Buln Buln was first incorporated as a shire on 20 September 1878. Its eastern part split away on 9 December 1881, to form the
Shire of Warragul (Warragul was proclaimed a rural city in 1990), while its southern part split away on 29 May 1891, to form the
Shire of Korumburra. Parts in its southwest, around the town of
Lang Lang, were annexed to the
Shire of Cranbourne on 21 March 1892 and 27 January 1893. A comprehensive history of the shire,
Buln Buln, was written by
Graeme Butler in 1979. On 2 December 1994, the Shire of Buln Buln was abolished, and along with the Rural City of Warragul, the
Shire of Narracan, and parts of the
Shire of Upper Yarra, was merged into the newly created
Shire of Baw Baw. ==Wards==