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City of Boroondara
Victoria

City of Harmony
Population: 154,450 (2006) [1]
• Density: 2633. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 43/km² (6820. 6/sq mi)
Established: 1994
Area: 60 km² (23. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 2 sq mi)
Mayor: Cr Coral Ross
Council Seat: Camberwell
Region: Inner eastern metropolitan Melbourne
State District: Box Hill, Burwood, Hawthorn, Kew
Federal Division: Higgins, Kooyong
Website: http://www.boroondara.vic.gov.au
LGAs around City of Boroondara:
Yarra Banyule Manningham
Yarra City of Boroondara Whitehorse
Stonnington Stonnington Monash
Camberwell Town Hall
Camberwell Town Hall

The City of Boroondara is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Camberwell is a Suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the local municipality of the City of Boroondara. This is a list of regions in Australia that are not Australian states or territories. State Electoral District is a term used to refer to an electorate within the Lower House or Legislative The Electoral district of Box Hill is an eastern metropolitan electorate approximately 12 kilometres east of Melbourne, Australia in Victoria's Legislative Burwood District is an electorate for the Victorian Legislative Assembly in Australia. The Electoral district of Hawthorn is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. The Electoral district of Kew is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. The Division of Higgins is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The Division of Kooyong is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled The City of Yarra is a Local Government Area in Victoria Australia, located in the inner eastern and northern Suburbs of Melbourne. The City of Banyule is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. The City of Manningham is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. The City of Yarra is a Local Government Area in Victoria Australia, located in the inner eastern and northern Suburbs of Melbourne. The City of Whitehorse is a Local Government Area in Victoria Australia. The City of Stonnington is a Local Government Area located within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The City of Stonnington is a Local Government Area located within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The City of Monash is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. It is located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. South San Jose (cropjpg||thumb|A suburban development in San Jose California. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3

This area was originally occupied by the Wurundjeri, Indigenous Australians of the Kulin nation. The Wurundjeri are Indigenous Australians of the Kulin nation who occupied the Yarra River Valley and its tributaries in what is now Melbourne Indigenous Australians are descendants of the first known human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands. The Kulin alliance is one of the Indigenous Australian nations of Australia who lived in central Victoria Australia, around Port Phillip

In 1837, John Gardiner (after whom Gardiners Creek was named) and his family were the first Europeans to settle here. John Gardiner ( 5 July 1798 - 16 November 1878) was a nineteenth century Australian banker and Pastoralist. Gardiners Creek is a waterway in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne part of the Yarra River catchment

Robert Hoddle surveyed the area in 1837 and declared it the "Parish of Boroondara". Robert Hoddle ( 20 April 1794 &ndash 24 October 1881) was a surveyor of Port Phillip in the 1830s and the creator of the Hoddle The area was densely wooded, so he took a word from the Woiwurrung language (as spoken by the Wurundjeri), meaning "where the ground is thickly shaded". The Wurundjeri are Indigenous Australians of the Kulin nation who occupied the Yarra River Valley and its tributaries in what is now Melbourne [2]

The first Local Government body was the Boroondara District Road Board, formed on 11 July 1854 and incorporating the areas which were to become the City of Hawthorn, City of Kew and City of Camberwell. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year The City of Hawthorn was a Local Government Area located about east of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia, on the southeast The City of Kew was a Local Government Area located about east of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia, on the southeast The City of Camberwell was a Local Government Area located about east of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. Hawthorn and Kew were created as separate municipalities in 1860 and the remaining area of the Road Board became Shire of Boroondara on 17 November 1871, which later became the City of Camberwell. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common [3] The three were amalgamated on 15 December 1994 to create the City of Boroondara. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar)

It has an area of 60 km², and in 2001, it had an approximate population of 160,000. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Boroondara contains many private schools, including: Xavier College, Methodist Ladies' College (MLC), Trinity Grammar School, Ruyton Girls' School, Carey Baptist Grammar School, Scotch College, Fintona Girls' School, Genazzano FCJ College, Preshil and Erasmus School of Primary Education. Xavier College is a Roman Catholic, day and Boarding school predominantly for boys with its main campus located in Kew, an eastern suburb The Methodist Ladies' College (commonly referred to as MLC) is an independent, non-selective day and Boarding school for girls' located in Trinity Grammar School is an independent, Anglican, day and Boarding school for boys located across several campuses in Melbourne Ruyton Girls' School (commonly referred to simply as Ruyton) is a Non-denominational, independent, Day school for girls located in the Carey Baptist Grammar School (commonly known as Carey) is an independent, Co-educational, Christian, international, Day Scotch College Melbourne (commonly referred to as Scotch) is an independent, Presbyterian, day and Boarding school for boys Fintona Girls' School is a small independent, Non-denominational, Day school for girls located in Balwyn, an eastern suburb of Melbourne Genazzano FCJ College is a Roman Catholic, day and Boarding school for girls located in Kew, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Preshil, or The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School, is an independent, Co-educational, Non-denominational, alternative Day

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Government

Local

Boroondara City Council is the third tier of government and deals with services such as garbage collection, building and planning permits and approvals, roads, drainage, health services, food safety, parks and gardens, library services, pets, street parking permits and the collection of rates and charges. Waste management is the collection Transport, processing, Recycling or disposal of Waste materials Rates are a type of taxation system in the United Kingdom, and in places with systems deriving from the British one used to fund Local government. Council meetings are held at the Camberwell Civic Centre.

Wards and councillors

Ward[4] contains parts of…[4] Past and present councillors[5][6]
Bellevue Balwyn North, Kew East Eric Risstrom 1996-2003, Gina Goldsmith 2003-2004, Luke Tobin 2004-
Cotham Kew, Balwyn, Balwyn North Geoff Hayes 1996-2004, Lachlan Williams 2004-2007, Phil Meggs 2007-
Gardiner Glen Iris, Hawthorn East, Hawthorn, Camberwell Will Charlton 1996-2002, Coral Ross 2002-
Glenferrie Hawthorn, Kew Nigel Kirby 1996-1999, Meredith Butler 1999-
Junction Camberwell, Hawthorn East, Canterbury Lilian Weinberg 1996-1999, Martina Hayes 1999-2002, Jack Wegman 2002-
Lynden Camberwell, Glen Iris, Canterbury Ian Wallace 1996-2002, Heinz Kreutz 2002-
Maling Canterbury, Surrey Hills, Balwyn Loreto Davey 1996-2002, Dennis Whelan 2002-2004, Dick Menting 2004-
Maranoa Balwyn, Balwyn North, Mont Albert Chris Pattas 1996-2004, Nicholas Tragas 2004-
Solway Ashburton, Glen Iris Keith Walter 1996-2004, Mary Halikias-Byrnes 2004-
Studley Kew, Hawthorn Paula Davey 1996-1999, Judith Voce 1999-2004, Phillip Healey 2004-

Boroondara mayors

Libraries

The City of Boroondara has five libraries, located at Camberwell, Ashburton, Balwyn, Kew and Hawthorn. This is a list of the Mayors of the City of Boroondara, local government area, Melbourne, Australia. Ashburton is a Suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. Balwyn is a Suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria.

Suburbs

The City includes the suburbs of:

With some of the suburbs mentioned above shared with other city councils:

Major thoroughfares

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Glen Iris ( postcode 3146 is a Suburb of Melbourne, Australia. The City of Stonnington is a Local Government Area located within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Mont Albert is a Suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in Victoria. The City of Whitehorse is a Local Government Area in Victoria Australia. Surrey Hills is a Suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. The City of Whitehorse is a Local Government Area in Victoria Australia. Burke Road is a major north-south thoroughfare in Melbourne, Australia. The Eastern Freeway is an urban Freeway in Melbourne, Australia. The Australian Bureau of Statistics ( ABS) is Australia 's national statistical agency. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Boroondara (Local Government Area). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-09-26. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a
  2. ^ Boroondara City Council Local History and Heritage http://boroondara.mylithio.com/about/historyandheritage
  3. ^ (1992) Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson, 327-328, 393, 406. Brunswick is an inner-northern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.   Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room. The State Library of Victoria is the central Library of the state of Victoria, Australia, located in Melbourne.
  4. ^ a b Wards and suburbs. City of Boroondara. Retrieved on 2008-03-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving
  5. ^ City of Boroondara. Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved on 2008-03-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving
  6. ^ Former Boroondara Councillors. City of Boroondara. Retrieved on 2008-03-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving

See also

External links

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