The Shire of Kowree was a local government area in western Victoria, Australia.

The shire covered an area of 5,379.41 square kilometres (2,077.0 sq mi), and existed from 1862 until 1995.

Kowree was first incorporated as a road district on 24 June 1862, and became a shire on 26 January 1872.

The Black Range and Toolondo Reservoir districts were transferred to the newly created Rural City of Horsham, while a small unpopulated section was transferred to the Shire of Southern Grampians, created earlier in September 1994.

[3] The Shire of Kowree was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors: * Council seat.