City of Altona

The City of Altona was a local government area about 13km west of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of 40.18km2, and existed from 1957 until 1994.HistoryThe city was named after the village Altona near Hamburg, Germany, in 1844 by Robert Wrede, a pastoralist and early settler. Land in the area was first incorporated as part of the Wyndham Road District on 6 October 1862, which became the Shire of Wyndham on 7 March 1864, and was renamed the Shire of Werribee on 15 December 1909.On 20 February 1957, the Altona Riding of the Shire of Werribee was severed, and incorporated as the Shire of Altona, which was proclaimed by the Governor of Victoria on 29 May 1957, with nine councillors. It was declared a city on 21 December 1968. Only two changes occurred to Altona's boundaries; in 1958, a 4.05ha reserve at Laverton was annexed to Werribee, while 83ha in the east was severed and annexed to the City of Williamstown.On 22 June 1994, the City of Altona was abolished, and, along with the City of Williamstown and a couple of small neighbouring areas, was merged into the newly created City of Hobsons Bay.