The Shire of Omeo was a Local Government Area located about 390 kilometres (242 mi) east-northeast of Melbourne

Melbourne

Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...

, 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

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

. The shire covered an area of 5641 square kilometres (2,178 sq mi), and existed from 1872 until 1994.

History

Omeo was first incorporated as a shire on 25 October 1872.

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

City of Bairnsdale

The City of Bairnsdale was a Local Government Area located about east of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The City covered an area of , and existed from its split from the Shire of Bairnsdale in 1967 until 1994.-History:...

 and Shire of Bairnsdale

Shire of Bairnsdale

The Shire of Bairnsdale was a Local Government Area located about east of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1867 until 1994...

, Shire of Tambo

Shire of Tambo

The Shire of Tambo was a Local Government Area located about east of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1882 until 1994.-History:...

 and the Boole Boole Peninsula from Shire of Rosedale

Shire of Rosedale

The Shire of Rosedale was a Local Government Area stretching between the towns of Traralgon and Sale in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1869 until 1994.-History:...

 into the Shire of East Gippsland. The Dinner Plain district merged into the Alpine Shire

Alpine Shire

Alpine Shire is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the north-eastern part of the state. It includes the towns of Bright, Mount Beauty and Myrtleford. It has an area of 4,885 square kilometres. In 2001 it had a population of 17,581 and still growing. There are two...

 which had been created two weeks earlier.

Wards

Omeo was divided into four ridings on 15 January 1957, each of which elected three councillors:

• Omeo Riding
• Ensay Riding
• Hinnomunjie Riding
• Tongio Riding

Towns and localities

• Benambra
  Benambra, Victoria
  Benambra is a small town located 28 kilometres  north-east of Omeo and 430 kilometres  east of the state capital Melbourne, in the Australian Alps of East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. Other nearby towns include Swifts Creek, Ensay, and the major town of Bairnsdale...
  
  
• Brookville
• Cassilis
  Cassilis, Victoria
  Cassilis is a ghost town in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. It was named after a district and castle in Ayrshire, Scotland. In the late 19th century, at the peak of the gold boom, it was a thriving mining centre and home to more than 500 people.-History:...
  
  
• Dinner Plain
  Dinner Plain, Victoria
  Dinner Plain is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Great Alpine Road, 10 kilometres from Mount Hotham Alpine Resort, and 375 kilometres from Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Dinner Plain had a population of 88, yet has over 200 lodges and chalets for tourist accommodation...
  
  
• Doctors Flat
• Ensay
  Ensay, Victoria
  Ensay is a small town located between Swifts Creek and Bruthen on the Great Alpine Road in East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. Ensay is north of the major town of Bairnsdale and east of the state capital Melbourne...
  
  
• Hinnomunjie
• Omeo
  Omeo, Victoria
  Omeo is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Great Alpine Road, east of Mount Hotham, in the Shire of East Gippsland. At the 2006 census, Omeo had a population of 452. The name is derived from the Aboriginal word for 'mountains' or 'hills'...
  
  
• Swifts Creek
  Swifts Creek, Victoria
  Swifts Creek is a rural community located between Omeo and Ensay on the Great Alpine Road in East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, east of the state capital Melbourne. Swifts Creek is at an altitude of 300 m above sea level. The area was originally settled by Europeans in the gold rushes of the mid...
  
  
• Tambo Crossing
  Tambo Crossing, Victoria
  Tambo Crossing is a locality and small farming community in the Shire of East Gippsland in Victoria, Australia. It is alongside the Tambo River on the Great Alpine Road, north-east of Bairnsdale, surrounded by state forest...
  
  
• Tongio
• Uplands

Population

Year	Population
1954	2,072
1958	2,100*
1961	2,145
1966	2,026
1971	1,858
1976	1,605
1981	1,565
1986	1,628
1991	1,920

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.