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City of Moreland Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 147,241 (2011)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 2,887/km2 (7,480/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1994 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 51 km2 (19.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Samantha Ratnam | ||||||||||||||
Region | Metropolitan Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Brunswick, Pascoe Vale, Broadmeadows, Thomastown | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Wills | ||||||||||||||
Website | City of Moreland | ||||||||||||||
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The City of Moreland is a local government area in metropolitan Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It comprises the inner northern suburbs between 4 and 10 kilometres from the Melbourne city centre.
It was created in 1994 during the forced amalgamations of local governments by the Kennett Government, being created from the former local government areas of the City of Brunswick, the City of Coburg and the southern part of the City of Broadmeadows. The Moreland Local Government Area covers 51 km², and at the 2011 Census, the City had a population of 147,241.
In 2004 the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC), an independent authority created under Victorian state legislation, conducted a representation review of the Council's electoral structure, resulting in a recommendation that the 10 single Councillor wards be replaced by three multi-councillor wards. A consequence of the change from single-Councillor to multi-Councillor wards was a change in election method from preferential voting to proportional representation. Elections are held every four years, with the last elections held in October 2012.
Council services
Moreland Council runs the Counihan Galley at the Brunswick Town Hall, a free public art gallery named after the local artist, Noel Counihan. Other art events supported by Council include the MoreArt event, an art in public spaces show located along the Upfield transport corridor. The Council also sponsors various street festivals around the municipality, the best known being the Sydney Road Street Party.
One of the highlights of the Moreland City Council is the public library. Moreland City Libraries have five branches.
Suburbs
- Brunswick
- Brunswick East
- Brunswick West
- Coburg
- Coburg North
- Fawkner
- Glenroy
- Hadfield
- Gowanbrae
- Oak Park
- Pascoe Vale
- Pascoe Vale South
- And small portions of Fitzroy North shared with the City of Yarra, Parkville shared with the City of Melbourne and Tullamarine shared with the Cities of Brimbank and Hume.
Council
Current composition
Councillors are elected from three multi-member wards, two electing four members, and one electing three, for a total of eleven councillors. The current council was elected in October 2016, as its composition is:[2][3]
Ward | Party | Councillor | Notes | |
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North-East Ward | Template:Australian politics/party colours/Greens| | Greens | Natalie Abboud | |
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Socialist Alliance| | Socialist Alliance | Sue Bolton | ||
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor| | Labor | Annalivia Carli Hannan | ||
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent| | Independent | Ali Irfanli | ||
North-West Ward | Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor| | Labor | Oscar Yildiz | |
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Greens| | Greens | Dale Martin | ||
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Democratic Labor| | DLP | John Kavanagh | ||
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent| | Independent | Helen Davidson | ||
South Ward | Template:Australian politics/party colours/Greens| | Greens | Samantha Ratnam | Mayor[4] |
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Greens| | Greens | Mark Riley | ||
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor| | Labor | Lambros Tapinos |
Council election results
Ward | 1996–1999[5] | 1999–2002[6] | 2002–2004[7] | ||
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1999 | 2000 | 2001 | |||
Box Forest | Tony Abela | Ken Blair (Re-elected in 2002) | |||
Glencairn | Chris Iliopoulos | Robert Larocca (Re-elected in 2002) | |||
Grandview | Rosemary Kerr (Re-elected in 1999) | Stephen Roach | |||
Hoffman | Mike Hill | Andy Ingham (Vacated seat in 2001) | Joe Caputo (By-election in 2001, re-elected in 2002) | ||
Lincoln Mills | Rod Higgins (Re-elected in 1999, vacated seat in 2000) | Vicki Yianoulatos (By-election in 2000, re-elected in 2004) | |||
Lygon | Glenyys Romanes | Leigh Snelling | Fraser Brindley | ||
Merri | Anthony Helou (Re-elected in 1999 and 2002) | ||||
Moonah | Andrew Rowe (Re-elected in 1999) | Mark Higginbotham | |||
Newlands | Stella Kariofyllidis (Re-elected in 1999 and 2002) | ||||
Westbreen | Geoff Lutz | Melanie Raymond | Joe Ficarra |
Mayors
The current mayor is Samantha Ratnam and the deputy mayor is Lita Gillies. They were elected by council on 26 October 2015 and will serve the 2015/2016 year.[4]
Sister cities
- Xianyang, Shaanxi, China
- Solarino, Italy
- Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia
- Aileu, East Timor
- Mansfield, Victoria, Australia
- Sparta, Greece
See also
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Moreland (Local Government Area)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
- ^ a b "Results for Moreland City Council Elections 2016". Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ a b Korssen, Tiffany (31 October 2016). "Former mayor Meghan Hopper ousted as Labor lose two seats in Moreland Council election". Moreland Leader. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Mayor of Moreland". Moreland City Council. 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ "First Council". Moreland City Council. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ "Second Council". Moreland City Council. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ "Third Council". Moreland City Council. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ "Results for Moreland City Council Elections 2004". Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ "Results for Moreland City Council Elections 2008". Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ "Results for Moreland City Council Elections 2012". Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ Bowe, William (29 June 2009). "Newspoll 56-44; ACNielsen 58-42; Galaxy 56-44". The Poll Bludger. Crikey. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Tessa, Hoffman (27 October 2012). "Moreland Council elections 2012". Moreland Leader. Internet Archive. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ a b c d e Cooke, Dewi (25 March 2010). "ALP suspends trio for breaking ranks". The Age. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ "Moreland Council election – Candidate survey". Bicycle Network. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ a b "History". Victorian Greens. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ a b Boulton, Martin (29 November 2004). "Results put Greens in mood to celebrate". The Age. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ a b "New look at election after Greens councillor quits". Moreland Leader. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ Mayne, Stephen (30 January 2006). "The Green mayor who kept his council car". Crikey. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ Lucas, Clay (3 January 2008). "City to get 'lite' car-free day". The Age. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ "Countback results for the Moreland City Council 2008 election". Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
External links
- Official Moreland City Council website
- Moreland Online Community Directory
- List of Moreland's Friendship cities
- Moreland Community Profile: census information and demographics
- Metlink local public transport map
- Link to Land Victoria interactive maps
- Moreland City Libraries website
- Moreland City Libraries Catalogue
- Moreland Energy Foundation
- Republic of Moreland blog