City of Monash
| City of Monash Victoria | |||||||||||||
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 Location of Monash within the Melbourne metropolitan area. | |||||||||||||
| Population | 176,069 (2009)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 2,160.4/km2 (5,595/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 81.5 km2 (31.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor | Paul Klisaris | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Glen Waverley | ||||||||||||
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| Website | [ City of Monash] | ||||||||||||
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The City of Monash is a local government area in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne with an area of 81.0 square kilometres and an estimated population of 176,069 people. From November 2014, the mayor of the City of Monash is Cr Paul Klisaris.[2]
Demographics
Monash has a diverse population, with 39.8% of its residents born overseas (compared to 29.0% across Melbourne),[3] coming from more than 30 countries,[4] with significant Chinese, UK, Greek, Indian, Malaysian and Sri Lankan populations.[3] 42.4% of residents own their own home outright, compared to 33.1% in Melbourne,[5] and 37.3% across Australia.[6] The city is well educated, with 25.1% having a bachelor or higher degree (compared to 19.6% across Melbourne.[7]
History
The City of Monash was once hunting grounds for the Bunurong people. The City of Monash, named after World War I commander Sir John Monash and the local Monash University (established 1958), was created on 15 December 1994 when the Kennett Liberal government amalgamated local councils all over Victoria, merging a substantial portion of the former City of Oakleigh with the whole of the former City of Waverley.
Suburbs
Councillors
Current
| Ward | Party | Councillor[2] | Elected | |
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| Glen Waverley | Labor[8] | Geoff Lake | 2000 | |
| Katrina Nolan | 2012 | |||
| Mt Waverley | Brian Little | 2003 | ||
| Labor[9] | Jieh-Yung Lo | 2008 | ||
| Rebecca Paterson | 2013 | |||
| Mulgrave | Liberal[10] | Robert Davies | 2012 | |
| Micaela Drieberg | 2008 | |||
| Labor[11] | Paul Klisaris | 2000 | ||
| Oakleigh | Labor[12] | Stefanie Perri | 2008 | |
| Bill Pontikis | 2012 | |||
| Liberal[13] | Theo Zographos | |||
2005
- Joy Banerji
- Paul Klisaris (Mayor)
- Charlotte Baines
- Ryan Brown
- Stephen Dimopoulos
- Gerry Kottek
- Geoff Lake
- Denise McGill
- Dane Manzie
- Tom Morrissey
- Craig Shiell
2008
- Charlotte Baines (Mayor 2009)
- Joy Banerji
- Stephen Dimopoulos
- Micaela Drieberg
- Paul Klisaris (Mayor 2008)
- Geoff Lake
- Jieh-Yung Lo
- Greg Male (Mayor 2010)
- Denise McGill
- Tom Morrissey
- Stefanie Perri (Mayor 2011)
2012
- Robert Davies
- Stephen Dimopoulos (Deputy Mayor 2013)
- Micaela Drieberg (Mayor 2012)
- Paul Klisaris
- Geoff Lake (Mayor 2013)
- Brian Little
- Jieh-Yung Lo (Deputy Mayor 2012)
- Katrina Nolan
- Bill Pontikis
- Theo Zographos
- Tom Morrissey (died May 2013)
- Rebecca Paterson (elected June 2013)
Schools
State
There are 27 primary and 9 secondary state-based schools in the city of Monash.[14]
- Ashwood Secondary College
- Brentwood Secondary College
- Glen Waverley Secondary College
- Highvale Secondary College
- John Monash Science School
- Mount Waverley Secondary College
- South Oakleigh Secondary College
- Wellington Secondary College
- Wheelers Hill Secondary College
Private
- Avila College
- Caulfield Grammar School - Wheelers Hill Campus
- Emmaus College - Year 9 Campus
- Huntingtower School
- Mazenod College
- Mount Scopus Memorial College - Gandel Campus
- Oakleigh Grammar
- Presbyterian Ladies' College
- Sacred Heart Girls' College
- Salesian College
- Wesley College - Glen Waverley Campus
Cultural amentities
- The city operates the Monash Gallery of Art, located at 860 Ferntree Gully, Wheelers Hill. The gallery's photography collections feature over 2000 works illustrating the development and evolution of the photographic medium in Australia. There are about 20 exhibitions a year in such media as photography, fine art, craft and design.
Public Libraries
- Monash Public Library Service provides library service through six branch libraries: Clayton, Glen Waverley, Mount Waverley, Mulgrave, Oakleigh and Wheelers Hill, as well as a Home Library Service.
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (30 March 2010). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008–09". Retrieved 4 June 2010.
- 1 2 "Councillors - City of Monash". www.monash.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
- 1 2 "Community profile - City of Monash - profile.id".
- ↑ http://www.monash.vic.gov.au/city/profile.htm
- ↑ "Community profile - City of Monash - profile.id".
- ↑ "4130.0.55.001 - Housing Occupancy and Costs, Australia, 2005-06".
- ↑ "Community profile - City of Monash - profile.id".
- ↑ "Dumped Labor candidate Geoff Lake". ABC News. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
- ↑ "On the campaign trail: the Asian-Australian story". Retrieved 2015-04-25.
- ↑ "Councillor Robert Davies - City of Monash". www.monash.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
- ↑ "Election dummy spit for Monash - Council - News | Waverley Leader". 2009-04-19. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
- ↑ "Box Hill - Victorian Election 2014 - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC News. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
- ↑ "Theo Zographos for Oakleigh". Facebook. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
- ↑ http://monash.vic.gov.au/cominfo/schools.htm
External links
- Monash City Council
- Victorian Councils Guide entry for the City of Monash
- Metlink local public transport map
- Link to Land Victoria interactive maps
- Chadstone football club
- Waverley Hockey Club
- Monash Gallery of Art
- Monash Public Library Service
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Coordinates: 37°53′S 145°10′E / 37.883°S 145.167°E