Population 151,334 (2011 census) Mayor Cr Andrew Munroe City of Whitehorse Maroondah Founded December 1994 | Established December 1994 Website City of Whitehorse Area 64 km² Council seat Nunawading | |
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State electorate(s) Box Hill
Burwood
Forest Hill
Ringwood Colleges and Universities Deakin University, Presbyterian Theological College Federal divisions Division of Chisholm, Division of Deakin, Division of Kooyong Points of interest Wattle Park - Melbourne, Gardiners Creek Reserve, Schwerkolt Cottage, Vegas at the Chase, Yarran Dheran | ||
The City of Whitehorse is a local government area in Victoria, Australia in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of 64 km2 (25 sq mi) and at the 2011 Census, Whitehorse had a population of 151,334.
Contents
- Map of Whitehorse VIC Australia
- Suburbs of Whitehorse
- Major thoroughfares
- Council
- Sister city
- Libraries
- References
Map of Whitehorse, VIC, Australia
Whitehorse was formed in December 1994 by the amalgamation of the former Cities of Box Hill and Nunawading. The name Whitehorse came from the White Horse Inn, a tavern originally located in the area in the late 19th Century. This name was applied to the major thoroughfare, Whitehorse Road, which runs through the municipality today.
In the original proposals for council amalgamations in Melbourne, Whitehorse was a suggested name for an area comprising the City of Box Hill, with the addition of residents east of Union Road (part of the old City of Camberwell). The affected residents were unhappy, believing an alignment with Box Hill would lower the value of their properties. A second proposal featured the current boundaries of Whitehorse. The City of Nunawading proposed the name "City of Koornung", claiming it was more appropriate, as both cities shared the Koonung Creek, but unfortunately they failed to note they had spelled Koonung incorrectly in their proposal. Another suggestion was "City of Deakin", as the region of Whitehorse contains both the Federal electorate of Deakin, and the Melbourne campus of Deakin University, in Burwood.
Suburbs of Whitehorse
Other locally recognised names for regions in the city include:
Former names within the region:
Major thoroughfares
Council
Whitehorse has five two-councillor wards – Central, Elgar, Morack, Riversdale and Springfield. Council elections are conducted by postal voting and votes are counted using proportional representation. Voting is compulsory for residents who are on the electoral roll for state elections, but voters aged 70 years or over are not obliged to vote at local council elections. The Mayor is elected by the Councillors at the first meeting of the Council for a term of either one or two years, at the end of which a Council meeting is held to elect the Mayor for another fixed term. The most recent election was held in October 2012, and the makeup of the Council is as follows:
The current Council, elected in 2012, in order of election by ward, is:
Sister city
On 12 May 1971, the City of Box Hill established a sister city relationship with Matsudo, in Chiba, Japan. In December 1994, when Box Hill amalgamated with Nunawading, the City of Whitehorse re-affirmed its relationship with Matsudo.
Libraries
All Libraries in the City of Whitehorse are operated by the Whitehorse Manningham Regional Library Corporation , which also has 4 branches in the City of Manningham