The Shire of Woorayl was a local government area about 130 kilometres (81 mi) southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,245.79 square kilometres (481.0 sq mi) and existed from 1888 until 1994.

Shire of Woorayl Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population	12,030 (1992)[1]
• Density	9.657/km2 (25.010/sq mi)
Established	1888
Area	1,245.79 km2 (481.0 sq mi)
Council seat	Leongatha
County	Buln Buln
LGAs around Shire of Woorayl: Korumburra Warragul Mirboo Bass Shire of Woorayl South Gippsland Bass Strait Bass Strait South Gippsland

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.[2]

On 2 December 1994, the Shire was abolished and then merged with Shire of Mirboo, Shire of South Gippsland, and most of Shire of Korumburra into the South Gippsland Shire. The area around Inverloch was moved into the new Bass Coast Shire.[3]

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

• Leongatha
• Dumbalk
• Hallston
• Inverloch
• Koonwarra
• Leongatha South
• Meeniyan
• Mount Eccles
• Nerrena
• Ruby
• Tarwin Lower
• Venus Bay

Population

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References