Shire of Moora: History
The Moora Road District was gazetted on 11 December 1908, created from part of the Victoria Plains Road District. The first election for the Moora Road Board was on 12 February 1909. Henry Lefroy was elected chairman at the first meeting of the Road Board on 19 March 1909. Lefroy had previously been elected Chairman of the Victoria Plains Road Board in 1876.
On 1 July 1961, Moora became a Shire under the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.