The Shire of Heywood was a
local government area about west-southwest of
Melbourne
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, the state capital of
Victoria,
Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1856 until 1994.
It was, for most of its life, known as the Shire of Portland.
History
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.
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, La Trobe Reading Room.
On 23 September 1994, the Shire of Heywood was abolished, and along with the
City of Portland and most of the
Shire of Glenelg
The Shire of Glenelg is a local government area in the Barwon South West region of Victoria, Australia, located in the south-western part of the state. It covers an area of and in June 2018 had a population of 19,665. It includes the towns ...
, was merged into the new
Shire of Glenelg
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.
Wards
The Shire of Heywood was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
* East Riding
* South Riding
* West Riding
* Central Riding
Towns and localities
* Council seat.
Population
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
External links
Victorian Places - Heywood Shire
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