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Local Government Reform 1993 - 1995
This council was constituted in 1994 as part of a statewide program of local government reform enacted between 1993 and 1995. The reform process reduced the number of councils from 210 to 78. This council has been appointed as a successor in law for all or part of City of Ballaarat (VA 478), Shire of Ballarat (VA 2380), Borough of Sebastopol (VA 742), Shire of Bungaree (VA 2398), Shire of Buninyong (VA 2399), Shire of Grenville (VA 2436) and Shire of Ripon (VA 2496). Any rights, assets and liabilities of the abolished council/s have been assumed by the City of Ballarat (VA 3731) as its/their successor in law.