Kerang Shire

Kerang Shire (1898-1995) was originally part of Swan Hill shire, which was established in 1872, stretching from the South Australian border to Cohuna. Kerang was the shire’s administrative centre. Between 1885 and 1893 the shire was subdivided and three more shires were formed – Gordon (1885), Mildura (1890) and Castle Donnington (1893).

The last named contained the township of Swan Hill, and the Kerang part retained the name of Swan Hill shire. On 31 December 1898, this confusion was resolved by Castle Donnington shire being named Swan Hill and the Kerang part Kerang shire.