City of Banyule

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City of Banyule
Victoria

Map of Melbourne showing Banyule
Population: 114,866 [1]
Area: 63 km² (24.3 sq mi)
Mayor: Wayne Philips
LGAs around City of Banyule:
Whittlesea Nillumbik Nillumbik
Darebin City of Banyule Nillumbik
Yarra Boroondara Manningham

The City of Banyule is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of 63 square kilometres (24.3 sq mi), and at the 2006 census, it had a population of 114,866.

The City was named after the Indigenous Australian term Banyule or "Banyool", and was originally the name of 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. It was formed in 1994 from the merger of the City of Heidelberg with parts of the Shire of Diamond Valley and Shire of Eltham.

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

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Banyule (Local Government Area). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.

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