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Shire of Sherbrooke Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population	38,100 (1992)
• Density	198.79/km (514.9/sq mi)
Established	1889
Area	191.66 km (74.0 sq mi)
Council seat	Upwey
Region	Outer Eastern Melbourne
County	Evelyn, Mornington
LGAs around Shire of Sherbrooke: Knox Lillydale Upper Yarra Knox Shire of Sherbrooke Upper Yarra Berwick Berwick Pakenham

The Shire of Sherbrooke was a local government area about 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 191.66 square kilometres (74.0 sq mi), and existed from 1963 until 1994. Its largest population centre was the town of Belgrave.

History

Sherbrooke was originally the northwestern part of the Berwick Road District, which was incorporated on 24 October 1862, and became a shire on 12 May 1868. On 23 May 1889, the Scoresby Riding of the shire was severed, and incorporated as the Shire of Fern Tree Gully. With increasing urbanisation in suburbs closer to Melbourne, Fern Tree Gully in turn was splintered on 9 October 1963, the western part forming the City of Knox. The eastern part remained as Shire of Fern Tree Gully until the shire was renamed to the Shire of Sherbrooke a year later on 23 December 1964.

On 15 December 1994, the Shire of Sherbrooke was abolished, and along with the Shires of Lillydale, Healesville and Upper Yarra, was merged into the newly created Shire of Yarra Ranges. The districts around Emerald merged with the neighbouring Shire of Pakenham, into the newly created Shire of Cardinia, while Upper Ferntree Gully and Lysterfield were transferred to the City of Knox.

Council formerly met at the Shire Offices in Upwey. After the amalgamations, these offices became the Burrinja Cultural Centre.

Wards

The Shire of Sherbrooke was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors:

• Centre Riding
• East Riding
• Emerald Riding
• South Riding

Suburbs and localities

* Council seat.

Population

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
+ Knox severed in 1963 - Sherbrooke population in 1961 was 16,306, and combined population for 1966 is 65,242.

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 49. ISSN 0067-1223.
2. Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 805–806, 832–833. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
3. "Municipality of Fern Tree Gully, Victoria". Museums Victoria Collections. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
4. 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. 23. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 16 December 2007.

External links

• Victorian Places - Sherbrooke and Sherbrooke Shire

37°54′S 145°20′E / 37.900°S 145.333°E / -37.900; 145.333

• Former local government areas of Victoria (state)
• 1889 establishments in Australia
• Shire of Cardinia
• 1994 disestablishments in Australia
• Yarra Ranges Shire
• City of Knox