The Shire of Mortlake was a local government area about west of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1860 until 1994.
History
Mortlake was incorporated as a road district on 20 July 1860, and became a shire on 26 January 1864. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
On 23 September 1994, the Shire of Mortlake was abolished, and along with the Borough of Port Fairy, the Shires of Belfast and Minhamite, parts of the Shires of Dundas, Mount Rouse, Warrnambool, and the Tower Hill Reserve, was merged into the newly created Shire of Moyne.
Wards
The Shire of Mortlake was divided into four ridings on 7 June 1978, each of which elected three councillors: Ballangeich Riding Darlington Riding Mortlake Riding Woorndoo Riding
Towns and localities Ballangeich Darlington Dundonnell Ellerslie Hexham Kolora Mortlake* The Sisters Woorndoo
* Council seat.
Population Year Population 1954 4,060 1958 4,350* 1961 4,627 1966 4,404 1971 4,073 1976 3,728 1981 3,461 1986 3,125 1991 3,002
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
External links
Victorian Places - Mortlake and Mortlake Shire