Moorabool Shire

Moorabool Shire extends along the Western Freeway from Melton shire to just east of Ballarat, near Mount Warrenheip. Its northern and southern limits come just short of Trentham and Meredith respectively.

It was formed on 6 May 1994 by the union of Bacchus Marsh, Ballan and Bungaree shires, most of Buninyong shire and a small outlying part of Werribee city. The town of Buninyong, however, is in Ballarat city. Its area is 2112 sq km.