Shire of South Gippsland

The Shire of South Gippsland was a local government area about 170km south-southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1432.26km2, and existed from 1894 until 1994.HistoryOriginally part of the Alberton Road District, South Gippsland was first incorporated as a shire on 16 February 1894.On 2 December 1994, the Shire was abolished, and merged with Shire of Mirboo and most of Shire of Korumburra and Shire of Woorayl into the South Gippsland Shire.WardsSouth Gippsland was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors: West Riding Central Riding East RidingPopulation Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.