Shire of Ripon

The Shire of Ripon was a local government area about 160km west-northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1533km2, and existed from 1861 until 1994.HistoryRipon was incorporated as a road district on 12 April 1861, and became a shire on 18 December 1863.On 23 September 1994, the Shire was abolished, and merged with Shire of Lexton and most of Shire of Avoca into the Shire of Pyrenees.WardsRipon was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors: Northwest Riding East Riding Central RidingTowns and localities Beaufort Raglan Trawalla Snake Valley Brewster Stockyard Hill Waterloo Chute Middle Creek Camp Hill Mount Emu