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Shire of Bright Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population	6,570 (1992)
• Density	2.1139/km (5.475/sq mi)
Established	1862
Area	3,108 km (1,200.0 sq mi)
Council seat	Bright
Region	Hume
County	Bogong, Delatite, Dargo, Wonnangatta
LGAs around Shire of Bright: Myrtleford Yackandandah Tallangatta Myrtleford Shire of Bright Omeo Maffra Avon Omeo

The Shire of Bright was a local government area about 280 kilometres (174 mi) east-northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 3,108 square kilometres (1,200.0 sq mi), and existed from 1862 until 1994.

History

Bright was first incorporated as a road district on 8 August 1862, and became a shire on 29 June 1866. On 17 May 1960, the Shire of Myrtleford was created out of its western border region.

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 created Alpine Shire.

Wards

The Shire of Bright was divided into four ridings on 16 May 1961, each of which elected three councillors:

• Bright Riding
• Ovens Riding
• Kiewa Riding
• Mt Beauty Riding

Towns and localities

* Council seat.

Population

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. pp. 49–52. ISSN 0067-1223.
2. Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 607–608. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (1 August 1995). Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. p. 4. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.

External links

• Victorian Places - Bright Shire

36°44′S 146°58′E / 36.733°S 146.967°E / -36.733; 146.967

• Former local government areas of Victoria (state)