| City of Moreland Victoria |
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Location within Melbourne metropolitan area |
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| Population: | 149,122(2009)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 51 km² (19.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | John Kavanagh | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Metropolitan Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Brunswick, Pascoe Vale, Broadmeadows, Thomastown | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Wills, Melbourne | ||||||||||||
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The City of Moreland is a Local Government Area located within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It comprises the inner northern suburbs between 4 and 10 kilometres from the Melbourne city centre.
It was created in 1994 during the forced amalgamations of local government by the Kennett Government, being created from the former local government areas of the City of Brunswick, the City of Coburg and the southern part of the City of Broadmeadows. The Moreland local government area covers 51 km², and as at 30 June 2009, it had an estimated population of 149,122.
In 2004 the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC), an independent authority created under Victorian state legislation, conducted a representation review of the council's electoral structure, resulting in a recommendation that the 10 single councillor wards be replaced by three multi-councillor wards. A consequence of the change from single-councillor to multi-councillor wards was a change in election method from preferential voting to proportional representation.
Elections are held every four years. The last elections were held in November 2008.
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One of the highlights of Moreland City Council is the public library. Moreland City Libraries have 5 branches in Moreland
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