City of Bairnsdale City of Bairnsdale The City of Bairnsdale was a local government area about east of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The City covered an area of , and existed from its split from the Shire of Bairnsdale in 1967 until 1994. Originally inhabited by the Kurnai Aborigines, the area was explored by Angus McMillan in 1840. It was McMillan who named the Mitchell River on which the nearby land the township stands. Two years later Frederick Jones became the first European settler in the area when he settled at what is now known as Lucknow, using the land
State-owned enterprises of Australia of which are overseen by the Department of Communications: The GBEs of the Australian Capital Territory include: The GBEs of New South Wales include: The GBEs of the Northern Territory include: The GBEs of Queensland include: South Australia is notable for having very controversially privatized most of its GBEs: Tasmania has a considerable amount of GBEs, relative to other states: The GBEs of Victoria include: The GBEs of Western Australian include: State-owned enterprises of Australia In Australia the predominant term used for SOEs is government business enterprise (GBE). Various Australian states also have GBEs, especially with respect to the provision