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The Shire of Yarra Ranges is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the outer eastern and northeastern suburbs of Melbourne extending into the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges. It has an area of , and at the 2011 census, it had a population of 144,541. It was formed in 1994 by the merger of parts of the Shire of Sherbrooke, Shire of Lillydale, Shire of Healesville and Shire of Upper Yarra. ==Wards== Yarra Ranges is divided into nine wards, each of which elects one councillor for a period of four years. * Billanook Ward * Chandler Ward, named after a pioneering family * Chirnside Ward, named after George Chirnside, a Mooroolbark settler and owner of the Werribee Park Mansion. * Lyster Ward, named after William Lyster, an impresario who had a dairy farm in the area. * Melba Ward, named after Dame Nellie Melba. * O'Shannassy Ward, named after O'Shannassy River and reservoir, ultimately from John O'Shanassy (sic), premier of Victoria . * Ryrie Ward, named after William Ryrie who planted the first vineyards in the area. * Streeton Ward, named after Sir Arthur Streeton, a painter who lived at Olinda. * Walling Ward, named after Edna Walling, landscape designer. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Yarra Ranges Shire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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