The Shire of Buln Buln was a Local Government Area located about 95 kilometres (59 mi) east-southeast 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 1259 square kilometres (486.1 sq mi), and existed from 1878 until 1994.

History

Buln Buln was first incorporated as a shire on 20 September 1878. Its eastern part split away on 9 December 1881 to form the Shire (later Rural City) of Warragul

Rural City of Warragul

The Rural City of Warragul was a Local Government Area located about east-southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1881 until 1994.-History:...

, while its southern part split away on 29 May 1891 to form the Shire of Korumburra

Shire of Korumburra

The Shire of Korumburra was a Local Government Area located about southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1891 until 1994.-History:...

. Parts in its southwest around the town of Lang Lang

Lang Lang, Victoria

Lang Lang is a town in Victoria, Australia, 73 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Cardinia...

 were annexed to the Shire of Cranbourne on 21 March 1892 and 27 January 1893.

On 2 December 1994, the Shire was abolished, and merged with Shire of Narracan

Shire of Narracan

The Shire of Narracan was a Local Government Area located about east-southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1878 until 1994.-History:...

, Rural City of Warragul

Rural City of Warragul

The Rural City of Warragul was a Local Government Area located about east-southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1881 until 1994.-History:...

 and parts of Upper Yarra

Shire of Upper Yarra

The Shire of Upper Yarra was a Local Government Area centred on the upper reaches of the Yarra Valley about east of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia, and extending eastwards into Victoria's interior. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1888 until 1994.-History:Upper...

 into the Shire of Baw Baw.

Wards

Buln Buln was divided into four ridings on 30 April 1958, each of which elected three councillors:

• Neerim Riding
• North Drouin Riding
• South Drouin Riding
• Longwarry Riding

Towns and localities

• Drouin
  Drouin, Victoria
  Drouin is a major service town, located in West Gippsland, east of Melbourne. Its local government area is the Shire of Baw Baw. The town is supposedly named after a Frenchman who invented a chlorination process for the extraction of ore or an Aboriginal word meaning "north wind". New estate...
  
  
• Drouin South
• Drouin West
• Hallora
• Icy Creek
  Icy Creek, Victoria
  Icy Creek is a locality in Victoria, Australia, located on Mount Baw Baw Road, in the Shire of Baw Baw.Icy Creek Post Office opened on 1 December 1934 and closed in 1968.-References:...
  
  
• Jindivick
  Jindivick, Victoria
  Jindivick is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on Jacksons Track, in the Shire of Baw Baw.The first Drouin Post Office opened on 5 April 1876, was renamed Jindivick in 1878 and Drouin West within months. Jindivick Post Office opened again in 1880 and was renamed Tarago in 1888...
  
  
• Labertouche
• Lardner
• Longwarry
  Longwarry, Victoria
  Longwarry is a town in Victoria, Australia, situated south-east of Melbourne. It is bypassed by the Princes Freeway. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Baw Baw.-History:The Post Office opened on 20 June 1881 some time after the railway arrived in 1879...
  
  
• Mountain View
• Nayook
• Neerim South
  Neerim South, Victoria
  Neerim South is a town in West Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, located in the Shire of Baw Baw, east of Melbourne and north of Warragul. At the 2006 census, Neerim South and the surrounding area had a population of 1,602....
  
  
• Noojee
• Poowong East
• Ripplebrook
• Tarago

Population

Year	Population
1954	8,015
1958	8,400*
1961	8,427
1966	8,668
1971	8,414
1976	8,361
1981	9,062
1986	10,210
1991	11,137

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.