The Shire of Belfast was a local government area about west-southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1853 until 1994.
History
Belfast was first incorporated as a road district on 29 June 1853, and became a shire on 8 December 1863. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
The shire contained no sizeable towns; the municipal office was in Port Fairy, next door to the Borough of Port Fairy's offices. In 1992 the shire employed 13 full-time equivalent staff, one of the smallest municipal workforces in Victoria.
On 23 September 1994, the Shire of Belfast was abolished, and along with the Borough of Port Fairy, the Shires of Minhamite and Mortlake, and parts of the Shires of Dundas, Mount Rouse, Warrnambool and the Tower Hill State Game Reserve, was merged into the newly created Shire of Moyne.
Wards
The Shire of Belfast was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors: Kirkstall Riding Moyne Riding Yambuk Riding
Towns and localities Codrington Crossley Killarney Kirkstall Rosebrook St Helens Toolong Tyrendarra East Yambuk
Population Year Population 1954 1,949 1958 1,970* 1961 1,917 1966 1,855 1971 1,643 1976 1,638 1981 1,503 1986 1,435 1991 1,412
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
External links
Victorian Places - Belfast Shire