The Shire of Lillydale (note spelling difference from the suburb of Lilydale) was a local government area about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1856 until 1994.
History
The Lillydale Road District was first created on 19 September 1856, and became a shire on 16 February 1872. It was named after Lilly de Castella, the daughter of an Australian military officer. It lost its southwestern sections when the Borough of Ringwood (22 October 1924) and the Shire of Croydon (24 May 1961) severed from the shire and incorporated separately. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
On 15 December 1994, the Shire of Lillydale was abolished, and along with the Shires of Healesville and Upper Yarra, and parts of the Shire of Sherbrooke, was merged into the newly created Shire of Yarra Ranges.
Council formerly met at the Shire Offices in Lilydale.
The term "Labor Omnia Vincit", on the former Shire of Lillydale logo, is Latin for "Work conquers all".
Wards
The Shire of Lillydale was divided into four ridings on 31 May 1988, each of which elected three councillors: North Riding East Riding South Riding West Riding
Suburbs and localities Chirnside Park Coldstream Gruyere Kalorama Kilsyth (shared with the City of Croydon) Kilsyth South Lilydale* Monbulk (shared with the Shire of Sherbrooke) Montrose Mooroolbark Mount Dandenong Mount Evelyn Olinda (shared with the Shire of Sherbrooke) Seville Silvan Wandin East Wandin North Warrandyte South (shared with the City of Doncaster & Templestowe) Wonga Park Yering
* Council seat.
Population Year Population 1911 6,329 1947 13,809 1954 21,107 1958 26,990* 1961 18,284+ 1966 24,467 1971 36,162 1976 50,858 1981 62,077 1986 71,564 1991 78,475
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book. + Croydon severed in 1961 - combined population for 1961 is 33,978.
References
External links
Victorian Places - Lillydale Shire