City of Stonnington Victoria
Population:	89,883 (2006) [1]
Established:	1994
Area:	25. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology 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. 62 km² (9. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 9 sq mi)
Mayor:	Claude Ullin
Council Seat:	Malvern
Website: www.stonnington.vic.gov.au
LGAs around City of Stonnington: Yarra Boroondara Monash Melbourne City of Stonnington Monash Port Phillip Glen Eira Monash

The City of Stonnington is a Local Government Area located within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, 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 Malvern is a Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is in the Local Government Area of the City of Stonnington 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 Boroondara is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. The City of Monash is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. The City of Melbourne is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the central city area of Melbourne. The City of Monash is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. The City of Port Phillip is a Local Government Area The City of Glen Eira is a Local Government Area in Victoria Australia. The City of Monash is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. There are 79 Local Government Areas in the Australian state of Victoria. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. It comprises the inner south-eastern suburbs, between 3 and 13 kilometres from the Melbourne CBD. The city covers an area of 25. 6 square kilometres and includes the suburbs of South Yarra, Prahran, Windsor, Toorak, Armadale, Kooyong, Glen Iris, Malvern and Malvern East. South Yarra is an Inner city Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Prahran (pronounced "pruh-RAN" also known colloquially as "Pran" is an Inner city Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Windsor is an Inner city suburb of Melbourne Australia. It is part of the City of Stonnington (although a small section of the suburb is in the Toorak is a Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is in the Local Government Area of the City of Stonnington Armadale is an inner-south eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Kooyong is a Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is in the Local Government Area of the City of Stonnington Glen Iris ( postcode 3146 is a Suburb of Melbourne, Australia. Malvern is a Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is in the Local Government Area of the City of Stonnington Malvern East is a Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is in the Local Government Area of the City of Stonnington

Within 20 years of the settlement of Melbourne in 1835, the Prahran Road Board (later City of Prahran) was formed in 1855, followed by the Gardiner Road Board (later City of Malvern) in 1856. The history of Melbourne details the city's growth from a fledging settlement into a thriving colonial capital and finally a modern commercial and financial centre as Australia's The City of Prahran was a Local Government Area located about southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The City of Malvern was a Local Government Area located about southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The late 19th century saw substantial residential and commercial development such that by 1891 Prahran had a population of almost 40,000 and Malvern 11,000. The election of the Kennett government in the Spring of 1992 heralded a comprehensive reorganisation of local government in Victoria and brought about the amalgamation of the Cities of Malvern and Prahran to form the City of Stonnington. Jeffrey Gibb Kennett AC (born 2 March 1948 Australian politician was the Premier of Victoria from 1992 to 1999 Australia has two tiers of subnational government state (or territory government and local government. The Malvern Town Hall was renamed the Stonnington City Centre and it became the corporate headquarters of the new Stonnington City Council. Stonnington City Centre (Malvern Town Hall is the former town hall of the Municipality of Malvern in the state of Victoria.

The name Stonnington comes from Stonington mansion, the Charles D'Ebro designed mansion built in 1890 for a founding partner of Cobb and Co, John Wagner, who named the house after his wife’s birthplace in Stonington (sic), Connecticut, USA. Stonington (formerly Stonnington is a private residence and former Government House located in the Melbourne suburb of Malvern. Charles Abraham D'Ebro (1850-1920 was a London -born Architect who designed many important buildings in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Cobb and Co is the name of a transportation company in Australia. John Wagner is a Comics writer who was born in Pennsylvania in 1949 and moved to Scotland as a boy The Town of Stonington is in New London County, Connecticut in the southeastern corner of that U Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The house is located in Glenferrie Road, Malvern. Glenferrie Road is a major north-south thoroughfare in Melbourne, Australia.

The city had a diverse (27% born overseas) population of 89,883 at the 2006 census, with a higher proportion of 18 to 34 year olds than the Melbourne average. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The population are also greater users of public transport which provides a comprehensive service to the city.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 Government 4.1 Federal 4.2 State 4.3 Local 4.3.1 Past and Current Stonnington Councillors 4.3.2 Stonnington Mayors 5 Chief Executive Officers 6 Citizens of the Year 7 Young Citizens of the Year 8 Education 9 Public transport 9.1 Railways 9.2 Trams 9.3 Buses 10 Media 11 See also 12 References 13 External links

History

Prior to European settlement, the land of the City of Stonnington was occupied by the Wurundjeri, an Indigenous Australian Woiwurrung speaking people 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

The establishment of European settlers in what was then the Port Phillip District of New South Wales in 1835, was soon followed by pastoralist John Gardiner, together with Joseph Hawdon and John Hepburn, driving cattle south from Yass to Kooyong Koot (later named Gardiner's) Creek, in the area now known as Malvern, and establishing a homestead and grazing property. John Gardiner ( 5 July 1798 - 16 November 1878) was a nineteenth century Australian banker and Pastoralist. Joseph Hawdon ( 14 November 1813 – 12 April 1871) was a pioneer Settler and Overlander of Australia and Malvern is a Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is in the Local Government Area of the City of Stonnington

The year 1840 was the beginning of Crown land auctions of land to the east of Melbourne and south of the Yarra River and Gardiners Creek. Crown land is a designated area belonging to The Crown, the equivalent of an entailed estate that passed with the Monarchy and could not be The Yarra River is a River in southern Victoria, Australia. The lower stretches of the river is where the city of Melbourne was established The high ground between Gardiner's Creek Road (now Toorak Road) and the river returned the best prices and it was here that most of the grand mansions of the period were built. A mansion is a large dwelling House. The word itself derives (through Old French) from the Latin word mansus (the perfect passive participle Much of the land south of Toorak Road was swampy. This area was subdivided into much smaller blocks for workman's cottages and later to house gold-rush immigrants. The Victorian Gold rush was a period in the history of Victoria, Australia approximately between 1851 and the late 1860s The distinction between the two areas remains today in the suburbs of Toorak and South Yarra. Toorak is a Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is in the Local Government Area of the City of Stonnington South Yarra is an Inner city Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Further auctions of land in the Prahran area took place in 1849 and 1850.

The early 1850s saw the return of many miners from the gold diggings to Prahran resulting in increased development and the gazetting as a municipality in 1855. The Diggings was a colloquial term used to describe the Gold rush locations in Australia during the 1850s The term gazette normally refers to a Newspaper. In the governments of Commonwealth countries a gazette is an official Journal that publishes the A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a City, Town, or Village, or The population of Prahran at the time of the first council elections was about 8,000. Meanwhile, Government land sales within the area bounded by Kooyong Road, Gardiners Creek and Wattletree Road were held in 1854 and a small settlement grew around Malvern and Glenferrie Roads. The area known as Gardiner (later Malvern) was proclaimed a Roads Board District in 1856 and became a municipality in 1871, taking the name Malvern in 1878.

The 1880s and 1890s saw substantial residential and commercial development in the City of Prahran such that by 1891 Prahran had a population of almost 40,000. The development of Malvern followed from 1900 onwards and by 1921 Malvern's population was almost 33,000.

Geography

The western part of the city, around South Yarra, Prahran and Windsor were originally part of the River Yarra flood plain and much of the area was covered by swamps, bogs and creeks formed from the run-off from the Malvern Hills to the East. ||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||}A floodplain, or flood plain, is flat or nearly flat land adjacent to a Stream or River that experiences occasional or periodic The Albert Park Lake to the west is a remnant of the original flood plain. Albert Park and Albert Park Lake are situated in the City of Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia, 3 km south of the Melbourne

The City of Stonnington is bounded by the Yarra River and Gardiners Creek to the north, Warrigal Road to the east, Dandenong Road and Queens Way to the south, and Punt Road to the west. Stonnington has numerous tree-lined streets and over 120 parks and gardens. Many public reserves occur along the Gardiners Creek valley. The city has some of Melbourne's major shopping precincts in Chapel Street, Glenferrie Road, High Street, Malvern Road and Toorak Road as well as the Chadstone Shopping Centre. Local sporting venues include Malvern Valley Golf Club, Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club and Harold Holt Memorial Swimming Centre.

Demographics

The following demographic information is from the 2001 Census of Population and Housing, Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The Australian Bureau of Statistics ( ABS) is Australia 's national statistical agency.

• Population - Stonnington has a population of 86,090, of which 51% are female. There are 39,793 occupied dwellings in the city.

• Age - the age structure of the population of Stonnington is different to the Melbourne average with a higher percentage of persons aged 18-34 (32. 8%) and a lower percentage of children aged under 18 (16. 5%).

• Country of birth - Stonnington has a multicultural population with 26. The term multiculturalism generally refers to a state of racial, cultural and ethnic diversity within the Demographics of a specified 7% being born overseas. The top five countries of birth are United Kingdom, Greece, New Zealand, Indonesia and Malaysia. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and

• Language spoken - in 19. 1% of homes a language other than English is spoken. The top five languages are Greek, Chinese, Italian, Indonesian and Russian.

• Religion - 57. 5% of people stated their religion as Christian, 10. 1% as non-Christian and 32. 4% as no religion or did not indicate a religion.

• Weekly income - the median household income is between $800 and $1000. Stonnington has a higher percentage of households (33. 8%) earning over $1500 per week when compared to the Melbourne average.

• Education qualifications - 29. 2% of the populations has a Bachelor or higher degree compared to the Melbourne average of 14. A bachelor's degree is usually an Undergraduate Academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three four or in some cases and 2%.

• Employment - the unemployment rate in Stonnington was 5. 1%.

• Computers - 51% of the population are computer users and 56% have access to the internet.

• Transport to work - Public transport, bicycle or walking was used by 26. 7% of people compared to Melbourne's average of 13. 6%.

• Dwellings - Stonnington has a higher proportion of people living in flats or apartments (43%) compared to the Melbourne average of 14. 3%.

Government

Federal

The Federal Parliament deals with national matters such as defence, international relations, management of the economy, social security, immigration, taxation, overseas trade, telecommunications, postal services, etc. The Parliament of Australia or Commonwealth Parliament is the legislative branch of government of Australia. The City of Stonnington is within the Federal Electorate of Higgins. The Division of Higgins is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The present Federal Representative is Peter Costello, MP. Peter Howard Costello (born 14 August 1957 is an Australian politician

State

The State Parliament deals with issues such as health and community services, housing, education, transport, law and order, local government, electricity, gas and water. The Parliament of Victoria is a Bicameral, or two-house legislature State Representatives for Stonnington are Tony Lupton, MP, the Member for Prahran and Michael O'Brien, MP, the Member for Malvern. Anthony Gerard "Tony" Lupton (born 10 January 1957 Australian politician has been the Australian Labor Party member for Prahran in the Prahran is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria. Michael or Mike O'Brien may refer to Michael O'Brien (American poet (born 1939 American poet Michael O'Brien (Australian rules The Electoral district of Malvern is an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly including the Malvern area Stonnington's representatives in the Legislative Council (the State's Upper House) are the Members for Southern Metropolitan Region The Hon. The Legislative Council, or upper house is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Victoria, Australia. Andrea Coote, MLC, The Hon. Andrea Coote (born 18 July 1951 is an Australian politician She has been a Liberal member of the Victorian Legislative Council since September 1999 representing David Davis, MLC, The Hon. David Davis, the name of several people may refer to David Davis (Australian politician (born 1962 Liberal member of the Victorian Legislative Council John Lenders, MLC, The Hon. John Lenders MLC is the Treasurer in Victoria Australia. He was appointed to this position in August 2007 following the appointment of new premier John Evan Thornley, MLC and The Hon. Evan William Thornley (born 1964 Australian politician and entrepreneur is a Labor member of the Victorian Legislative Council for the Southern Metropolitan Region Sue Pennicuik, MLC. Sue Pennicuik is a Greens member of the Victorian Legislative Council.

Local

Stonnington City Council is the third tier of government and deals with services such as garbage collection, building 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. The Council meets at the Stonnington City Centre. Stonnington City Centre (Malvern Town Hall is the former town hall of the Municipality of Malvern in the state of Victoria.

Stonnington has three multi-councillor wards - East, North and South, which are each represented by three councillors. In Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, a ward is an Electoral district A councillor or councilor ( Cllr, Coun, Clr or Cr for short is a member of a Local government council such as a Council elections are conducted by postal voting and votes are counted using proportional representation. Postal voting describes the method of voting in an election whereby ballot papers are distributed and/or returned by post to electors in contrast to electors voting in person at a Proportional representation (sometimes referred to as full representation or PR is a category of electoral formula aiming at a close match between the percentage of votes Voting is compulsory for residents who are on the voters' roll for local council elections but voters aged 70 years or over are not obliged to vote at local council elections. Compulsory voting requires electors to Vote in Elections or attend a polling place on voting day

Results of Stonnington City Council Elections 2004

Ward	Candidate	Elected order	1st preference votes
East	Anne O'Shea	1st	3300
East	Judy Hindle	2nd	4077
East	Steve Stefanopoulos	3rd	3577
North	Sarah Davies	1st	4250
North	Tas Athanasopoulos	2nd	2029
North	John Chandler	3rd	2903
South	Melina Sehr	1st	4378
South	Chris Gahan	2nd	2222
South	Claude Ullin	3rd	1906

The next election for Stonnington City Council will take place in November 2008.

Past and Current Stonnington Councillors

Ward	1996 - 1999	1999 - 2002	2002 - 2004	Ward	2004 - 2008
Chapel	Roz Wilson	John Chandler	John Chandler	North	John Chandler
Como	Leon Hill	Annette Stockman	Sarah Davies	North	Sarah Davies
Orrong	Annette Stockman	Leon Hill	Leon Hill	North	Tas Athanasopoulos
Greville	John Chandler	Tas Athanasopoulos	Melina Sehr	South	Melina Sehr
Hawksburn	Chris Gahan	Chris Gahan	Chris Gahan	South	Chris Gahan
Armadale	Adam Held	Claude Ullin	Claude Ullin	South	Claude Ullin
Wattletree	Anne O’Shea	Anne O’Shea	Anne O’Shea	East	Anne O’Shea
Hedgeley Dene	Barry Fenton	Sally Davis	Sally Davis	East	Steve Stefanopoulos
Malvern Valley	Denise Wallish	Henry Buch	Judy Hindle	East	Judy Hindle

Stonnington Mayors

• List of Mayors of Stonnington

Chief Executive Officers

	Term
Greg Maddock	1994 - 1995
Frank Tait	1995 - 1998
Hadley Sides	1999 - present

Citizens of the Year

Year	General	Art/Music	Art/Culture	Sport	Youth	Education	Community Service	Community Group
1997	Cyril Pepperell & Sr. This is a list of the Mayors of the City of Stonnington Local Government Area, Melbourne, Australia. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Monica O’Leary	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1998	Josh Epstein & Jenny Lawlor	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999	Norma Flowerday	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2000	Mollie Ormiston-Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2001	Nancy O’Donnell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2002	N/A	Betty Bruce	N/A	Royce Rout	Susan Barton	Sue Howden	Kevin Biggin & Jane Price	N/A
2003	N/A	N/A	Elizabeth Mansfield	Margaret Connellan	Dolores Collins	Ray Willis	Dr Jean Barrie & Lenore Newnham	N/A
2004	N/A	N/A	Wesley Brown	Len Pratt	Patricia Brincat	Br William Wilding	Pam Weaver	N/A
2005	N/A	N/A	Jane Nigro	Peter Harley	Vicki Vidor	Kathy Hilton	Fr John Barry	N/A
2006	N/A	N/A	Betty Malone	Warren Wheatley	Peter Watson	Sr Ruth Winship	Lesley Kerr	St Joseph’s Emergency Housing
2007	N/A	N/A	Jenny Johnson	-	Greg Marks	-	Alan Freedman	Abbeyfield Society

N/A = Category Not Applicable

Young Citizens of the Year

1999	Michael Monds
2000	Robyn Chambers
2001	Hannah Macdougall
2002	Liesl Woods
2003	Chase Bailey
2004	Owen Stevens
2005	James Conheady
2006	Ben Armstrong
2007	Alessandro Demaio

Education

Australia has a system of public (state government) and private (independent) schools. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Most public schools are co-educational. Most private schools are administered by their own boards and receive a government subsidy besides having their own fee structure. Schooling is compulsory for students until the age of fifteen although many students continue on to complete Year 12. The following are Secondary colleges (High schools) in the City of Stonnington:

• De La Salle College, Malvern
• St Kevin's College, Toorak
• The King David School, Armadale
• Korowa Anglican Girls' School, Glen Iris
• Lauriston Girls' School, Armadale
• Loreto Mandeville Hall, Toorak
• Presentation College, Windsor
• Sacre Coeur School, Glen Iris
• St Catherine's School, Toorak
• Melbourne High School, South Yarra

Higher education is provided by Universities, Vocational Education and Training (VET) facilities and Technical and Further Education (TAFE) institutions. Secondary College is the common name for Secondary schools in Australia. St Kevin's College, founded 1918 is a private, all-boys primary and Secondary school in the Catholic tradition The King David School is an independent, Co-educational progressive Jewish day school located in Armadale, a suburb of Melbourne, Korowa Anglican Girls' School is an independent, Anglican, Day school for girls located in Glen Iris, a suburb of Melbourne, Lauriston Girls' School is an independent, Non-denominational, Day school predominantly for girls located in Armadale, an inner south-eastern Loreto Mandeville Hall is a Roman Catholic, Day school for girls in Toorak, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Sacré Cœur School Melbourne (commonly referred to as 'Sac' is a Roman Catholic, independent, Day school for girls located in Glen Iris, St Catherine's School is an independent, Non-denominational, day and Boarding school for girls located in Toorak, an inner south-eastern Technical and Further Education or TAFE (pronounced) institutions provide a wide range of predominantly vocational tertiary education courses in Australia

Deakin University has a campus in Glenferrie Road, Malvern and Swinburne University of Technology has its Prahran campus in High Street. Deakin University is an Australian public University with around 33600 Higher education students studying as of 2007 Swinburne University of Technology is a university with a number of campuses based in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia.

Monash University's medical school is also attached to The Alfred Hospital on Commercial Road.

Public transport

Stonnington is extremely well serviced by Melbourne's public transport system. Three branches of rail lines and eight tram services pass through the City of Stonnington as well as a number of bus services including 12 services to Chadstone Shopping Centre. Chadstone Shopping Centre (also known as Chaddy to local residents is a super-regional Shopping centre located in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne

Railways

The Cranbourne, Pakenham and Frankston railway lines provide a regular service to South Yarra, Hawksburn, Toorak, Armadale and Malvern stations. The Cranbourne railway line is a Suburban electric railway service operated by Connex Melbourne in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne The Pakenham railway line in Melbourne, Australia is the Suburban electrified portion of the railway to Bairnsdale in eastern The Frankston railway line is a bay-side Suburban electrified railway in Melbourne, Australia. South Yarra is a railway station in South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Hawksburn is a Railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of South Yarra, on the Pakenham Toorak is a Railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Armadale (despite the name on the Armadale is a Railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Armadale, on the Pakenham Malvern is a Railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Malvern, on the Pakenham, The Sandringham railway line services South Yarra, Prahran and Windsor stations and the Glen Waverley line runs along the northern boundary of Stonnington to Heyington, Kooyong, Tooronga, Gardiner, Glen Iris, Darling, East Malvern and Holmesglen stations. The Sandringham railway line is a Suburban railway line in Melbourne, Australia. South Yarra is a railway station in South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Prahran is a Railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Prahran, on the Sandringham railway Windsor is a Railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The Glen Waverley railway line is a Suburban electric railway in Melbourne, Australia. Heyington is a Railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Toorak, on the Glen Waverley Kooyong is a Railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Kooyong, on the Glen Waverley railway Tooronga is a Railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Malvern, on the Glen Waverley Gardiner is a Railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Glen Iris, on the Glen Waverley Glen Iris is a Railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Glen Iris, on the Glen Waverley Darling is a Railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Malvern East, on the Glen Waverley East Malvern is a Railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, located in the suburb of Malvern East, on the Glen Waverley railway Holmesglen is a Railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Malvern East, on the Glen Waverley

Trams

All major east-west roads in Stonnington have tram services. Tram route 3 runs along Balaclava Road and Waverly Road to East Malvern and tram route 5 services Dandenong Road and Wattletree Road and ends at Burke Road in Malvern. Tram route 3 is a Public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Tram route 5 is a Public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Tram route 6 runs along High Street and terminates at Malvern Road in Glen Iris while tram 72 services Commercial Road, Malvern Road and Burke Road and tram 8 travels along Domain Road and Toorak Road and ends at Glenferrie Road in Toorak. Tram route 6 is a Public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Tram route 72 is a Public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Tram route 8 is a Public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Trams 78 and 79 run north-south in Chapel Street and tram 16 in Glenferrie Road. Tram route 78 is a Public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Tram route 79 is a Public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Chapel Street is one of Melbourne, Australia 's best shopping dining and entertainment precincts Tram route 16 is a Public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Buses

The suburbs within the City of Stonnington are serviced by the following bus routes:

Suburb	Bus Services
South Yarra	216, 219, 220, 246, 605
Prahran	216, 219, 220, 246
Windsor	246
Toorak	605
Kooyong	-
Armadale	220, 605
Malvern	624
Glen Iris	612, 734
Malvern East	612, 623, 624, 627, 767, 822

Media

In addition to the newspapers, radio and television of the Melbourne media Stonnington has a free local newspaper, the Leader Newspaper Group's Stonnington Leader, which is a part of News Limited. This is a list of bus routes that are part of the Melbourne bus network. Relative to most other Australian cities Melbourne media is unusual in its size and diversity News Limited was the principal holding for the business interests of Rupert Murdoch until the formation of News Corporation in 1979 It has a circulation of about 50,000.

See also

• List of localities (Victoria)
• Local Government Area
• Stonnington City Centre
• List of Chairmen, Presidents and Mayors of Gardiner and Malvern
• List of Chairmen and Mayors of Prahran
• Prahran Town Hall
• List of Town Halls in Melbourne
• List of Melbourne suburbs
• Armadale 3143
• Glen Iris (Shared with City of Boroondara) 3146
• Kooyong 3144
• Malvern 3144
• Malvern East 3145
• Prahran 3181
• South Yarra 3141
• Toorak 3142
• Windsor 3181

• Charles D'Ebro
• Chapel Street
• The Jam Factory

References

• 10 Years in the making 1994-2004
• Betty Malone's introduction to Sally Wilde's 'History of Prahran, Vol II: 1925-1990'. Retrieved 14 March, 2006
• City of Stonnington Community Profile. Retrieved 12 March, 2006
• National Centre for Australia Studies - Australian Places: Prahran, Victoria. Retrieved 10 March, 2006
• National Centre for Australia Studies - Australian Places: Malvern, Victoria. Retrieved 10 March, 2006
• Victorian Electoral Commission - Results for Stonnington City Council Elections 2004. Retrieved 9 March, 2006
• John Butler Cooper, The History of Prahran. Retrieved 9 March, 2006
• John Butler Cooper, The History of Malvern. Retrieved 9 March, 2006
• Stonnington Mayors and Councillors : Past and Present. Retrieved 14 January, 2007

External links

• Official website of Stonnington Council

• City of Stonnington is at coordinates 37°51′23″S 145°01′46″E / -37.856245, 145.029563 (City of Stonnington)Coordinates: 37°51′23″S 145°01′46″E / -37.856245, 145.029563 (City of Stonnington)

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