Alpine Shire: History
The Alpine Shire was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Bright, the Shire of Myrtleford, the Gapsted and northern Mudgegonga districts of the United Shire of Beechworth, the Merriang district and the Buffalo Valley west of the Buffalo River from the Shire of Oxley, the Dederang district of the Shire of Yackandandah, and the Dinner Plain district of the Shire of Omeo.