City of Greater Dandenong
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| City of Greater Dandenong Victoria (Australia) |
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 Map of Melbourne showing City of Greater Dandenong |
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| Population: | 125,520 (2006) [1] | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 130 km² (50.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | John Kelly | ||||||||||||
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The City of Greater Dandenong is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia located in the southeastern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of 130 square kilometres and at the 2006 census it had a population of 125,520.
It was formed in 1994 by the merger of parts of the former City of Dandenong and City of Springvale.
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[edit] Geography
[edit] Wards and councillors
- Youhorn Chea, - Springvale Central Ward
- Jim Memeti - Dandenong Ward
- Paul Donovan - Cleeland Ward
- John Kelly Current Mayor - Dandenong North Ward
- Roz Blades - Keysborough Ward
- Peter Brown - Keysborough South Ward
- Sue Walton - Lyndale Ward
- Pinar Yesil - Noble Park Ward
- Maria Sampey - Noble Park North Ward
- Alan Gordon - Springvale North Ward
- Yvonne Herring - Springvale South Ward
Clare O'Neil became the youngest female mayor in Australian history when she served as Mayor of Greater Dandenong from 2003 to 2004.
[edit] Places of Interest
- Drum Theatre
- Heritage Hill Museum and Historic Gardens
- Springvale Library
- Dandenong Library
[edit] Suburbs and Towns
- Bangholme
- Dandenong
- Dandenong North
- Dandenong South
- Keysborough
- Parts of Lyndhurst
- Noble Park
- Noble Park North
- Springvale
- Springvale South
[edit] 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 and again in 2005/2006 the team reached the Grand Final only to lose to the Canberra Capitals.
[edit] Sister cities
[edit] Schools
Due to this connection these schools in Greater Dandenong have established relationships with schools in Xuzhou:
- Wallarano Primary School & Minzulu
- Coomoora Secondary College & Xuzhou No. 3
- Springvale Primary School & Xuzhou Arts School
- Maralinga Primary School & Jinshinqaun
- Noble Park English Language School & Xingi Middle School
- Springvale Secondary College & Xuzhou No.1 Middle School
- Maralinga Primary School & Jinshinqaun
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Greater Dandenong (Local Government Area). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
[edit] See also
See List of localities (Victoria) for other Melbourne suburbs and municipalities.
[edit] External links
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