City of Moreland

"Moreland" redirects here. For other uses, see Moreland (disambiguation).

City of Moreland Victoria
Location within Melbourne metropolitan area
Population:	149,122(2009)[1]
Established:	1994
Area:	51 km² (19.7 sq mi)
Mayor:	Oscar Yildiz
Region:	Metropolitan Melbourne
State District:	Brunswick, Pascoe Vale, Broadmeadows, Thomastown
Federal Division:	Wills, Melbourne
Website: www.moreland.vic.gov.au
LGAs around City of Moreland: Hume Hume Whittlesea Moonee Valley City of Moreland Darebin Moonee Valley Melbourne Yarra

The City of Moreland is a Local Government Area located within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It comprises the inner northern suburbs between 4 and 10 kilometres from the Melbourne city centre.

It was created in 1994 during the forced amalgamations of local government by the Kennett 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 as at 30 June 2009, it had an estimated population of 149,122.

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. The last elections were held in November 2008.

Council Services

One of the highlights of Moreland City Council is the public library. Moreland City Libraries have 5 branches in Moreland

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 City of Yarra and Tullamarine shared with City of Moonee Valley.

Moreland mayors

• List of mayors of Moreland

Sister cities

• Xianyang, Shaanxi, China
• Solarino, Italy
• Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia
• Aileu, East Timor
• Mansfield, Victoria, Australia
• Sparta, Greece
• Tunceli, Turkey, (Proposed)
• Viggiano, Italy, (Proposed)
• Çorum, Turkey, (Proposed)
• Zahlé, Lebanon, (Proposed)

See also

• List of Melbourne suburbs
• City of Brunswick - one of the former Local Government areas subsumed by the amalgamation that produced the City of Moreland

References

1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (30 March 2010). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008–09` - Victoria". http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Products/3218.0~2008-09~Main+Features~Victoria?OpenDocument. Retrieved 3 May 2010. 

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

Coordinates: 37°44′S 144°57′E / 37.733°S 144.95°E / -37.733; 144.95