Population 166,770 (2015 Est) Mayor Helen Davidson Federal Division(s) Wills Founded 1994 | Established 1994 Region Metropolitan Melbourne Area 51 km² Local time Monday 4:11 PM | |
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State electorate(s) Brunswick, Pascoe Vale, Broadmeadows, Thomastown Weather 28°C, Wind SE at 26 km/h, 34% Humidity University Kingsley College, Melbourne | ||
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.
Contents
- Map of Moreland VIC Australia
- Council services
- Suburbs
- Current composition
- Mayors
- Sister cities
- References
Map of Moreland, VIC, Australia
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
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:
Mayors
The current Mayor is Helen Davidson and the Deputy Mayor is Samantha Ratnam. They were elected by council on 14 November 2016 and will serve the 2016/2017 year.