City of Doncaster & Templestowe

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City of Doncaster & Templestowe
Victoria

Location in Melbourne

Population:

109,200 (1992)^[1]

Established:

1856

Area:

89.42 km² (34.5 sq mi)

Council Seat:

Doncaster

Region:

Melbourne

County:

Bourke, Evelyn

LGAs around City of Doncaster & Templestowe:
Heidelberg	Eltham	Healesville
Heidelberg	City of Doncaster & Templestowe	Lillydale
Camberwell	Box Hill Nunawading	Ringwood

Former Shire Hall in Council Street

The City of Doncaster & Templestowe was a Local Government Area located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) east-northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of 89.42 square kilometres (34.53 sq mi), and existed from 1915 until 1994.

1 History
2 Wards
3 Suburbs
4 Population
5 References

[edit] History

The origin of local government in the area dates back to 19 December 1856 when the Templestowe Roads Board was formed, following a public meeting and election at Bulleen Hotel.^[2]^[3] Two decades later, on 7 May 1875 the Shire of Bulleen was formed incorporating the Roads Board area and Warrandyte^[4]^[2]. On 30 May 1890 the Doncaster Riding was severed and incorporated as the Shire of Doncaster, meeting in the old Shire Hall in Council Street.^[2]. By this time, fruit growing had became the mainstay of Doncaster's rural economy. The Shire of Bulleen was renamed to the Shire of Templestowe on 12 May 1892 and reunited with Doncaster 23 years later under local government reforms on 1 October 1915, and the combined entity was named Shire of Doncaster & Templestowe on 16 March 1926. Urbanisation was slow to reach the area, and the 1949 Australian Blue Book described the shire as "mainly undulating country with extensive views [and] some low, hilly ranges". Agricultural activities such as fruit growing, dairying and sheep and cattle grazing dominated the Shire's economic life.^[5] By 1955 the population of the area had grown with suburban settlement and a new Shire Hall was built.^[2] On 28 February 1967, at a time of rapid suburban growth, Doncaster & Templestowe was proclaimed a City.^[6]

On 15 December 1994, along with nearly all other councils in Victoria, the City of Doncaster & Templestowe was abolished, and together with Wonga Park from the Shire of Lillydale, was reincorporated as the City of Manningham.^[7]

At the time of dissolution, council meetings were held in the Municipal Offices in Doncaster Road, Doncaster. This facility is still used for the same purpose by the City of Manningham.