Yarra Ranges Shire

Shire of Yarra Ranges Victoria
Location in Victoria
Map of Melbourne with Yarra Ranges LGA highlighted.
Population	144,541 (2011)[1]
• Density	58.5210/km^2 (151.569/sq mi)
Established	1994
Area	2,469.9 km^2 (953.6 sq mi)
Mayor	Maria McCarthy
Council seat	Lilydale
Region	Outer Eastern Melbourne
State electorate(s)	Eildon Evelyn Monbulk
Federal Division(s)	Casey La Trobe
Website	Shire of Yarra Ranges
LGAs around Shire of Yarra Ranges: Nillumbik Murrindindi Mansfield Maroondah Shire of Yarra Ranges Baw Baw Knox Casey Cardinia

The Shire of Yarra Ranges is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the outer eastern and northeastern suburbs of Melbourne extending into the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges. It has an area of 2,469.9 square kilometres (953.6 sq mi), and at the 2011 census, it had a population of 144,541.

It was formed in 1994 by the merger of parts of the Shire of Sherbrooke, Shire of Lillydale, Shire of Healesville and Shire of Upper Yarra.

Wards

Yarra Ranges is divided into nine wards, each of which elects one councillor for a period of four years.

• Billanook Ward
• Chandler Ward, named after a pioneering family
• Chirnside Ward, named after George Chirnside, a Mooroolbark settler and owner of the Werribee Park Mansion.
• Lyster Ward, named after William Lyster, an impresario who had a dairy farm in the area.
• Melba Ward, named after Dame Nellie Melba.
• O'Shannassy Ward, named after O'Shannassy River and reservoir, ultimately from John O'Shanassy (sic), premier of Victoria .
• Ryrie Ward, named after William Ryrie who planted the first vineyards in the area.
• Streeton Ward, named after Sir Arthur Streeton, a painter who lived at Olinda.
• Walling Ward, named after Edna Walling, landscape designer.

Suburbs and towns

Shire Offices, Lilydale

Belgrave, a suburb within the municipality

Suburbs and towns within the boundaries of the Shire include:

Suburbs Belgrave Belgrave Heights Belgrave South Chirnside Park Upper Ferntree Gully Kilsyth Lilydale Montrose Mooroolbark Mount Evelyn Narre Warren East Tecoma Upwey

Hills Townships Ferny Creek Kallista Kalorama Macclesfield Menzies Creek Monbulk Mount Dandenong Olinda Sassafras Selby Sherbrooke Silvan The Patch Tremont

Rural Localities (North East) Badger Creek Chum Creek Coldstream Dixons Creek Gruyere Healesville Steels Creek Tarrawarra Yarra Glen Yering

Rural Localities (East) Don Valley Hoddles Creek Launching Place Millgrove Powelltown Seville Seville East Wandin East Wandin North Warburton Warburton East Wesburn Woori Yallock Yarra Junction Yellingbo

Major thoroughfares

Pre-2010 Council logo

• Burwood Highway (State Route 26)
• Canterbury Road/Swansea Road (State Route 32)
• Maroondah Highway (State Route 34 / B300)
• Belgrave-Hallam Road/Monbulk Road/Hereford Road/Anderson Street (C404)
• Belgrave Road (State Route 26)
• Olinda-Monbulk Road/Emerald Monbulk Road
• Warburton Highway (B380)
• Healesville- Koo Wee Rup Road (C411)
• Mount Dandenong (Tourist) Road (State Route 22)

See also

• List of Melbourne suburbs

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (30 October 2012). "2011 Census QuickStats". Retrieved 5 February 2013.

External links

• Official website
• Community Profile
• Metlink local public transport map
• Link to Land Victoria interactive maps

Coordinates: 37°44′S 145°41′E / 37.733°S 145.683°E