Shire of Eltham
The Shire of Eltham was a local government area about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of, and existed from 1856 until 1994.History
Eltham was first incorporated as a road district on 26 September 1856, and became a Shire on 6 April 1871. In 1878, it was altered and re-defined. In 1912, it lost some of its area to the Shire of Healesville.
On 18 June 1958, it lost its East Riding to the Shire of Healesville. This area comprised Yarra Glen, Dixons Creek and parts of Christmas Hills. It also lost part of its North Riding, near Kinglake, to the Shire of Yea, on 1 October 1972.
On 15 December 1994, the Shire of Eltham was abolished, and, along with parts of the Shire of Diamond Valley, was merged into the newly created Shire of Nillumbik. The Kinglake district was transferred to the Shire of Murrindindi, while Montmorency and Lower Plenty, in the shire's far southwest, were transferred to the City of Banyule.Wards
The Shire of Eltham was divided into three ridings on 16 March 1955, each of which elected three councillors:
