The Shire of Pyalong was a local government area about north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1863 until 1994.
History
Pyalong was incorporated as a road district on 2 September 1863, and became a shire on 5 May 1871. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
At the time of its dissolution, the Shire of Pyalong was easily the least populous municipality in Victoria. State Government data for 1992 gives a population figure of 760 residents; the next smallest LGA, the Shire of Birchip, had 1,300 residents. In that year, the Shire of Pyalong employed 10 full-time equivalent staff, the fewest of any Victorian municipality.
On 18 November 1994, the Shire of Pyalong was abolished, and along with the Rural City of Seymour, the Shire of Broadford and parts of the Shire of McIvor, was merged into the newly created Shire of Mitchell.
Wards
The Shire of Pyalong was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors: East Riding South Riding West Riding
Towns and localities Glenaroua Moranding Puckapunyal Pyalong* Sugarloaf Creek
* Council seat.
Population Year Population 1954 483 1958 500* 1961 456 1966 456 1971 439 1976 472 1981 495 1986 602 1991 744
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
External links
Victorian Places - Pyalong