City of Greater Bendigo
| City of Greater Bendigo Victoria |
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| Population: | 102,373(2009)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Alec Sandner | ||||||||||||
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The City of Greater Bendigo is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the central-western part of the state. It has an area of 3,048 square kilometres. In 2001 it had a population of 87,000.
The city was formed in 1994 when the former City of Bendigo, the Borough of Eaglehawk and the Shires of Strathfieldsaye, Huntly, Marong and, later, the Shire of McIvor amalgamated under state government reforms.
The main meeting centre of the council is the Bendigo Town Hall in Lyttleton Terrace which was built in stages starting in 1859 and extended from 1883 to 1885. The council also operates several facilities in and around central Bendigo.
The municipality covers an area of 3,000 square kilometres and includes Bendigo, Quarry Hill, Golden Square, Kangaroo Flat, Eaglehawk, Epsom, White Hills, Marong, Lockwood, Lockwood South, Ravenswood, Sebastian, Elmore, Heathcote, Maiden Gully, Spring Gully, Strathfieldsaye, Lake Eppalock, Axedale, Goornong, Raywood and Huntly, encompassing a total population of almost 140,000. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sandhurst, however, has around 220,000 inhabitants.
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[edit] Wards
Wards are named after present and past localities within the city.
- Eaglehawk
- Eppalock
- Epsom
- Flora Hill
- Golden Square
- Kangaroo Flat
- North West Plains
- Sandhurst
- Strathfieldsaye
Each ward is represented by one elected councillor. [2]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (30 March 2010). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008–09". http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/3218.0Main%20Features52008-09?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=3218.0&issue=2008-09&num=&view=. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
- ^ Local Government Victoria. "Greater Bendigo City Council". http://www.localgovernment.vic.gov.au/Web20/dvclgv.nsf/allDocs/RWPA131284E358D2138CA25716100233D19?OpenDocument. Retrieved 2008-10-30
[edit] External links
- City of Greater Bendigo official website
- Bendigo information and community site
- Metlink local public transport profile
- Link to Land Victoria interactive maps
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