Talbot and Clunes Shire

Talbot and Clunes Shire (1965-95), an area of 541 sq km, was proclaimed on 31 May 1965. Its antecedents were several. Local government began with Amherst borough (1858), which became Talbot borough in 1875, and with Clunes borough (1860). The boroughs' hinterland was the Amherst and Clunes Road Board (1860) which became Talbot shire on 31 October 1865. Clunes borough joined Talbot shire in 1965.