The Shire of Woorayl was a

local government area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a federated state, state, province, division (politica ...

about southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1888 until 1994.

History

Initially part of the

Shire of Narracan The Shire of Narracan was a Local government in Australia, local government area about east-southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1878 until 1994. ...

, Woorayl was first incorporated as a shire on 25 May 1888. It annexed the South Riding of the

Shire of Alberton The Shire of Alberton was a local government area about southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1855 until 1994. History Alberton was first incorporated as a road di ...

on 14 March 1890, and the Mirboo Riding of the

Shire of Traralgon The Shire of Traralgon was a local government area about east-southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1879 until 1994. From 1961 onwards, it did not actually administer t ...

on 1 May 1891. Over the next 20 years, various boundary changes occurred between Woorayl,

Korumburra Korumburra is a town in the Australian States and territories of Australia, state of Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is located on the South Gippsland Highway, south-east of Melbourne, in the South Gippsland Shire local government area. At ...

Narracan The electoral district of Narracan is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly in Australia. It was first proclaimed in 1967 and has usually been held by the Liberal Party. The electorate covers the provincial Warragul–Drou ...

, and

South Gippsland South Gippsland, a region of Gippsland in Victoria, Australia, is a well-watered region consisting of low, rolling hills descending to the coast in the south and the Latrobe Valley in the north. It is part of the larger Gippsland Basin bioreg ...

. Accessed at

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, La Trobe Reading Room. On 2 December 1994, the Shire of Woorayl was abolished, and along with the Shires of Mirboo,

and parts of the

Shire of Korumburra The Shire of Korumburra was a Local government in Australia, local government area located about southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1891 until ...

, was merged into the new

Shire of South Gippsland Shire of South Gippsland may refer to one of two local government entities in the Australian state of Victoria: * South Gippsland Shire The Shire of South Gippsland is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the south-eastern ...

. The area around Inverloch was transferred into the newly created Shire of Bass Coast.

Wards

Woorayl was divided into four ridings in May 1975, each of which elected three councillors: * North Riding * Central Riding * West Riding * South Riding

Towns and localities

* Dumbalk * Hallston * Inverloch * Koonwarra *

Leongatha Leongatha () is a town in the foothills of the Strzelecki Ranges, South Gippsland Shire, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, located south-east of Melbourne. At the , Leongatha had a population of 5,869. Canadian dairy company Saputo In ...

* * Leongatha South * Meeniyan * Mount Eccles * Nerrena * Ruby * Tarwin Lower * Venus Bay * Council seat.

History

Wards

Towns and localities

Population

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