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{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
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{{Infobox Australian place | type = lga
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = lga
| name = Shire of Omeo
| name = Shire of Omeo
| state = vic
| state = vic
| region =
| region = [[East Gippsland]]
| area = 5641
| area = 5641
| est = 1872
| est = 1872
| seat = [[Omeo, Victoria|Omeo]]
| seat = [[Omeo, Victoria|Omeo]]
| pop = 1680 | pop_year = 1992
| pop = 1680
| pop_year = 1992
| pop_footnotes=<ref>{{cite book|title=Victorian Year Book|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office|year=1994|pages=49–52|issn= 0067-1223}}</ref>
| pop_footnotes =<ref>{{cite book|title=Victorian Year Book|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office|year=1994|pages=49–52|issn= 0067-1223}}</ref>
| logo =
| logo =
| image = Old lga Omeo.png
| image = Old lga Omeo.png
| caption = Location in Victoria
| caption = Location in Victoria
| county = [[County of Bogong|Bogong]], [[County of Benambra|Benambra]], [[County of Dargo|Dargo]], [[County of Tambo, Victoria|Tambo]]
| county = [[County of Bogong|Bogong]], [[County of Benambra|Benambra]], [[County of Dargo|Dargo]], [[County of Tambo, Victoria|Tambo]]
| near-nw = [[Shire of Bright|Bright]]
| near-nw = [[Shire of Bright|Bright]]
| near-n = [[Shire of Tallangatta|Tallangatta]]
| near-n = [[Shire of Tallangatta|Tallangatta]]
| near-ne = [[Shire of Upper Murray|Upper Murray]]
| near-ne = [[Shire of Upper Murray|Upper Murray]]
| near-w = [[Shire of Bright|Bright]]
| near-w = [[Shire of Bright|Bright]]
| near-e = [[Shire of Tambo (Victoria)|Tambo]]
| near-e = [[Shire of Tambo (Victoria)|Tambo]]
| near-sw = [[Shire of Avon|Avon]]
| near-sw = [[Shire of Avon|Avon]]
| near-s = [[Shire of Bairnsdale|Bairnsdale]]
| near-s = [[Shire of Bairnsdale|Bairnsdale]]
| near-se = [[Shire of Tambo (Victoria)|Tambo]]
| near-se = [[Shire of Tambo (Victoria)|Tambo]]
| _noautocat = yes
| _noautocat = yes
}}
}}


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Omeo was incorporated as a shire on 25 October 1872.<ref name=vmd>{{cite book|title=Victorian Municipal Directory|year=1992|publisher=Arnall & Jackson|location=[[Brunswick, Victoria|Brunswick]]|pages=796–797}} Accessed at [[State Library of Victoria]], La Trobe Reading Room.</ref>
Omeo was incorporated as a shire on 25 October 1872.<ref name=vmd>{{cite book|title=Victorian Municipal Directory|year=1992|publisher=Arnall & Jackson|location=[[Brunswick, Victoria|Brunswick]]|pages=796–797}} Accessed at [[State Library of Victoria]], La Trobe Reading Room.</ref>


On 2 December 1994, the Shire of Omeo was abolished, and, along with the [[City of Bairnsdale]], the Shires of [[Shire of Bairnsdale|Bairnsdale]] and [[Shire of Tambo (Victoria)|Tambo]], and the Boole Boole Peninsula from the [[Shire of Rosedale]], was merged into the newly created [[Shire of East Gippsland]]. The [[Dinner Plain, Victoria|Dinner Plain]] district was merged into the [[Alpine Shire|Shire of Alpine]], which had been created two weeks earlier.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/free.nsf/0/76E601D6DB55E88ACA25722500049195/$File/12570_1994-95.pdf|title=Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics|author-link=Australian Bureau of Statistics|date=1 August 1995|publisher=Commonwealth of Australia|page=4,6|isbn=0-642-23117-6|access-date=2008-01-05}}</ref>
On 2 December 1994, the Shire of Omeo was abolished, and along with the [[City of Bairnsdale]], the Shires of [[Shire of Bairnsdale|Bairnsdale]] and [[Shire of Tambo (Victoria)|Tambo]], and the Boole Boole Peninsula from the [[Shire of Rosedale]], was merged into the newly created [[Shire of East Gippsland]]. The [[Dinner Plain, Victoria|Dinner Plain]] district was merged into the [[Alpine Shire|Shire of Alpine]], which had been created two weeks earlier.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/free.nsf/0/76E601D6DB55E88ACA25722500049195/$File/12570_1994-95.pdf|title=Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics|author-link=Australian Bureau of Statistics|date=1 August 1995|publisher=Commonwealth of Australia|page=4,6|isbn=0-642-23117-6|access-date=2008-01-05}}</ref>


==Ridings==
==Ridings==
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* [[Ensay, Victoria|Ensay]]
* [[Ensay, Victoria|Ensay]]
* Hinnomunjie
* Hinnomunjie
* '''[[Omeo, Victoria|Omeo]]'''
* '''[[Omeo, Victoria|Omeo]]'''*
* [[Swifts Creek, Victoria|Swifts Creek]]
* [[Swifts Creek, Victoria|Swifts Creek]]
* [[Tambo Crossing, Victoria|Tambo Crossing]]
* [[Tambo Crossing, Victoria|Tambo Crossing]]
* [[Tongio, Victoria|Tongio]]
* [[Tongio, Victoria|Tongio]]
* Uplands
* Uplands

<small>* Council seat.</small>


==Population==
==Population==
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| 1991 || 1,920
| 1991 || 1,920
|}
|}

<small>* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.</small>
<small>* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.</small>


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/omeo-shire Victorian Places - Omeo Shire]


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{{Victoria former LGAs}}
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[[Category:Former local government areas of Victoria (Australia)|Omeo]]
[[Category:Former local government areas of Victoria (state)|Omeo]]

Latest revision as of 11:36, 12 May 2023

Shire of Omeo
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population1,680 (1992)[1]
 • Density0.2978/km2 (0.7713/sq mi)
Established1872
Area5,641 km2 (2,178.0 sq mi)
Council seatOmeo
RegionEast Gippsland
CountyBogong, Benambra, Dargo, Tambo
LGAs around Shire of Omeo:
Bright Tallangatta Upper Murray
Bright Shire of Omeo Tambo
Avon Bairnsdale Tambo

The Shire of Omeo was a local government area about 390 kilometres (242 mi) east-north-east of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 5,641 square kilometres (2,178.0 sq mi), and existed from 1872 until 1994.

History

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Omeo was incorporated as a shire on 25 October 1872.[2]

On 2 December 1994, the Shire of Omeo was abolished, and along with the City of Bairnsdale, the Shires of Bairnsdale and Tambo, and the Boole Boole Peninsula from the Shire of Rosedale, was merged into the newly created Shire of East Gippsland. The Dinner Plain district was merged into the Shire of Alpine, which had been created two weeks earlier.[3]

Ridings

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Omeo was divided into four ridings on 15 January 1957, each of which elected three councillors:

  • Omeo Riding
  • Ensay Riding
  • Hinnomunjie Riding
  • Tongio Riding

Towns and localities

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* Council seat.

Population

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Year Population
1954 2,072
1958 2,100*
1961 2,145
1966 2,026
1971 1,858
1976 1,605
1981 1,565
1986 1,628
1991 1,920

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. pp. 49–52. ISSN 0067-1223.
  2. ^ Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 796–797. 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. 4,6. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.
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