City of Maribyrnong

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City of Maribyrnong Victoria
Map of Melbourne showing location of City of Maribyrnong.
Population:	63,141 (2006) [1]
Established:	1994
Area:	31.2 km² (12.0 sq mi)
Mayor:	Michelle MacDonald
Council Seat:	Footscray
Region:	West Metropolitan Melbourne
State District:	Williamstown, Footscray
Federal Division:	Gellibrand
Website: http://www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au/
LGAs around City of Maribyrnong: Moonee Valley Brimbank City of Maribyrnong Melbourne Hobsons Bay Port Phillip

The City of Maribyrnong is a Local Government Area located within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It comprises the inner western suburbs between 5 and 10 kilometres from the Melbourne city centre. It was formed in 1994 from the merger of the City of Footscray and part of the City of Sunshine.

According to Local Government Victoria, Maribyrnong has the second most ethnically diverse population in Victoria, with 40% of residents born outside Australia. The ABS census in 2001 reported that 11.3% of the total population were born in Vietnam. At the 2006 census, Maribynong had a population of 63,141.

Contents 1 Education 1.1 Tertiary 1.2 Libraries 2 Wards (with current councillors) 3 Suburbs 4 References 5 See also 6 External links

[edit] Education

[edit] Tertiary

Victoria University has two campuses in Maribyrnong, Footscray Park and Footscray Nicholson. Footscray Park is the primary Victoria University campus, located on the banks of the Maribyrnong river, in a parkland setting. Footscray Nicholson is located in central Footscray. Previously Yarraville featured a Victoria University campus.

[edit] Libraries

The library service run by the council has four branches: Footscray, Highpoint shopping centre, West Footscray, and Yarraville. Reflecting the multiculturalism of the community, the library service has a large amount of material in languages other than English.

[edit] Wards (with current councillors)

• Bluestone - Catherine Cumming
• Ironbark - Michelle MacDonald
• River - Dina Lynch
• Saltwater - Janet Rice
• Sheoak - Janis Rossiter
• Stony Creek - Sel Sanli
• Wattle - Michael Clarke

[edit] Suburbs

• Braybrook
• Footscray
• Kingsville
• Maidstone
• Maribyrnong
• Seddon
• Tottenham
• West Footscray
• Yarraville

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• List of Melbourne suburbs

[edit] External links

• Official website
• Metlink local public transport map

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