The Shire of Woorayl was a local government area in Australia. It was located 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, Woorayl was first incorporated as a shire on 25 May 1888. It annexed the South Riding of the Shire of Alberton on 14 March 1890, and the Mirboo Riding of the Shire of Traralgon on 1 May 1891. Over the next 20 years, various boundary changes occurred between Woorayl, Korumburra, Narracan, and South Gippsland. Accessed at State Library Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
On 2 December 1994, the Shire of Woorayl was abolished, and along with the Shires of Mirboo, South Gippsland and parts of the Shire of Korumburra, was merged into the new Shire of South Gippsland. 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 South Meeniyan Mount Eccles Nerrena Ruby Tarwin Lower Venus Bay
* Council seat.
Population Year Population 1954 7,046 1958 7,820* 1961 8,784 1966 8,922 1971 9,145 1976 9,525 1981 9,854 1986 10,644 1991 11,003
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
External links
Victorian Places – Woorayl Shire