The Shire of Kara Kara was a local government area about northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1861 until 1995.
History
Kara Kara was first incorporated as the St Arnaud Road District on 25 June 1861, which became a shire on 14 November 1864. It was renamed as Kara Kara on 20 October 1884. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
On 20 January 1995, the Shire of Kara Kara was abolished, and along with the City of Stawell, the Town of St Arnaud, and parts of the Shires of Ararat, Avoca, Donald, Dunmunkle, Stawell and the Grampians National Park section of the Shire of Wimmera, was merged into the newly created Shire of Northern Grampians. The Cope Cope district was transferred to the newly created Shire of Buloke.
Wards
The Shire of Kara Kara was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors: South Riding East Riding West Riding
Towns and localities Avon Plains Beazleys Bridge Carapooee Coonooer West Cope Cope Emu Gooroc Gowar East Gre Gre Kooreh Moolerr Paradise Rostron Slaty Creek Stuart Mill St Arnaud North Sutherland Swanwater Tottington Traynors Lagoon Winjallok
Population Year Population 1954 1,663 1958 1,680* 1961 1,421 1966 1,360 1971 1,193 1976 1,099 1981 1,069 1986 1,142 1991 1,123
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
External links
Victorian Places - Kara Kara Shire