangaratta) Waldara Wangaratta* Wangaratta South
* Council seat.
Population Year Population 1954 10,715 1958 12,210* 1961 13,784 1966 15,167 1971 15,633 1976 16,157 1981 16,202 1986 16,598 1991 15,984
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
External links
Victorian Places - Wangaratta