The Shire of Kara Kara was a local government area about northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1861 until 1995.

History

Kara Kara was first incorporated as the St Arnaud Road District on 25 June 1861, which became a shire on 14 November 1864. It was renamed as Kara Kara on 20 October 1884.

Shire of Kara Kara

On 20 January 1995, the Shire of Kara Kara was abolished, and along with the City of Stawell, the Town of St Arnaud, and parts of the Shires of Ararat, Avoca, Donald, Dunmunkle, Stawell and the Grampians National Park section of the Shire of Wimmera, was merged into the newly created Shire of Northern Grampians. The Cope Cope district was transferred to the newly created Shire of Buloke.

Shire of Kara Kara

Wards

The Shire of Kara Kara was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors: South Riding East Riding West Riding

Shire of Kara Kara

Towns and localities

Avon Plains

Beazleys Bridge

Carapooee

Coonooer West

Cope Cope

Emu

Gooroc

Gowar East

Gre Gre

Kooreh

Moolerr

Paradise

Rostron

Slaty Creek

Stuart Mill

St Arnaud North

Sutherland

Swanwater

Tottington

Traynors Lagoon

Winjallok

Population

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

External links

Victorian Places - Kara Kara Shire

Kara Kara

1861 establishments in Australia