Shire of Mornington (Victoria) facility is used today as a civic centre and library by the Shire of Mornington Peninsula. The Shire of Mornington was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors: Shire of Mornington (Victoria) The Shire of Mornington was a local government area about south of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia, encompassing the western extremity of the Mornington Peninsula. The shire covered an area of immediately to the south of Frankston, and existed from 1960 until 1994. The Mount Eliza Road District (centred on Frankston) was created on 6 November 1860, and became a shire on 24
Capital punishment in Australia Capital punishment in Australia Capital punishment in Australia was a form of punishment in Australia that has been abolished in all jurisdictions. Queensland abolished the death penalty in 1922. Tasmania did the same in 1968, the federal government abolished the death penalty in 1973, with application also in the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory. Victoria did so in 1975, South Australia in 1976, and Western Australia in 1984. New South Wales abolished the death penalty for murder in 1955, and for all crimes in 1985. In 2010, the federal government passed legislation prohibiting the re-establishment of capital punishment