City of Boroondara

City of Boroondara Victoria
City of Harmony
Population	159,184 (2011 census)[1]
• Density	2,650/km^2 (6,900/sq mi)
Established	1994
Area	60 km^2 (23.2 sq mi)
Mayor	Jim Parke
Council seat	Camberwell
Region	Inner eastern metropolitan Melbourne
State electorate(s)	Box Hill, Burwood, Hawthorn, Kew
Federal Division(s)	Higgins, Kooyong
Website	City of Boroondara
LGAs around City of Boroondara: Yarra Banyule Manningham Yarra City of Boroondara Whitehorse Stonnington Stonnington Monash

The City of Boroondara is a local government area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. It was formed in June 1994 from the amalgamation of the Cities of Kew, Camberwell and Hawthorn.^[2]

It has an area of 60 km² and at the 2011 Census, the City had a population of 159,184. Boroondara was rated ninth of 590 Australian local government areas in the BankWest Quality of Life Index 2008.^[3] and first in a 2013 Victoria-wide community satisfaction survey.^[4]

History

This area was originally occupied by the Wurundjeri, Indigenous Australians of the Kulin nation.

In 1837, John Gardiner (after whom Gardiners Creek was named) and his family were the first Europeans to settle in the area. Robert Hoddle surveyed the area in 1837 and declared it the "Parish of Boroondara". The area was densely wooded, so he took a word from the Woiwurrung language (as spoken by the Wurundjeri), meaning "where the ground is thickly shaded".^[5]

The first Local Government body was the Boroondara District Road Board, formed on 11 July 1854 and incorporating the areas which were to become the City of Hawthorn, City of Kew and City of Camberwell. Hawthorn and Kew were created as separate municipalities in 1860 and the remaining area of the Road Board became Shire of Boroondara on 17 November 1871, which later became the City of Camberwell.^[6]

The three municipalities were amalgamated in June 1994 to create the City of Boroondara. Existing councillors from the three municipalities were replaced initially by three commissioners - David Glanville (chair), David Thomas and Marion Macleod.^[7] The commissioners were in turn replaced by ten councillors following elections in 1996.^[8]

Local government

Boroondara City Council is the third tier of government and deals with services such as waste and recycling collection, leisure centres, building and planning permits and approvals, roads, drainage, health services, youth services, children's services, food safety, parks and gardens, library services, pets, street parking permits and the collection of rates and charges.

Boroondara Council's main office in Camberwell underwent a $20 million redevelopment. The historical facade facing Camberwell Road remains largely unchanged, whereas the main entrance facing Inglesby Road has been refurbished. The project was completed in February 2010.

Current composition and election method

The Camberwell Town Hall.

Boroondara City Council is composed of ten councillors, each representing one of ten wards. It is one of only two councils in Victoria to have an even number of councillors. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office, with the most recent election bring held in October 2012. The mayor is elected by councillors at a meeting of the Council in October each year. The current mayor is Cr Jim Parke.

Ward[9]	Suburbs[9]	Party		Councillor[10]	Elected
Bellevue	Balwyn North, Kew East		Independent	Jim Parke	2012
Cotham	Kew, Balwyn, Balwyn North, Deepdene		Independent	Judith Voce	2012
Gardiner	Glen Iris, Hawthorn East, Hawthorn, Camberwell		Independent	Coral Ross	2002
Glenferrie	Hawthorn, Kew		Independent	Steve Hurd	2012
Junction	Camberwell, Hawthorn East, Canterbury		Independent	Jack Wegman	2002
Lynden	Camberwell, Glen Iris, Canterbury		Independent	Heinz Kreutz	2002
Maling	Canterbury, Surrey Hills, Balwyn		Independent	Jane Addis	2012
Maranoa	Balwyn, Balwyn North, Mont Albert North		Independent	Philip Mallis	2012
Solway	Ashburton, Glen Iris		Labor	Kevin Chow[11][12]	2008
Studley	Kew, Hawthorn		Liberal	Phillip Healey[13][14]	2004

Past councillors

Previous councillors (grey shading indicates election year)[15]
Ward	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15
Bellevue	Eric Risstrom							1.	Luke Tobin				Brad Miles				Jim Parke
Cotham	Geoff Hayes								Lachlan Williams			2.	David Bloom				Judith Voce
Gardiner	Will Charlton						Coral Ross
Glenferrie	Nigel Kirby			Meredith Butler									Phil Meggs				Steve Hurd
Junction	Lilian Weinberg			Martina Hayes			Jack Wegman
Lynden	Ian Wallace						Heinz Kreutz
Maling	Loreto Davey						3.		Dick Menting								Jane Addis
Maranoa	Chris Pattas								Nicholas Tragas								Philip Mallis
Solway	Keith Walter								4.				Kevin Chow
Studley	Paula Davey			Judith Voce					Phillip Healey

     Liberal
     Labor
1. Gina Goldsmith
2. Phil Meggs
3. Dennis Whelan
4. Mary Halikias-Byrnes

Boroondara mayors

• List of mayors of Boroondara

Infrastructure

The Council is responsible for the management of stormwater collection and removal. The water supply authority is Yarra Valley Water.

Libraries

The City of Boroondara has five libraries at Camberwell, Ashburton, Balwyn, Kew and Hawthorn.^[16]

Schools

Boroondara has one of the highest concentrations of students in Australia^[17] and contains many private schools, including Xavier College, Methodist Ladies' College (MLC), Strathcona Baptist Girls' Grammar School, Camberwell Grammar School, Trinity Grammar School, Ruyton Girls' School, Rossbourne School, Carey Baptist Grammar School, Scotch College, Fintona Girls' School, Genazzano FCJ College and Preshil. It contains Catholic schools such as St Michael's Parish School (Ashburton) Our Lady of Good Counsel (Deepdene) and St Bede's School (Balwyn North) and a number of public schools, including Canterbury Girls Secondary College, Balwyn High School, Kew High School, Solway Primary School and Camberwell High School.

Some of the suburbs mentioned above are shared with other City Councils, including:

• Glen Iris (Shared with the City of Stonnington)
• Mont Albert (Shared with the City of Whitehorse)
• Surrey Hills (Shared with the City of Whitehorse)

Sister city

The City of Boroondara has one sister city.^[18]

Same, East Timor (2001)

See also

• List of Melbourne suburbs

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Boroondara (Local Government Area)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
2. "History and heritage". City of Boroondara. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
3. "BankWest Quality of Life Index 2008" (pdf). BankWest Quality of Life Index 2008. BankWest. 20 August 2008. p. 8. Retrieved 2008-09-03.
4. "Parks and reserves score big ticks, but roads and consultation are sore points as Victorians rate councils". Progress Leader. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
5. "Local History and Heritage". City of Boroondara.
6. Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 327–328, 393, 406. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
7. "170 councillors sacked as 17 local councils cease to exist, Seven super-cities from today". Canberra Times. 22 June 1994. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
8. "First Council of City of Boroondara". Monument Australia. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
9. "Councillors and wards". City of Boroondara. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
10. "Results for Boroondara City Council Elections 2012". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2012-10-28.
11. "Friendly Fire for Solway Ward". Boroondara Weekly Review. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
12. "Actor Geoffrey Rush backs candidates opposed to suburban sprawl". News.com.au. November 20, 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
13. "Boroondara councillor Phillip Healey considers Liberal preselection in Kew". Progress Leader. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
14. Khadem, Nassim (November 14, 2004). "Fight against developers takes centre stage". The Age. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
15. "Past and present councillors". City of Boroondara. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
16. "Libraries". City of Boroondara. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
17. "Headspace Hawthorn doors open". headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
18. "Friends of Same – City of Boroondara". City of Boroondara. Retrieved 2013-09-06.

External links

• Official website
• Link to Land Victoria interactive maps

Boroondara travel guide from Wikivoyage

Coordinates: 37°49′S 145°04′E / 37.817°S 145.067°E