The Shire of Heytesbury 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 1895 until 1994.
History
Heytesbury was originally located within the Hampden and Heytesbury Road District, which was incorporated on 28 April 1857. On 31 May 1895, Heytesbury split away from the East and West Ridings of the Shire of Hampden, to become a shire in its own right. On 6 May 1919, parts of its area split away to join parts of the Shires of Colac and Winchelsea, to form the Shire of Otway. Otway annexed a small part of Heytesbury in 1969. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
On 23 September 1994, the Shire of Heytesbury was abolished, and along with the Town of Camperdown, the Shire of Hampden, and parts of the Shires of Colac, Mortlake and the area around Princetown, on the Great Ocean Road, was merged into the newly created Shire of Corangamite. A small part in the shire's east was transferred to the newly created Shire of Colac Otway.
Wards
The Shire of Heytesbury was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors: East Riding West Riding South Riding
Towns and localities Bostocks Creek Brucknell Bungador Carpendeit Cobden* Cobrico Cowleys Creek Curdies River Curdievale Dixie Ecklin South Elingamite Glenfyne Jancourt Koallah Lower Heytesbury Newfield Pomborneit Port Campbell Scotts Creek Simpson Stoneyford Tandarook Tesbury Timboon
* Council seat.
Population Year Population 1954 6,464 1958 6,800* 1961 7,234 1966 8,181 1971 8,208 1976 7,902 1981 7,652 1986 7,487 1991 7,361
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
External links
Victorian Places - Heytesbury Shire