The Shire of Stawell was a local government area about west-northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1861 until 1995.
Stawell itself was managed by a separate entity, the City of Stawell.
History
Stawell was first incorporated as a road district on 29 January 1861, and became a shire on 30 December 1864. On 26 October 1926, it annexed part of the North Riding of the Shire of Ararat. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
On 20 January 1995, the Shire of Stawell was abolished, and along with the City of Stawell, the Town of St Arnaud, parts of the Shires of Ararat, Avoca, Donald, Kara Kara, Dunmunkle and the Grampians National Park section of the Shire of Wimmera, was merged into the newly created Shire of Northern Grampians. The Armstrong district was transferred into the Rural City of Ararat.
Wards
The Shire of Stawell was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors: North Riding East Riding West Riding North-East Riding
Towns and localities Armstrong Bellfield Callawadda Campbells Bridge Deep Lead Concongella Glenorchy Great Western Greens Creek Halls Gap Illawarra Kanya Lake Fyans Landsborough Ledcourt Marnoo Wallaloo
Population Year Population 1954 2,286 1958 2,370* 1961 2,193 1966 2,355 1971 2,034 1976 2,050# 1981 2,375 1986 2,552 1991 2,754
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book. # 1981 census says 2,306 for 1976.
See also List of mayors of Stawell
References
External links
Victorian Places - Stawell