Shire of Pyalong

History

Pyalong was incorporated as a road district on 2 September 1863, and became a shire on 5 May 1871.

At the time of its dissolution, the Shire of Pyalong was easily the least populous municipality in Victoria. State Government data for 1992 gives a population figure of 760 residents; the next smallest LGA, the Shire of Birchip, had 1,300 residents. In that year, the Shire of Pyalong employed 10 full-time equivalent staff, the fewest of any Victorian municipality.

On 18 November 1994, the Shire of Pyalong was abolished, and along with the Rural City of Seymour, the Shire of Broadford and parts of the Shire of McIvor, was merged into the newly created Shire of Mitchell.

Wards

The Shire of Pyalong was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors:

• East Riding
• South Riding
• West Riding

Towns and localities

• Glenaroua
• Moranding
• Puckapunyal
• Pyalong*
• Sugarloaf Creek

• Council seat.

Population

• Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office. (1994). "Victorian Year Book".
2. (1992). "Victorian Municipal Directory". Arnall & Jackson.
3. (December 1993). "Local governments side by side: comparative information on Victorian councils". Office of Local Government, Department of Planning and Development.
4. Australian Bureau of Statistics. (1 August 1995). "Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification". Commonwealth of Australia.