History
Eltham was first incorporated as a road district on 26 September 1856, and became a shire on 6 April 1871. In 1912 it lost some of its area to the Shire of Healesville.
On 18 June 1958, it lost its 218 km2 (84.2 sq mi) East Riding to Shire of Healesville. This area comprised Yarra Glen, Dixons Creek and parts of Christmas Hills. It also lost part of North Riding near Kinglake to the Shire of Yea on 1 October 1972.
On 15 December 1994, the Shire was abolished. The Kinglake district were transferred to the new Shire of Murrindindi, while Montmorency and Lower Plenty in the shire's far southwest were transferred to City of Banyule. The rest became part of the new Shire of Nillumbik.
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