For the current local government area encompassing the whole still-merged seat of this council's defunct successor, see Rural City of Benalla. For the city, see Benalla. For the surrounding former local government area, see Shire of Benalla.
The City of Benalla was a local government area about 188 kilometres (117 mi) northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city, which was surrounded by the Shire of Benalla, covered an area of 17.76 square kilometres (6.9 sq mi), and existed from 1948 until 1994.
History
The Shire of Benalla was first incorporated as a road district on 4 September 1868, and became a shire on 3 September 1869.
On 1 September 1948, after considerable growth of Benalla as a regional centre, the Central Riding was severed from the shire, to become the Borough of Benalla. Further land was transferred to the borough on 10 April 1956 and 1 February 1964, after which the borough was proclaimed a city by the Governor of Victoria, on 26 May 1965. Two more transfers of land from the shire to the city occurred; on 17 September 1969 and 13 February 1980.[2]