The Shire of Kara Kara was a Local Government Area located about 240 kilometres (149 mi) northwest of Melbourne

Melbourne

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, the state capital of Victoria

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, Australia

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. The shire covered an area of 2292.79 square kilometres (885.3 sq mi), and existed from 1861 until 1994.

History

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

On 20 January 1995, the Shire was abolished, and merged with Town of St Arnaud

Town of St Arnaud

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, the City

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 and most of the Shire of Stawell

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, the Grampians National Park

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 within the Shire of Wimmera

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 and parts of the Shires of Ararat

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, Avoca

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, Donald

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 and Dunmunkle

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 into the Shire of Northern Grampians. The Cope Cope district became part of the Shire of Buloke.

Wards

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

• South Riding
• East Riding
• West Riding

Towns and localities

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• Avon Plains
• Beazleys Bridge
• Carapooee
• Coonooer West
• Cope Cope
• Emu
• Gooroc
• Gowar East
• Gre Gre
• Kooreh
• Moolerr
• Paradise
• Rostron
• Slaty Creek
• Stuart Mill
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• St Arnaud North
• Sutherland
• Swanwater
• Tottington
• Traynors Lagoon
• Winjallok

Population

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Population
|-
| 1954 || 1,663
|-
| 1958 || 1,680*
|-
| 1961 || 1,421
|-
| 1966 || 1,360
|-
| 1971 || 1,193
|-
| 1976 || 1,099
|-
| 1981 || 1,069
|-
| 1986 || 1,142
|-
| 1991 || 1,123
|}
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.