The Shire of Colac was a local government area about west-southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1859 until 1994.
History
Colac was first incorporated as a road district on 11 May 1859, and became a shire on 10 May 1864. On 31 May 1901, it was divided into four ridings, although these were later abolished. A significant portion of the shire, along with the Shires of Heytesbury and Winchelsea, seceded on 6 May 1919, to form the Shire of Otway. On 19 January 1938, the town of Colac itself split away, to form the Borough of Colac, later proclaimed on the 26 January 1960 as the City of Colac. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
On 23 September 1994, the Shire of Colac was abolished, and along with the City of Colac, the Shire of Otway and parts of the Shires of Heytesbury and Winchelsea, was merged into the newly created Shire of Colac Otway.
Towns and localities Alvie Balintore Barongarook Beeac Coragulac Cororooke Cressy Cundare Dreeite Elliminyt Eurack Gerangamete Irrewarra Irrewillipe Kawarren Larpent Nalangil Ondit Pirron Yallock Swan Marsh Warncoort Warrion Wool Wool Yeo Yeodene
Population Year Population 1954 6,963 1958 7,060* 1961 7,326 1966 6,956 1971 6,264 1976 6,160 1981 6,161 1986 6,429 1991 6,793
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
External links
Victorian Places - Colac Shire