| Shire of Rodney Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 16,110 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 15.952/km2 (41.315/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1886 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,009.92 km2 (389.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Tatura | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Goulburn Valley | ||||||||||||||
| County | Rodney | ||||||||||||||
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TheShire of Rodney was alocal government area in theGoulburn Valley region, about 170 kilometres (106 mi) north ofMelbourne, the state capital ofVictoria,Australia, located betweenKyabram andShepparton. The shire covered an area of 1,009.92 square kilometres (389.9 sq mi), and existed from 1886 until 1994.
Rodney was initially part of theWaranga Road District, which was incorporated in 1863, and became a shire two years later. The Shire of Rodney was severed and incorporated on 19 March 1886.[2] Following the secession of theTown of Kyabram on 1 April 1954, the eastern part of the shire, adjoining Shepparton and centered onMooroopna (which had become home to theArdmona fruit cannery in 1922), unsuccessfully attempted to secede from Rodney, a move driven by the town's Chamber of Commerce.[3]
On 18 November 1994, the Shire of Rodney was abolished, and along with theCity of Shepparton, theShire of Shepparton and some neighbouring districts, was merged into the newly createdCity of Greater Shepparton. The Kyabram hinterland and some land around Lake Waranga were transferred to the newly createdShire of Campaspe.[4]
The riding boundaries of Rodney were changed and renamed in 1988. This brought about a general spill of the council, and at an election in August of that year, the following nine councilors were elected:
* Council seat.
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1954 | 9,181 |
| 1958 | 10,220* |
| 1961 | 10,635 |
| 1966 | 11,854 |
| 1971 | 12,406 |
| 1976 | 13,402 |
| 1981 | 14,116 |
| 1986 | 14,700 |
| 1991 | 15,269 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
