The Shire of Traralgon was a local government area about 160 kilometres (99 mi) east-southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia.

The shire covered an area of 4,650 square kilometres (1,795.4 sq mi), and existed from 1879 until 1994.

From 1961 onwards, it did not actually administer the town of Traralgon, which was the responsibility of a separate authority.

[2] On 2 December 1994, the Shire of Traralgon was abolished, and along with the Cities of Moe, Morwell and Traralgon, and parts of the Shires of Narracan and Rosedale, was merged into the newly created City of Latrobe.

[3] The Shire of Traralgon was divided into two ridings, each of which elected three councillors: * Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.