Population 83,400 (1992) Region E/NE Melbourne Shire of Lillydale Upper Yarra Founded 1856 | Established 1856 County Evelyn, Mornington Area 397.5 km² Council seat Lilydale | |
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The Shire of Lillydale (note spelling difference from the suburb of Lilydale) was a local government area about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 397.49 square kilometres (153.5 sq mi), and existed from 1856 until 1994.
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History
The Lillydale Road District was first created on 19 September 1856, and became a shire on 16 February 1872. It lost its southwestern sections, when the Borough of Ringwood (22 October 1924) and the Shire of Croydon (24 May 1961) severed from the shire and incorporated separately.
On 15 December 1994, the Shire of Lillydale was abolished, and, along with the Shires of Healesville and Upper Yarra and parts of the Shire of Sherbrooke, was merged into the newly created Shire of Yarra Ranges.
Council formerly met at the Shire Offices in Lilydale.
The term "Labor Omnia Vincit", on the former Shire of Lillydale logo, is Latin for "Work conquers all".
Wards
The Shire of Lillydale was divided into four ridings on 31 May 1988, each of which elected three councillors:
Suburbs and localities
Population
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
+ Croydon severed in 1961 - combined population for 1961 is 33,978.