City of Moonee Valley

City of Moonee Valley
Victoria
Location within Melbourne metropolitan area
Population 116,671 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density 2,652/km2 (6,870/sq mi)
Established December 1994
Area 44 km2 (17.0 sq mi)
Mayor Cr John Sipek
Council seat Moonee Ponds
Region Metropolitan Melbourne
State electorate(s)
Federal Division(s)
Website City of Moonee Valley
LGAs around City of Moonee Valley:
Brimbank Moreland Moreland
Brimbank City of Moonee Valley Moreland
Brimbank Maribyrnong Melbourne

The City of Moonee Valley is a local government area located within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It comprises the north-western suburbs between 3 and 13 kilometres from the Melbourne city centre, and at the 2016 Census, the City had a population of 116,671.

History

The original logo

Moonee Valley was formed in December 1994 after the merger of the City of Essendon and eastern parts of the City of Keilor.

The original council logo from 1994 was replaced in February 2010.[2]

Exchange prefixes in the city are 937x, 837x, 933x or 833x (the latter left over from the old City of Keilor).

Suburbs

Council

Current composition

Councillors are elected from three multi-member wards, each electing three members, for a total of nine councillors. The current council was elected in October 2016, as its composition is:

WardCouncillorNotes
Buckley Narelle Sharpe
Rebecca Gauci Maurici
Richard Lawrence
Myrnong Ward Cam Nation
Jim Cusack
Nicole Marshall
Rosehill Ward Andrea Surace
John Sipek Mayor
Samantha Byrne Deputy Mayor

Mayors

The current Mayor is John Sipek and the Deputy Mayor is Samantha Byrne. They were elected by council in November 2017 and will serve the 2017/2018 year.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Moonee Valley (C)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 November 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ↑ "Moonee Valley City Council - Moonee Valley Logo". www.mvcc.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2010-06-16.

Coordinates: 37°46′S 144°55′E / 37.767°S 144.917°E / -37.767; 144.917

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