City of Moreland
City of Moreland Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Location within Melbourne metropolitan area | |||||||||||||||
Population | 162,558 (2016)[1] (33rd) | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 3,187/km2 (8,260/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1994 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 51 km2 (19.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | John Kavanagh | ||||||||||||||
Region | Metropolitan Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Wills | ||||||||||||||
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Website | City of Moreland | ||||||||||||||
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The City of Moreland is a local government area in metropolitan Melbourne, Australia. It comprises the inner northern suburbs between 4 and 11 kilometres from the Melbourne CBD.
It was created in 1994 during the forced amalgamations of local governments by the state 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 2016 Census, it had a population of 162,558.
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 on Saturday 22 October 2016.
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.
Other services provided by Moreland Council include maternal and child health service, waste and recycling collection, parks and open space, youth space called Oxygen, services for children, and aged services.
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, and its composition is:[2][3]
Party | Councillors | |
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Victorian Greens | 4 | |
Labor Party | 3 | |
Independent | 3 | |
Victorian Socialists | 1 | |
Total | 11 |
In order of election by ward, is:
Ward | Party | Councillor | Notes | |
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North-East | Greens | Natalie Abboud | Deputy Mayor[4] | |
Socialist Alliance | Sue Bolton | |||
Labor | Annalivia Carli Hannan | |||
Independent | Ali Irfanli | |||
North-West | Labor | Oscar Yildiz | ||
Greens | Dale Martin | |||
Independent | John Kavanagh | Mayor[4] | ||
Independent | Helen Davidson | |||
South | Greens | Jess Dorney[5] | ||
Greens | Mark Riley | |||
Labor | Lambros Tapinos | |||
Council election results
Ward | 1996–1999[6] | 1999–2002[7] | 2002–2004[8] | ||
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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 |
Ward | 2004–2008[9] | 2008–2012[10] | 2012–2016[11] | 2016–2020[2][3] | ||||||||
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North-East Ward | Labor | Anthony Helou[12] (Re-elected in 2008) | Socialist Alliance | Sue Bolton[13] (Re-elected in 2016) | ||||||||
Daniel De Lorenzis | Labor | Stella Kariofyllidis[14] | Ind. Liberal | Rob Thompson[13] | Independent | Ali Irfanli | ||||||
Labor | Mark O'Brien[15] | Labor | Michael Teti[13] (Re-elected in 2012) | Labor | Annalivia Carli Hannan | |||||||
Greens | Andrea Sharam[16][17] | Greens | Toby Archer*[18] | Greens | Lenka Thompson*[13] | Greens | Natalie Abboud | |||||
North-West Ward | Labor | Mark Higginbotham[19] | Labor | Oscar Yildiz[13] (Re-elected in 2012 and 2016) | ||||||||
Independent | John Kavanagh[13] (Re-elected in 2008, 2012 and 2016) | |||||||||||
Labor | Kathleen Matthews-Ward[14] (Re-elected in 2008) | Independent | Helen Davidson[13] (Re-elected in 2016) | |||||||||
Michael El-Halabi | Labor | Enver Erdogan[14] | Labor | Lita Gillies[13] | Greens | Dale Martin | ||||||
South Ward | Labor | Joe Caputo[20] | Labor | Lambros Tapinos[13][14] (Re-elected in 2012 and 2016) | ||||||||
Labor | Alice Pryor[14] (Re-elected in 2008) | Labor | Meghan Hopper[13] | Greens | Mark Riley | |||||||
Greens | Josephine Connellan[16][17] (Re-elected in 2008) | Greens | Samantha Ratnam[13] (Re-elected in 2016, resigned 2017) | |||||||||
* Toby Archer resigned his seat in 2011 citing family reasons, it was subsequently won by Lenka Thompson in 2012 in a countback.[18][21] |
Mayors
The current Mayor is John Kavanagh and the Deputy Mayor is Natalie Aboudd. They were elected by council on 14 November 2017 and will serve the 2018 year.[4]
Sister cities
See also
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Moreland (C)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- 1 2 "Results for Moreland City Council Elections 2016". Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- 1 2 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.
- 1 2 3 "Mayor of Moreland". Moreland City Council. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ↑ VEC: Results for 2017 Moreland City Council South Ward countback, retrieved 10 June 2018
- ↑ "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.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 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.
- 1 2 3 4 5 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.
- 1 2 "History". Victorian Greens. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- 1 2 Boulton, Martin (29 November 2004). "Results put Greens in mood to celebrate". The Age. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- 1 2 "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