Shire of Gisborne

The Shire of Gisborne was a now-defunct local government area northwest of Melbourne until its abolition in 1995, when the Shire of Macedon Ranges was created from the merging of the Shires of Gisborne, Newham and Woodend, Romsey, and parts of the Shire of Kyneton.

Shire of Gisborne Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population	10,330 (1992)[1]
• Density	37.275/km^2 (96.54/sq mi)
Established	1860
Area	277.13 km^2 (107.0 sq mi)
Council seat	Gisborne
County	Bourke
LGAs around Shire of Gisborne: Newham and Woodend Newham and Woodend Romsey Bacchus Marsh Shire of Gisborne Romsey Bacchus Marsh Melton Bulla

History

Gisborne was first incorporated as a road district on 9 November 1860, and became a shire on 24 February 1871.[2]

On 19 January 1995, the Shire of Gisborne was abolished, and, along with the Shires of Newham and Woodend and Romsey, and parts of the Shire of Kyneton, was merged into the newly created Shire of Macedon Ranges.[3]

Wards

The Shire of Gisborne was divided into three ridings on 30 August 1961, each of which elected three councillors:

• Gisborne Riding
• Bullengarook Riding
• Macedon Riding

Population

Year	Population
1954	2,122
1958	2,230*
1961	2,159
1966	2,319
1971	2,917
1976	4,911
1981	7,074
1986	8,474
1991	9,765

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 52. ISSN 0067-1223.
2. Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 679–680. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (1 August 1995). Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. p. 8. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.