Английская Википедия:City of Brimbank
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The City of Brimbank is a local government area located within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It comprises the western suburbs between 10 and 20 km west and northwest from the Melbourne city centre.
The City has an area of 123 km² and in June 2018, Brimbank had a population of 208,714.[1]
History
The Wurundjeri people have been the custodians of the land in the Port Phillip Bay region, including the current City of Brimbank, for over 40,000 years before European settlement. Brimbank lies within the area occupied by the Kurung-Jang-Balluk and Marin-Balluk clans of the Wurundjeri people (also known as the Woiwurung language group) who form part of the larger Kulin Nation. Other groups who occupied land in the area include the Yalukit-Willam and Marpeang-Bulluk clans.
Brimbank was founded on 15 December 1994 during the amalgamations of local councils by the state government. It was formed after the merger of the former Cities of Keilor and Sunshine. It was named after Brimbank Park in Keilor, which itself was named for the practice of local farmers driving livestock "around the brim of the bank" of the Maribyrnong River.[2]
The municipality has thirteen places listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.[3]
Misconduct investigations and dismissal
In 2008 and 2009, the Brimbank City Council was the subject of several investigations into alleged misconduct by councillors.
On 30 July 2008, the state MP for Keilor, George Seitz, invoked parliamentary privilege in the Legislative Assembly to accuse former Brimbank mayor Cr Natalie Suleyman of branch stacking, describing her as the "Robert Mugabe of Brimbank". Seitz alleged that Suleyman had 'retaliated' by directing Council to block funding for capital works projects after she was defeated in Labor Party preselection for the 2008 Kororoit state by-election.[4]Шаблон:Sfn Following disclosures made under the Whistleblowers Protection Act 2001, the Victorian Ombudsman, George Brouwer, commenced an investigation into the Council in September.Шаблон:Sfn
Brouwer's report was presented to Parliament on 7 May 2009, and found councillors were "generally dysfunctional",Шаблон:Sfn "lacked awareness of their role",Шаблон:Sfn and were "influenced" by unelected third parties.Шаблон:Sfn The report asserted that between 2005 and 2008, decisions were reached by a majority (or 'ruling') faction of councillors who would vote on decisions as a bloc.Шаблон:Sfn Of the 6 members of the 'ruling faction', only two were re-elected to council in 2008.
The report concluded that:
- External parties, including state MPs George Seitz and Theo Theophanous, and former federal MP Andrew Theophanous, had unduly influenced council business,Шаблон:Sfn
- The 'ruling faction' "did not exercise reasonable care" in directing Brimbank CEO Marilyn Duncan to remove funding for the Keilor Lodge Reserve project,Шаблон:Sfn
- The 'ruling faction' intended to "worry" Seitz by calling for expressions of interest on the Keilor Lodge Reserve site,Шаблон:Sfn
- Cr Suleyman acted "with inappropriate partiality" in prioritising works at Cairnlea Park in the Council's 2008–09 budget,Шаблон:Sfn
- Cr Eriksson contravened the Council's Code of Governance by releasing confidential information to the Sunshine Advocate, Brimbank Leader and Brimbank Star newspapers,Шаблон:Sfn
- The Labor Party had appeared to breach the Electoral Act by distributing prohibited material to Cr Capar,Шаблон:Sfn
- Councillors had misused council-owned laptops and BlackBerry devices,Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
- Council had failed to handle the severance package of outgoing CEO Marilyn Duncan "in an open and transparent manner",Шаблон:Sfn
- The 'ruling faction' had determined the election of mayor until 2013,Шаблон:Sfn and
- Local Government Victoria had failed to adequately deal with complaints from residents about Council decision-making.Шаблон:Sfn
In response to the Brouwer report, the Minister for Local Government, Richard Wynne, appointed William Scales to closely monitor the council over a three month period.Шаблон:Sfn In his second report Scales found that, despite being closely monitored, there remained widespread misconduct amongst councillors, and recommended that councillors should be suspended or dismissed from their positions.Шаблон:Sfn David Walker, a former police detective, was also appointed to investigate possible breaches of the Local Government Act.[5]
On 15 September, Wynne announced that Council would be dismissed, with administrators appointed until November 2012.[6] On 17 November, the Victorian Government appointed Peter Lewinsky, Joanne Anderson and Meredith Sussex as administrators for a three-year period.[7] Investigations into the conduct of Seitz, along with councillors Suleyman, Kathryn Eriksson and Troy Atanasovski, concluded in December with the Local Government Inspectorate informing those involved that it would take no further action.[8]
In May 2012, the Victorian Government announced it would extend the tenure of administrators for a further three years,[9] with Lewinsky reappointed alongside John Watson and former Brimbank commissioner Jane Nathan.[10]
In October 2016, council elections were held in Brimbank for the first time in eight years. Two former councillors were re-elected: Sam David and Margaret Giudice, the latter having rescinded her Labor Party membership in 2014.[11]
Wards and councillors
For electing councillors Brimbank is divided into the following wards:
- Grasslands Ward (includes the suburbs of Albanvale, Cairnlea, Kings Park, Deer Park and St Albans West) with 3 Councillors.
- Harvester Ward (includes the suburbs of Albion, Ardeer, Brooklyn, Derrimut, Sunshine, Sunshine North and Sunshine West) with 3 Councillors.
- Horseshoe Bend Ward (includes the suburbs of Keilor Park, Keilor East, Kealba, Tullamarine, St Albans East, Keilor and Tullamarine) with 2 Councillors.
- Taylors Ward (includes the suburbs of Calder Park, Keilor North, Keilor Lodge, Keilor Downs, Taylors Lakes, Delahey, Sydenham and Hillside) with 3 Councillors.
| Party | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Australian party style| | Independent | 5 |
| Шаблон:Australian party style| | Labor | 5 |
| Шаблон:Australian party style| | Liberal | 1 |
| Total | 11 | |
| List of councillors[12] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | Party | Councillor | Notes | |
| Grasslands Ward | Шаблон:Australian party style| | Independent | Victoria Borg | |
| Шаблон:Australian party style| | Independent | Sarah Branton | ||
| Шаблон:Australian party style| | Labor | Thuy Dang | ||
| Harvester Ward | Шаблон:Australian party style| | Labor | Jasmine Nguyen | Mayor (2021-) Deputy Mayor (2020-2021) |
| Шаблон:Australian party style| | Labor | Sam David Шаблон:Post-nominals | ||
| Шаблон:Australian party style| | Independent | Thomas O'Reilly | ||
| Horseshoe Bend Ward | Шаблон:Australian party style| | Independent | Virginia Tachos | |
| Шаблон:Australian party style| | Labor | Jae Papalia | ||
| Taylors Ward | Шаблон:Australian party style| | Labor | Ranka Rasic | Mayor (2020-2021) |
| Шаблон:Australian party style| | Independent | Bruce Lancashire | ||
| Шаблон:Australian party style| | Liberal | Maria Kerr | ||
Mayors
Mayors (1998– 2009)
| No. | Mayor | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ciro Lombardi | Шаблон:Australian party style| | Labor | 1998 |
| 2 | Sam David Шаблон:Post-nominals | Шаблон:Australian party style| | Labor | 1998–1999 |
| 3 | Brooke Gujinovic | Шаблон:Australian party style| | Labor | 1999–2000 |
| 4 | Charlie Apap | Шаблон:Australian party style| | Labor | 2000–2001 |
| 5 | Natalie Suleyman | Шаблон:Australian party style| | Labor | 2001–2002 |
| 6 | Andres Puig | Шаблон:Australian party style| | Labor | 2002–2003 |
| (2) | Sam David Шаблон:Post-nominals | Шаблон:Australian party style| | Labor | 2003–2004 |
| (5) | Natalie Suleyman | Шаблон:Australian party style| | Labor | 2004–2006 |
| 7 | Margaret Giudice | Шаблон:Australian party style| | Labor | 2006–2007 |
| (2) | Sam David Шаблон:Post-nominals | Шаблон:Australian party style| | Labor | 2007–2008 |
| 8 | Troy Atanasovski Шаблон:Post-nominals | Шаблон:Australian party style| | Labor | 2008–2009 |
Administrators (2009–2016)
| Administrators | Term |
|---|---|
| Peter Lewinsky (Chair) Joanne Anderson Meredith Sussex Шаблон:Post-nominals |
2009–2012 |
| John Watson (Chair) Peter Lewinsky Jane Nathan |
2012–2014 |
| John Watson (Chair) Jane Nathan John Tanner |
2014–2016 |
Mayors (2016–present)
| No. | Mayor | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Sam Hedditch | Шаблон:Australian party style| | Independent | 2016–2017 |
| (7) | Margaret Giudice | Шаблон:Australian party style| | Independent | 2017–2018 |
| 10 | Lucinda Congreve | Шаблон:Australian party style| | Independent | 2018–2019 |
| 11 | Georgina Papafotiou | Шаблон:Australian party style| | Independent | 2019–2020 |
| 12 | Ranka Rasic | Шаблон:Australian party style| | Labor | 2020–2021 |
| 13 | Jasmine Nguyen | Шаблон:Australian party style| | Independent | 2021-2022 |
| 14 | Bruce Lancishire | Independent | 2022-2023 | |
Demographics
| Selected historical census data for City of Brimbank local government area | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census year | 2001[13] | 2006[14] | 2011[15] | 2016[16] | ||
| Population | Estimated residents on census night | 162 931 | 168 215 | 182 735 | 194 319 | |
| LGA rank in terms of size within Victoria | 3Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Steady 3Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Decrease 6Шаблон:Small | |||
| % of Victoria population | 3.53% | Шаблон:Decrease 3.41% | Шаблон:Steady 3.41% | Шаблон:Decrease 3.28% | ||
| % of Australian population | 0.87% | Шаблон:Decrease 0.85% | Шаблон:Steady 0.85% | Шаблон:Decrease 0.83% | ||
| Cultural and language diversity | ||||||
| Ancestry, top responses |
Vietnamese | 9.1% | 10.7% | 11.0% | Шаблон:Increase 13.3% | |
| Australian | 15.1% | 15.1% | 11.1% | Шаблон:Decrease 10.3% | ||
| English | 12% | 11.8% | 10.2% | Шаблон:Decrease 9.7% | ||
| Maltese | 9.4% | 8.1% | 5.8% | Шаблон:Decrease5.7% | ||
| Italian | 8.3% | 7.8% | 6.1% | Шаблон:Decrease 5.4% | ||
| Chinese | 4.5% | 5.1% | 5.9% | Шаблон:Decrease5.4% | ||
| Language, top responses (other than English) |
Vietnamese | 10.4% | Шаблон:Increase 12.6% | Шаблон:Increase 14.2% | Шаблон:Increase 16.2% | |
| Maltese | 5.2% | Шаблон:Decrease 4.0% | Шаблон:Decrease 3.3% | Шаблон:Decrease 2.7% | ||
| Italian | 4.6% | Шаблон:Loss 3.8% | Шаблон:Loss 3.2% | Шаблон:Loss 2.5% | ||
| Greek | 4.2% | Шаблон:Loss 3.7% | Шаблон:Decrease 3.2% | Шаблон:Decrease 2.7% | ||
| Macedonian | 4.1% | Шаблон:Decrease 3.5% | Шаблон:Decrease 2.9% | |||
| Punjabi | 2.9% | |||||
| Religious affiliation | ||||||
| Religious affiliation, top responses |
Catholic | 42.9% | Шаблон:Loss 40.1% | Шаблон:Loss 36.1% | Шаблон:Loss 31.3% | |
| Orthodox | 11.6% | Шаблон:Loss 10.5% | Шаблон:Loss 9.2% | Шаблон:Loss 6.4% | ||
| Buddhism | 9.1% | Шаблон:Profit 10.8% | Шаблон:Profit 11.8% | Шаблон:Loss 10.8% | ||
| No religion | 7.9% | Шаблон:Profit 9.3% | Шаблон:Profit 11.0% | Шаблон:Profit 16.8% | ||
| Anglican | 5.9% | Шаблон:Loss 5.3% | ||||
| Islam | 5.6% | |||||
| Median weekly incomes | ||||||
| Personal income | Median weekly personal income | Шаблон:AUD358 | Шаблон:AUD429 | Шаблон:AUD487 | ||
| % of Australian median income | 76.8% | 74.4% | 73.6% | |||
| Family income | Median weekly family income | Шаблон:AUD1029 | Шаблон:AUD1195 | Шаблон:AUD1358 | ||
| % of Australian median income | 87.8% | 80.7% | 78.3% | |||
| Household income | Median weekly household income | Шаблон:AUD921 | Шаблон:AUD1106 | Шаблон:AUD1263 | ||
| % of Australian median income | 98.2% | 89.6% | 87.8% | |||
| Dwelling structure | ||||||
| Dwelling type | Separate house | 88.7% | Шаблон:Decrease 82.4% | Шаблон:Decrease 76.9% | Шаблон:Decrease 73.2% | |
| Semi-detached, terrace or townhouse | 4.0% | Шаблон:Increase 10.3% | Шаблон:Decrease 5.0% | Шаблон:Increase 13.1% | ||
| Flat or apartment | 6.3% | Шаблон:Increase 7.0% | Шаблон:Increase 7.5% | Шаблон:Decrease 4.5% | ||
Townships and localities
The 2021 census, the city had a population of 194,618 up from 194,319 in the 2016 census[17]
| Population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Шаблон:VICcity | 5,491 | 5,641 |
| Шаблон:VICcity | 4,731 | 4,334 |
| Шаблон:VICcity | 3,103 | 3,170 |
| Шаблон:VICcity^ | 1,856 | 1,979 |
| Шаблон:VICcity | 9,657 | 10,038 |
| Шаблон:VICcity | 0 | 0 |
| Шаблон:VICcity | 18,126 | 18,145 |
| Шаблон:VICcity | 8,339 | 8,077 |
| Шаблон:VICcity | 8,269 | 8,651 |
| Шаблон:VICcity^ | 193 | 290 |
| Шаблон:VICcity | 3,194 | 3,226 |
| Шаблон:VICcity^ | 5,853 | 5,906 |
| Шаблон:VICcity | 9,995 | 9,857 |
| Шаблон:VICcity^ | 14,514 | 15,078 |
| Шаблон:VICcity | 1,752 | 1,668 |
| Шаблон:VICcity | 67 | 67 |
| Шаблон:VICcity | 2,719 | 2,684 |
| Шаблон:VICcity | 8,198 | 8,203 |
| Шаблон:VICcity | 37,309 | 38,042 |
| Шаблон:VICcity | 9,768 | 9,445 |
| Шаблон:VICcity | 11,700 | 12,047 |
| Шаблон:VICcity | 18,580 | 18,552 |
| Шаблон:VICcity | 10,838 | 10,578 |
| Шаблон:VICcity | 15,519 | 15,174 |
| Шаблон:VICcity^ | 6,605 | 6,733 |
^ - Territory divided with another LGA
Environmental issues
In 2021, Brimbank was recognised as Melbourne's smelliest suburb with more than 640 complaints from residents mainly due to the large amount of industries in the area.[18] This includes the Kealba Sunshine Landfill which produced a smell described as "rotting carcasses" for three years. EPA Victoria suspended and then cancelled the license to operate the landfill by Barro Group.[19]
References
Bibliography
External links
- Шаблон:Commonscat-inline
- Шаблон:Official website
- Metlink local public transport map
- City of Brimbank at the Local Government Victoria website
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