Banyule City Council

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Banyule City Council Victoria (Australia)
Map of Melbourne showing Banyule City Council
Population:	118,000
Area:	63 sq. km's km²
Mayor:	Wayne Philips

The Banyule City Council is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of 63 square kilometres. In 2001, it had a population of 118,000.

The council was named after the Indigenous Australian term Banyule or "Banyool", and was originally the name a locality within the former City of Heidelberg before being adopted as the name of the new council during the amalgamation of local government areas in Victoria.

The current councillors of the city are:

Bakewell Ward: Peter McKenna

Beale Ward: Wayne Philips (current Mayor)

Griffin Ward: Jenny Mulholland

Grimshaw Ward: Dean Sherriff

Hawdon Ward: Dale Peters

Ibbott Ward: Tom Melican

Olympia Ward: Anthony Carbines

Contents 1 Controversy 2 Suburbs 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Controversy

Greg Ryan was the Mayor of the City of Banyule in 2005. His mayorship was tarnished by allegations against him of threats of violence.

During Ryan's mayorship, Jenny Mulholland was the Deputy Mayor, and it was found that an allegedly illegal deal had been made which gave Ryan the title of mayor, but Mulholland had use of the mayoral 4WD.

Dean Sherriff has been charged with assault over a road-rage incident in late 2005, when he allegedly smashed a car windscreen with a length of wood, showering the two small children inside with glass. He has been allowed to retain his position as councillor, but the court appeal that might strip him of that position has been delayed until February 2007, since on the last court date Sherriff "had a fainting disorder" and did not attend.

Dale Peters runs a 'charity' called the Victorian Emergency Relief Fund, which is under fire because of a total of $450,000 collected for bushfire relief in 2002-03, only $55,000 ever got distributed to needy rural families. Peters allegedly paid himself an 'administrator's fee' of $100,000+, and a company he owns, called Australian Press Holdings, also received a hefty payment. VERF is under investigation from Consumer Affairs Victoria.

[edit] Suburbs

• Bellfield
• Bundoora
• Briar Hill
• Eaglemont
• Greensborough
• Heidelberg
• Heidelberg Heights
• Heidelberg West
• Ivanhoe
• Ivanhoe East
• Lower Plenty
• Macleod
• Montmorency
• Rosanna
• Viewbank
• Watsonia
• Watsonia North
• Yallambie

[edit] See also

• List of Melbourne suburbs

[edit] External links

• Official website
• Yarra Plenty Library
• Metlink local public transport

Local Government Areas of Melbourne

Metropolitan City of Banyule • City of Bayside • City of Boroondara • City of Brimbank • City of Casey • City of Darebin • City of Frankston • City of Glen Eira • City of Greater Dandenong • City of Hobsons Bay • City of Hume • City of Kingston • City of Knox • City of Manningham • City of Maribyrnong • Maroondah City Council • City of Melbourne • City of Monash • City of Moonee Valley • City of Moreland • City of Port Phillip • City of Stonnington • City of Whitehorse • City of Whittlesea • City of Wyndham • City of Yarra • Outer Metropolitan Shire of Cardinia • Shire of Melton • Shire of Mornington Peninsula • Shire of Nillumbik • Shire of Yarra Ranges