Colac-Otway (Shire 1994-ct)

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Colac-Otway Shire Council was created on 23 September 1994 by Order of the Governor in Council by Special Victoria Government Gazette No. S63.
It consists of the formar City of Colac, the former Shire of Colac less the Lake Murdeduke / Mount Pleasant district, the former Shire of Otway less the Heytesbury Settlement district and the Bungador, Stoneyford and Carpendeit of the former Shire of Heytesbury.

Local Government Reform
The Shire was created in 1994 as part of a statewide program of local government reform enacted between 1993 and 1995. The reform process reduced the number of councils from 210 to 78. Local Government Reform