City of Moonee Valley

The City of Moonee Valley is a local government area located within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It comprises the north-western suburbs between 3 and 13 kilometres from the Melbourne city centre, and in June 2018, the city had a population of 127,883.[1]

City of Moonee Valley
Victoria
Location within Melbourne metropolitan area
Population127,883 (2018)[1]
 • Density2,970/km2 (7,700/sq mi)
EstablishedDecember 1994
Area43 km2 (16.6 sq mi)[1]
MayorCr Samantha Byrne
Council seatMoonee Ponds
RegionMetropolitan Melbourne
State electorate(s)
Federal Division(s)
WebsiteCity of Moonee Valley
LGAs around City of Moonee Valley:
Brimbank Moreland Moreland
Brimbank City of Moonee Valley Moreland
Brimbank Maribyrnong Melbourne

History
The original logo

Moonee Valley was formed in December 1994 after the merger of the City of Essendon and eastern parts of the City of Keilor.

The original council logo from 1994 was replaced in February 2010.[2]

Exchange prefixes in the city are 937x, 837x, 933x or 833x (the latter left over from the old City of Keilor).

Features

The Moonee Valley is a culturally diverse region with a substantial residential population and various commercial set-ups and industries. It comprises the Moonee Valley Racecourse, Essendon Airport and has several shopping precincts, restaurants, parks and offices. It is well connected and easily accessible through trams and the Craigieburn train line. It is also a thriving business centre, with close to 10,000 businesses operating in the region.[3]

Suburbs

Council

Wards

The City of Moonee Valley has three wards: Buckley, Myrnong and Rose Hill.[4]

Buckley Ward comprises Essendon Fields, Essendon North, Strathmore, Aberfeldie, most of Essendon and Strathmore Heights, and parts of Moonee Ponds and Essendon West.[4]

Myrnong Ward comprises Ascot Vale, Flemington, Travancore, most of Moonee Ponds and part of Essendon.[4]

Rose Hill Ward comprises Avondale Heights, Keilor East, Airport West, Niddrie, most of Essendon West and part of Strathmore Heights.[4]

Current composition

Councillors are elected from the three multi-member wards, each electing three members, for a total of nine councillors. The current council was elected in October 2016, as its composition is:

WardPartyCouncillorNotes
Buckley Narelle Sharpe
  Liberal[5] Rebecca Gauci Maurici
Richard Lawrence
Myrnong Ward Cam Nation
  Labor[5] Jim Cusack
  Labor[5] Nicole Marshall
Rosehill Ward Andrea Surace
John Sipek Deputy Mayor
Samantha Byrne Mayor

Mayors

The current Mayor is Samantha Byrne and the Deputy Mayor is John Sipek. They were elected by council in October 2019 and will serve the 2019/2020 year.

See also

References
  1. "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
  2. "Moonee Valley City Council - Moonee Valley Logo". www.mvcc.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
  3. "Economy Profile". Economy Profile.
  4. "Moonee Valley City Council profile". Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  5. "Tracking Victorian Crs who are members of a political party". The Mayne Report. Retrieved 23 June 2020.

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