The Rural City of Warragul was a local government area about east-southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The rural city covered an area of , and existed from 1881 until 1994.
History
Originally part of the Shire of Buln Buln, Warragul was first incorporated as a shire on 9 December 1881. It annexed part of the Western Riding of the Shire of Narracan on 30 May 1906. On 17 August 1990, Warragul was proclaimed a rural city, one of the first in Victoria under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1989. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
On 2 December 1994, the Rural City of Warragul was abolished, and along with the Shires of Buln Buln and Narracan, and parts of the Shire of Upper Yarra, was merged into the newly created Shire of Baw Baw.
Wards
The Rural City of Warragul was divided into four wards, each of which elected three councillors: North Ward South Ward Central East Ward Central West Ward
Towns and localities Bona Vista Brandy Creek Bull Swamp Buln Buln Cloverlea Darnum Ellinbank Ferndale Gainsborough Lillico Nilma Rokeby Seaview Tetoora Road Warragul* Warragul South
* Council seat.
Population Year Population 1954 8,605 1958 9,450* 1961 9,925 1966 9,925 1971 10,010 1976 10,377 1981 10,892 1986 11,748 1991 12,924
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
External links
Victorian Places - Warragul Shire and Rural City