The Shire of Heywood was a local government area about 360 kilometres (224 mi) west-southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 3,764 square kilometres (1,453.3 sq mi), and existed from 1856 until 1994.
Heywood was first incorporated as the Portland Road District on 25 January 1856, which became the Shire of Portland on 8 December 1863. On 23 April 1958 and 31 May 1968, it lost parts of its area to the Town of Portland, and on 1 October 1988, it was renamed the Shire of Heywood.[2]
^Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. pp. 49–52. ISSN 0067-1223.
^Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 704–705. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
^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. 6,11. ISBN0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.
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Victorian Places - Heywood Shire
January 01, 1970
shire, heywood, local, government, area, about, kilometres, west, southwest, melbourne, state, capital, victoria, australia, shire, covered, area, square, kilometres, existed, from, 1856, until, 1994, victorialocation, victoriapopulation7, 1992, density1, esta. The Shire of Heywood was a local government area about 360 kilometres 224 mi west southwest of Melbourne the state capital of Victoria Australia The shire covered an area of 3 764 square kilometres 1 453 3 sq mi and existed from 1856 until 1994 Shire of Heywood VictoriaLocation in VictoriaPopulation7 500 1992 1 Density1 993 km2 5 16 sq mi Established1856Area3 764 km2 1 453 3 sq mi Council seatHeywoodRegionBarwon South WestCountyNormanby FollettLGAs around Shire of Heywood Penola SA Glenelg DundasMount Gambier SA Port MacDonnell SA Shire of Heywood MinhamiteSouthern Ocean Portland Belfast It was for most of its life known as the Shire of Portland Contents 1 History 2 Wards 3 Towns and localities 4 Population 5 References 6 External linksHistory editHeywood was first incorporated as the Portland Road District on 25 January 1856 which became the Shire of Portland on 8 December 1863 On 23 April 1958 and 31 May 1968 it lost parts of its area to the Town of Portland and on 1 October 1988 it was renamed the Shire of Heywood 2 On 23 September 1994 the Shire of Heywood was abolished and along with the City of Portland and most of the Shire of Glenelg was merged into the new Shire of Glenelg 3 Wards editThe Shire of Heywood was divided into four ridings each of which elected three councillors East Riding South Riding West Riding Central RidingTowns and localities editAllestree Bolwarra Branxholme Cape Bridgewater Cape Nelson Cashmore Dartmoor Drumborg Gorae West Greenwald Heathmere Heywood Homerton Hotspur Kentbruck Lake Condah Lower Glenelg Milltown Mount Richmond Mumbannar Narrawong Nelson Tarragal Trewalla Tyrendarra Wade Junction Council seat Population editYear Population 1954 7 056 1958 7 370 1961 6 982 1966 6 859 1971 6 439 1976 6 368 1981 6 791 1986 7 211 1991 7 125 Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book References edit Australian Bureau of Statistics Victoria Office 1994 Victorian Year Book pp 49 52 ISSN 0067 1223 Victorian Municipal Directory Brunswick Arnall amp Jackson 1992 pp 704 705 Accessed at State Library of Victoria La Trobe Reading Room 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 6 11 ISBN 0 642 23117 6 Retrieved 5 January 2008 External links editVictorian Places Heywood Shire Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shire of Heywood amp oldid 1154425174, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
