The City of Colac was a local government area about west-southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1938 until 1994. Its area was surrounded by the separate and largely rural Shire of Colac.
History
Colac was originally part of the Shire of Colac, which was first incorporated as a road district on 11 May 1859, and became a shire on 10 May 1864. On 19 January 1938, the Colac Riding severed and became a self-governing borough, which then became a town on 26 May 1948. It was proclaimed as a city on 26 January 1960. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
On 23 September 1994, the City of Colac was abolished, and along with the Shires of Colac and Otway, and parts of the Shires of Heytesbury and Winchelsea, was merged into the newly created Colac-Otway Shire.
Wards The City of Colac was not subdivided into wards, and its seven councillors represented the entire area.
Population Year Population 1954 8,032 1958 8,940* 1961 9,252 1966 9,497 1971 9,679 1976 9,582 1981 9,666 1986 9,532 1991 9,171
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
External links
Victorian Places - Colac