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Baw Baw Shire at AllExperts (365 words) |
 | Thorpdale is one of the towns administered by the Baw Baw Shire. |
 | Baw Baw Shire was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the former Buln Buln and Narracan Shires, the Rural City of Warragul (previously the Shire of Warragul), and some parts of Yarra Ranges Shire. |
 | Many of Baw Baw Shire's larger towns are located along the Princes Highway and main Gippsland Railway line, which cross the southern part of the shire. |
| Baw Baw council stand by rates rise. 27/07/2006. ABC News Online (212 words) |
 | Baw Baw Shire Council is defending its rate increase of almost 9 per cent carried at the budget meeting last night. |
 | The Baw Baw residents action group says the changes equate to an average rate rise per household of more than 12 per cent. |
 | The shire's chief executive officer, Glen Patterson, says the increase comes after years of relatively low rate rises. |