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词条 Rural City of Bellarine
释义

  1. History

  2. Wards

  3. Towns and localities

  4. Population

  5. References

{{Infobox Australian place | type = lga
| name = Rural City of Bellarine
| state = vic
| region =
| area = 331.78
| est = 1853
| seat = Drysdale
| pop = 44,180 | pop_year = 1992
| pop_footnotes = [1]
| logo = Rural City of Bellarine Logo.jpg
| image = Old lga Bellarine.png
| caption = Location in Victoria
| county = Grant
| near-nw = Geelong
| near-n = Corio Bay
| near-ne = Port Phillip
| near-w = South Barwon
| near-e = Queenscliffe
| near-sw = South Barwon
| near-s = Bass Strait
| near-se = Bass Strait
| _noautocat = yes
}}

The Rural City of Bellarine was a local government area southeast of the regional city of Geelong, Victoria, Australia, covering most of the Bellarine Peninsula. The Rural City covered an area of {{convert|331.78|km2|sqmi|1}}, and existed from 1853 until 1993.

History

Bellarine was first incorporated as the Portarlington Road District on 12 December 1853, and became a shire on 26 September 1865. On 12 December 1989, Bellarine was proclaimed a Rural City.[2]

On 18 May 1993, the Rural City of Bellarine was abolished, and, along with the Cities of Geelong, Geelong West and Newtown, the Shire of Corio and parts of the City of South Barwon and the Shires of Barrabool and Bannockburn, was merged into the newly created City of Greater Geelong.

Wards

The Rural City of Bellarine was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors:

  • Bellarine Riding
  • Paywit Riding
  • Moolap Riding

Towns and localities

  • Bellarine
  • Clifton Springs
  • Curlewis
  • Drysdale (including the neighbourhood of Murradoc)
  • Indented Head
  • Leopold
  • Mannerim
  • Marcus Hill
  • Moolap (including the neighbourhood of Point Henry)
  • Newcomb
  • Ocean Grove
  • Point Lonsdale (shared with the Borough of Queenscliffe)
  • Portarlington
  • St Leonards
  • Swan Bay
  • Wallington (including the neighbourhood of Fenwick)
  • Whittington

Population

Year Population
1954 7,015
1958 9,270*
1961 10,127
1966 14,529
1971 18,791
1976 24,495
1981 30,014
1986 35,302
1991 41,130
* Estimate in 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

1. ^{{cite book|title=Victorian Year Book|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office|year=1994|pages=49–52|issn= 0067-1223}}
2. ^{{cite book|title=Victorian Municipal Directory|year=1992|publisher=Arnall & Jackson|location=Brunswick|pages=299–300}} Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
{{Victoria former LGAs}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Rural City Of Bellarine}}

2 : Former local government areas of Victoria (Australia)|Bellarine Peninsula

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