Shire of Korong [SEP] located in the administrative territorial entity
Shire of Korong
The Shire of Korong was a local government area about west-northwest of Bendigo in western Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1862 until 1995.
History.
Korong was first incorporated as a road district on 8 July 1862, and became a shire on 6 September 1864. On 1 February 1961, it annexed the Borough of Inglewood, which had been created a century earlier.
On 20 January 1995, the Shire of Korong was abolished, and,
Shire of Winton
The Shire of Winton is a local government area in Central West Queensland, Australia. It covers an area of , and has existed as a local government entity since 1887. Its administrative centre is located in the town of Winton. It is named after Winton, Dorset, England, the birthplace of Robert Allen, the first white settler in the Winton (Queensland) area.
The major industry in the shire is beef production and some opal mining. There has been some development of the known oil