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Шаблон:For Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox Australian place The City of Greater Dandenong is a local government area in Victoria, Australia in the southeastern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of just under 130 square kilometres (50 sq mi) and 166,094 residents in 2018.[1] 29% of its land area forms part of the South East Green Wedge. It was formed in 1994 by the merger of parts of the former City of Dandenong and City of Springvale.

The Bunurong/Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri peoples are the traditional owners and custodians of the land on which Greater Dandenong is now located.[2]

History

In 1994, the state government restructured local government in Victoria. The reforms dissolved 210 councils and created 78 new councils through amalgamations. As part of the reforms City of Springvale and City of Dandenong were merged to create City of Greater Dandenong.

Council

Greater Dandenong City Council comprises 11 councillors, elected from single member wards.[3] Prior to 2020, councillors were elected from four wards: Lightwood, Paperbark, Red Gum and Silverleaf. Councillors are elected to fixed-four year terms in a proportional manner using the STV voting system, with each ward electing Councillors based on their respective population.

Elections are held every four years, in accordance with the Local Government Act 1989, with voting being compulsory. Voter turnout figures by the Victorian Electoral Commission show that 81.7% of eligible voters voted at the last council election in 2020.[4]

Current composition

Party Councillors
Шаблон:Australian party style Labor 8
Шаблон:Australian party style Liberal 2
Шаблон:Australian party style Greens 1
Total 11

Шаблон:Infobox legislature The composition of Greater Dandenong City Council is one of the most Labor-dominated in the state, demonstrated by its high percentage of councillors who are members of the party and its below-average number of independent councillors. This political membership is reflected through the local federal and state MPs, both of whom are ALP-affiliated. The most recent elections were held on 24 October 2020 and produced the following results:

Ward Councillor Party
Cleeland Шаблон:Australian party style Angela Long Labor
Dandenong Шаблон:Australian party style Jim Memeti Labor
Dandenong North Шаблон:Australian party style Bob Milkovic Independent Liberal
Keysborough Шаблон:Australian party style Tim Dark Liberal
Keysborough South Шаблон:Australian party style Rhonda Garad Greens
Noble Park Шаблон:Australian party style Sophie Tan Labor
Noble Park North Шаблон:Australian party style Lana Formoso Labor
Springvale Central Шаблон:Australian party style Richard Lim Labor
Springvale North Шаблон:Australian party style Sean O'Reilly Labor
Springvale South Шаблон:Australian party style Loi Truong Labor
Yarraman Шаблон:Australian party style Eden Foster Labor

Mayor

Шаблон:Main The mayor is the head of the municipality, leading and coordinating the council's work. The position of mayor is a mostly ceremonial one, expected to represent the City and act as its public spokesperson. The mayor is not entirely a figurehead, however, instead being tasked with chairing council meetings and being involved with a greater number of community events such as citizenship ceremonies.[5]

A mayor is elected among the councillors for a term of one year, meaning that each period between two local government elections usually sees four mayorships. Clare O'Neil became the youngest female mayor in Australian history when she served as mayor of Greater Dandenong from March to November 2004.

Election results

2020

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Places of interest

Townships and localities

The 2021 census, the city had a population of 158,208 up from 152,050 in the 2016 census[6]

Population
Locality 2016 2021
Шаблон:VICcity 784 749
Шаблон:VICcity 29,906 30,127
Шаблон:VICcity 22,451 22,550
Шаблон:VICcity 160 125
Шаблон:VICcity 25,785 30,018
Шаблон:VICcity^ 6,725 8,926
Шаблон:VICcity 30,998 32,257
Шаблон:VICcity 7,468 7,436
Шаблон:VICcity 21,714 22,174
Шаблон:VICcity 12,768 12,766

^ - Territory divided with another LGA

Sport

Dandenong Rangers play home games at the Dandenong Basketball Stadium and compete in the WNBL. Two championships have been won in the 2003–04 and 2004–05 seasons In the 2005-2006 and the 2016-2017 seasons, the team reached the Grand Final only to lose to the Canberra Capitals and Sydney Uni Flames respectively.

Dandenong Thunder compete in the Victorian Premier League, playing at George Andrews Reserve. In 2012, the team claimed the famous treble of the Victorian Premier League championship, the Victorian Premier League Minor Premiership, and the Football Federation Victoria State Knockout Cup.

The Greater Dandenong Warriors Hockey Club is based at the Bill Toon Playing fields on Cleeland Road, Dandenong North. The club currently fields four men's teams, one women's team, five junior teams and three master teams.[7]

Community groups

Greater Dandenong has many active community groups.

Service clubs include the Lions Club of Greater Dandenong, the Lions Club of Dandenong, the Lions Club of Dandenong (Supper), the Rotary Club of Dandenong, the Rotary Club of Noble Park and the Rotary Club of Springvale.

Schools

The City of Greater Dandenong has a sister city relationship with Xuzhou, a city in China. Due to this connection the following schools in Greater Dandenong have established relationships with schools in Xuzhou:

  • Wallarano Primary School and Minzulu
  • Coomoora Secondary College & Xuzhou No. 3 Middle School
  • Springvale Primary School & Xuzhou Arts School
  • Maralinga Primary School & Jinshinqaun
  • Noble Park English Language School & Xinyi Middle School
  • Springvale Secondary College & Xuzhou No.1 Middle School

Public Libraries

See also

References

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External links

Шаблон:City of Greater Dandenong suburbs Шаблон:Local Government Areas of Victoria Шаблон:Authority control

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