The Shire of Bannockburn was a Local Government Area located about 85 kilometres (53 mi) west-southwest of Melbourne

Melbourne

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, the state capital of Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

, Australia

Australia

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. The shire covered an area of 702.28 square kilometres (271.2 sq mi), and existed from 1862 until 1994.

History

Bannockburn was first incorporated as a district on 31 October 1862, and became a shire on 30 June 1864. On 15 September 1915, it annexed the Shire of Meredith, which had been created on 30 June 1863 and become a shire on 28 April 1871. Part of the shire's Steiglitz riding was severed and annexed to the Shire of Corio

Shire of Corio

The Shire of Corio was a Local Government Area located between Geelong and Werribee about southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire, which included all of Geelong's northern suburbs, covered an area of , and existed from 1861 until 1993.-History:Corio was first...

's Lara riding on 31 May 1916.

On 6 May 1994, the Shire was abolished, and merged with Shire of Grenville

Shire of Grenville

The Shire of Grenville was a Local Government Area located southwest of the regional city of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1861 until 1994.-History:...

, Shire of Leigh

Shire of Leigh

The Shire of Leigh was a Local Government Area located about west of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1861 until 1994.-History:...

 and part of Buninyong

Shire of Buninyong

The Shire of Buninyong was a Local Government Area located south and southeast of the regional city of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1858 until 1994.-History:...

 into the Golden Plains Shire

Golden Plains Shire

Golden Plains Shire is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the south-western part of the state. It includes the towns of Bannockburn, Gheringhap, Linton, Berringa and Meredith. It has an area of 2,721 square kilometres. In 2009 it had a population of 18,173...

.

Wards

Bannockburn was divided into four ridings , each of which elected three councillors:

• Bannockburn Riding
• Barwon Riding
• Meredith Riding
• Moorabool Riding

Towns and localities

• Bamganie
• Bannockburn
  Bannockburn, Victoria
  Bannockburn is a rural township near Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 93 km southwest of Melbourne. It is located in Golden Plains Shire. At the 2006 census, Bannockburn had a population of 2486....
  
  
• Batesford
  Batesford, Victoria
  Batesford, Victoria is a small township located approximately 10 kilometres west of Geelong and 167 kilometres south-west of the state capital, Melbourne.It is located on the banks of the Moorabool River and on the Midland Highway.-History:...
  
  
• Durdidwarrah
• Fyansford
  Fyansford, Victoria
  Fyansford is a township on the western edge of Geelong, Victoria, Australia, named after Captain Foster Fyans who came to Geelong as a Police magistrate in October, 1837. It is located at the junction of the Barwon and Moorabool rivers....
  
  
• Gheringhap
  Gheringhap, Victoria
  Gheringhap is a rural township near Geelong, Victoria, Australia, located approximately 83 km southwest of Melbourne, between Geelong and Meredith on the Midland Highway. Gheringhap is located in the Golden Plains Shire....
  
  
• Inverleigh
  Inverleigh, Victoria
  Inverleigh is a small rural township in Victoria, Australia located west from the City of Geelong and from the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Inverleigh had a population of 562....
  
  
• Lethbridge
  Lethbridge, Victoria
  Lethbridge is a rural township outside Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Bluestone from Lethbridge quarries was used to build several significant buildings in Melbourne, including the steps to the Parliament House...
  
  
• Maude
  Maude, Victoria
  Maude is a rural township near Geelong, Victoria, Australia, located southwest of Melbourne. Maude is located in the Golden Plains Shire.Maude Post Office opened on 1 August 1862 and closed in 1951. -References:...
  
  
• Meredith
  Meredith, Victoria
  Meredith is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Midland Highway between Ballarat and Geelong.Meredith Post Office opened on 1 November 1854 and the railway came to the town with the opening of the Geelong-Ballarat line in 1862, with the local railway station opened soon after. Now only...
  
  
• Murgheboluc
• Russells Bridge
• Sheoaks
  Sheoaks, Victoria
  She Oaks is a rural locality in Victoria, Australia. The locality is in the Golden Plains Shire, near the regional city of Geelong and west of the state capital, Melbourne.The official name is two words however on VicRoads signs it appears as "Sheoaks"....
  
  
• Steiglitz
  Steiglitz, Victoria
  Steiglitz is a small town in Victoria, west of the state capital, Melbourne, Australia, in the Brisbane Ranges. In the early 1850s gold was found near the town, and as a consequence it grew. Following the decline of the Australian gold rushes in the late 1870s the town declined. The last gold mine...
  
  
• Stonehaven
• Sutherlands Creek
  Sutherlands Creek, Victoria
  Sutherlands Creek is a rural locality in Victoria, Australia. The locality is in the Golden Plains Shire, near the regional city of Geelong and west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Sutherlands Creek had a population of 243....
  
  
• Woodburn Creek

Population

Year	Population
1954	2,126
1958	2,210*
1961	2,200
1966	2,211
1971	2,072
1976	2,365
1981	2,980
1986	3,484
1991	4,320

* Estimate in 1958 Victorian Year Book.