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Shire of Cardinia
Victoria

Population: 57,115 (2006)[1]
Established: 1994
Area: 1280. 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. 6 km² (494. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 4 sq mi)
Mayor: Bill Ronald
Council Seat: Pakenham
Website: http://www.cardinia.vic.gov.au
LGAs around Shire of Cardinia:
Yarra Ranges Yarra Ranges Yarra Ranges
Casey Shire of Cardinia Baw Baw
Mornington Peninsula Bass Coast South Gippsland

The Shire of Cardinia is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located south-east of Melbourne between the Western Port bay and the Yarra Ranges on the outskirts of Melbourne. 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 Pakenham is an outer satellite suburb 56 km south-east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, currently growing rapidly and in the process of becoming 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 Shire of Yarra Ranges is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the outer eastern and northeastern suburbs of Melbourne The Shire of Yarra Ranges is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the outer eastern and northeastern suburbs of Melbourne The Shire of Yarra Ranges is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the outer eastern and northeastern suburbs of Melbourne The City of Casey is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the outer south eastern Suburbs of Melbourne. The Shire of Baw Baw is a Local Government Area in Victoria Australia. The Shire of Mornington Peninsula 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. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 Western Port, sometimes referred to as Western Port Bay, is an inlet on the southern coast of Australia from Bass Strait and the Pacific Ocean The Yarra River is a River in southern Victoria, Australia. The lower stretches of the river is where the city of Melbourne was established It has an area of 1,281 square kilometres, and at the 2006 census it had a population of 57,115. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. [1]

The council offices of the shire are situated in Pakenham. Pakenham is an outer satellite suburb 56 km south-east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, currently growing rapidly and in the process of becoming

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History

The areas within the present-day boundaries of Cardinia were originally parts of the Cranbourne and Berwick districts, which were incorporated in 1860 and 1862 respectively. The Shire of Ferntree Gully, later Shire of Sherbrooke, split away in 1889 and included areas to the east of Melbourne. The Shire of Sherbrooke was a Local Government Area located about east of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. In 1973, the City of Berwick, including Berwick and areas closer to Dandenong, split away from the Shire of Berwick, with the remainder being renamed Shire of Pakenham. The City of Berwick was a Local Government Area located about southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. Berwick ( pronounced Berrick) is a Suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located south-east of Melbourne See also Mount Dandenong Victoria for the mountain and a different suburb with similar name The Shire of Pakenham was a Local Government Area located about southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. [2]

The shire came into being on 15 December 1994 as the result of statewide local government reform, by merging the Shire of Pakenham with rural sections of the Shire of Sherbrooke and City of Cranbourne. 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) The Shire of Pakenham was a Local Government Area located about southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The Shire of Sherbrooke was a Local Government Area located about east of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The City of Cranbourne was a Local Government Area located about southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. [3]

Mayors

Geography

The shire includes the following towns and localities:

References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Bunyip is a town in west Gippsland, Victoria, Australia 3 km from the Princes Highway named after a creature found in Australian Cardinia is a small agricultural town located between Pakenham and Tooradin on the south-eastern fringe of Melbourne, the capital city of Victoria Clematis is a Suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is in the Local Government Area of the Shire of Cardinia. Cockatoo is a town in the Dandenong Ranges, 50 km east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, named after Cockatoo Creek which runs through the town Emerald ( Post code: 3782 is an outer-eastern-suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Garfield is a town in West Gippsland, Victoria, Australia situated in the Shire of Cardinia. Gembrook is a small picturesque town located roughly 54 km from Melbourne 's CBD Guys Hill is an outer suburb on the south-eastern outskirts of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Koo Wee Rup is a town in Victoria, Australia, 70 km south-east of Melbourne near Western Port bay Lang Lang is a town on the eastern coast of Western Port just off the South Gippsland Highway near its intersection with the Bass Highway in the Shire Longwarry is town of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is bypassed by the Princes Freeway. Maryknoll is a town in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, located north-east of Pakenham in the Shire of Cardinia. Menzies Creek is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. ' Mount Burnett' is a small country town located approximately from Melbourne, in Victoria, Australia. Nangana is a town located from Melbourne, in Victoria, Australia. Nar Nar Goon is a town in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia located near Pakenham in the Shire of Cardinia. Nyora is a town in south Gippsland, Australia. The Post Office opened around September 1890 replacing an office at nearby Lang Lang East open since 1885 Officer is an outer suburb to the southeast of Melbourne, the capital city of Victoria, Australia, along Princes Highway beyond Beaconsfield Pakenham is an outer satellite suburb 56 km south-east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, currently growing rapidly and in the process of becoming Tynong is a town in West Gippsland, Victoria, Australia located in the Shire of Cardinia. Tynong North is a locality in West Gippsland, Victoria, Australia within the Shire of Cardinia. 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. Cardinia (S) (Local Government Area). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-12-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes
  2. ^ (1992) Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson, 639-40, 805-6, 832-3. 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. ^ 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. Retrieved on 2007-12-16. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion

See also

External links

This is a list of Municipalities and their Suburbs and townships in the greater Metropolitan area of Melbourne, in the State of Victoria
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