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City of Wodonga
Victoria

Wodonga within Victoria
Population: 33,010 (2006) [1]
• Density: 76. 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 2/km² (197. 4/sq mi)
Established: 1876
Area: 433 km² (167. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year 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 Rodney Wangman
Council Seat: Wodonga
Region: Northeast Victoria
State District: Benambra
Federal Division: Indi
Website: http://www.wodonga.vic.gov.au
LGAs around City of Wodonga:
Greater Hume (NSW) Albury (NSW) Greater Hume (NSW)
Indigo City of Wodonga Towong
Indigo Indigo Indigo

The City of Wodonga is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the north-eastern part of the state on the Murray River, which forms the border with New South Wales. 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 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 Benambra 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 Indi (ɪnˈdаɪ is an electoral division in the Australian House of Representatives. Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled } Greater Hume Shire Council is a Local Government Area (LGA of New South Wales, Australia. } Albury City is a Local Government Area (LGA in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. } Greater Hume Shire Council is a Local Government Area (LGA of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire of Indigo is a Local Government Area in Victoria Australia. The Shire of Towong is a Local Government Area in Victoria Australia. The Shire of Indigo is a Local Government Area in Victoria Australia. The Shire of Indigo is a Local Government Area in Victoria Australia. The Shire of Indigo is a Local Government Area in Victoria Australia. There are 79 Local Government Areas in the Australian state of Victoria. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Murray River, or River Murray and sometimes informally referred to as the "Mighty Murray" is Australia 's largest River. It has an area of 433 square kilometres (167 sq mi) and at the 2006 census, it had a population of 33,010. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. [1] Its floral and fauna emblems are Pink heath and the Leadbeater's Possum respectively. "Common Heath" redirects here For the Geometer moth, see Ematurga atomaria. Leadbeater's Possum ( Gymnobelideus leadbeateri) is an endangered Possum restricted to small pockets of remaining Old growth mountain ash forests

Its council, the Wodonga City Council, provides governance for the Victorian part of the Albury-Wodonga urban area. Albury-Wodonga is the broad settlement incorporating the twin Australian cities of Albury and Wodonga, which are separated geographically by the Murray

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History

Wodonga was first surveyed in 1852 and proclaimed the town of Belvoir in the same year. In 1876 the Victorian colonial government granted a request from the people of the area for their district to be severed from the Shire of Yackandandah to form a new municipality, and on 10 March 1876, the Shire of Wodonga was incorporated. The Shire of Yackandandah was a Local Government Area located about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year On 12 April 1911 it annexed a further part of Yackandandah, and on 30 March 1973, Wodonga was proclaimed a Rural City by the Governor of Victoria, Sir Rohan Delacombe. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The Governor of Victoria is the representative in the Australian state of Victoria of Australia's monarch Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia Major General Sir Rohan Delacombe, KCMG, KBE, CB, DSO, KStJ ( October 25 1906 &ndash November [2][3]

The municipality survived widespread local government amalgamations in 1994, gaining the Baranduda and Barnawartha North districts from neighbouring shires. [4] However, the councillors were dismissed on 18 November 1994,[5] and replaced by commissioners Mel Read, a long-serving executive of the Albury-Wodonga Development Corporation, Des Kelly, a Shire of Tallangatta councillor from 1968 until 1994, and Mike Hansen, a retired army officer with management and logistics experience. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The Shire of Tallangatta was a Local Government Area located about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. [6] The commissioners decided in 1995 that, to give the city a fresh image, the term "rural" be dropped from use except when legally required. [3] The elected council was reinstituted in 1997.

Wards and Structure

Prior to 1994, Wodonga was divided into four wards, each of which elected three councillors:

The council was replaced with three commissioners on 18 November 1994, and at the 1997 inaugural elections of the new council, five councillors were elected to an unsubdivided municipality. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Following the enactment of the Local Government (Democratic Reform) Act 2003 (Vic. ), which amended the Local Government Act 1989, an independent review of Wodonga's internal structure was commissioned and advertised on 13 May 2004 by the Victorian Government. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The final report by the Victorian Electoral Commission, issued on 27 September 2004, recommended that the council be increased in size to seven elected members, noting that at the time of the report, Wodonga was the only city council with fewer than seven, and that the task of representing the diversity and issues of a growing regional city was complex. The Victorian Electoral Commission (formerly State Electoral Office) or VEC is the government agency responsible for the running of state municipal and various non-government Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " It recommended leaving the City unsubdivided as it had a single, dominant centre and a small area. [7]

The council was restructured accordingly and elections held on 26 November 2005 returned seven councillors with Rodney Wangman as mayor and Brian Wicks as deputy mayor. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [8]

Geography

The City of Wodonga is dominated by the Wodonga urban area, which includes the suburb of West Wodonga and represents 37. 1 square kilometres (14. 3 sq mi), or 8. 57%, of the City's area and at the 2006 census had a population of 29,710. [9]

Other towns within the City's area include:

Population

Year Population
1954 10,924
1958 12,520*
1961 12,968
1966 11,867
1971 13,074
1976 15,733
1981 19,208
1986 22,693
1991 26,389
1996 29,158
2001 30,921
2006 33,010

* Estimate in 1958 Victorian Year Book.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). 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. Wodonga (RC) (Local Government Area). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2008-01-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France.
  2. ^ (1992) Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson, 537-538. 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.
  3. ^ a b City of Wodonga (2 January 2008). Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common General history and what we do. Retrieved on 2008-01-07. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental
  4. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (1 August 1995). The Australian Bureau of Statistics ( ABS) is Australia 's national statistical agency. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification. Commonwealth of Australia, 12. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved on 2008-01-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France.  
  5. ^ Gettler, Leon. "North-east Victoria councils cut from 37 to 12", The Age, 19 November 1994, p. The Age is a Broadsheet daily Newspaper, which has been published in Melbourne, Australia since 1854 Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar)  10.  
  6. ^ Office of the Minister of Local Government. "News Release - Twelve councils for north-east", Government of Victoria, 18 November 1994. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar)   Provisionally available at [1].
  7. ^ Victorian Electoral Commission (27 September 2004). The Victorian Electoral Commission (formerly State Electoral Office) or VEC is the government agency responsible for the running of state municipal and various non-government Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Final Report - Electoral Representation Review - City of Wodonga.
  8. ^ City of Wodonga (19 December 2007). Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Our councillors and senior staff. Retrieved on 2008-01-07. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental
  9. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). 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. Albury-Wodonga (Wodonga Part) (Urban Centre/Locality). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2008-01-07. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Map

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