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City of Coburg

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Population
  
52,500 (1992)

County
  
Bourke

Area
  
19.44 kmĀ²

Council seat
  
Coburg

Established
  
1856

City of Coburg
  
Preston

Founded
  
1856

Region
  
Melbourne

City of Coburg

The City of Coburg was a local government area about 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of 19.44 square kilometres (7.51 sq mi), and existed from 1859 until 1994.

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History

Initial efforts at local government saw the Sydney Road Trust set up in 1840, which boasted John Fawkner as a founding member, but the first incorporation in the area was the Pentridge District Road Board in 1859, which was renamed Coburg on 21 January 1869, after a Royal visit from Prince Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. It became a shire on 24 December 1874, before increasing urbanisation in the late 19th century led to it being reclassified a Borough in January 1905. Coburg then became a town on 18 September 1912, and was proclaimed a city on 29 March 1922.

Between 1947 and 1981, the percentage of overseas-born residents of the City of Coburg increased from 9% to 34%, with significant proportions being of Italian or Greek origins.

On 22 June 1994, the City of Coburg was abolished, and, along with the City of Brunswick, was merged into the newly created City of Moreland. A tiny strip on the eastern boundary was transferred to the new City of Darebin, which incorporated the Cities of Preston and Northcote.

Council meetings were held at the Coburg City Hall, on Bell Street, Coburg. The hall is still used for this purpose by the City of Moreland.

Wards

The City of Coburg was divided into four wards, each electing three councillors:

  • East Ward
  • West Ward
  • North Ward
  • Central Ward
  • Suburbs

  • Coburg
  • Coburg North
  • Pascoe Vale (shared with the City of Broadmeadows)
  • Pascoe Vale South
  • Population

    * Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

    References

    City of Coburg Wikipedia