Shire of Bright | |||||||||||||
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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||
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 The Shire of Bright as of its dissolution in 1994 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | Hume | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1862 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Bright | ||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 3,108 km2 (1,200 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 6,570 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 2.1139/km2 (5.475/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| County | Bogong,Delatite,Dargo,Wonnangatta | ||||||||||||
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TheShire of Bright was alocal government area about 280 kilometres (174 mi) east-northeast ofMelbourne, the state capital ofVictoria,Australia. The shire covered an area of 3,108 square kilometres (1,200.0 sq mi), and existed from 1862 until 1994.
Bright was first incorporated as aroad district on 8 August 1862, and became a shire on 29 June 1866. On 17 May 1960, theShire of Myrtleford was created out of its western border region.[2]
On 18 November 1994, the Shire of Bright was abolished, and along with the Shire of Myrtleford and various surrounding districts, was merged into the newly createdAlpine Shire.[3]
The Shire of Bright was divided into four ridings on 16 May 1961, each of which elected three councillors:
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* Council seat.
| Year | Population |
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| 1954 | 8,060 |
| 1958 | 9,740* |
| 1961 | 4,331 |
| 1966 | 4,502 |
| 1971 | 4,659 |
| 1976 | 5,274 |
| 1981 | 6,794 |
| 1986 | 8,505 |
| 1991 | 11,828 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
