City of Frankston

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City of Frankston
Victoria
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City of Frankston
Population139,281 (2021) [1]
 • Density1,070/km2 (2,770/sq mi)
Established1994
1860 (original)
Area130 km2 (50.2 sq mi) [1]
MayorKris Bolam JP
Council seat Frankston
Region Greater Melbourne
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s) Dunkley
Frankston City Council Logo.svg
Website City of Frankston
LGAs around City of Frankston:
Kingston Greater Dandenong Casey
Port Phillip City of Frankston Casey
Port Phillip Mornington Peninsula Mornington Peninsula

The City of Frankston (officially known as Frankston City Council) is a local government area (LGA) in Victoria, Australia in the southern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of 130 square kilometres, and in August 2021, the City of Frankston recorded a population of 139,281. [1]

Contents

Despite its similar area and name, the City of Frankston is a different entity to the former City of Frankston which existed from 1966 until 1994, which was a continuation of the former Shire of Frankston and was abolished under state government reforms. This is similar to the situation for the Shire of South Gippsland and Shire of Glenelg, but is unlike the City of Melbourne, City of Knox, City of Whittlesea and City of Melton, whose administrations stayed intact through the amalgamations of the early 1990s. [2]

Geography

The city is located on the eastern shores of Port Phillip, and is bounded on the north by the City of Kingston and the City of Greater Dandenong, on the east by the City of Casey, and on the south by the Shire of Mornington Peninsula. The boundaries of the city are defined largely on the north by Eel Race Road and Thompsons Road, on the east by the Dandenong-Hastings Road, and on the south by a complex boundary featuring Baxter-Tooradin Road, Golf Links Road and Humphries Road. [3]

History

The Frankston City was created in 1994 out of the remains of three abolished councils – all but the suburbs of Mount Eliza, Baxter and Pearcedale from the former City of Frankston; the suburbs of Carrum Downs, Langwarrin and Skye from the City of Cranbourne; and part of Carrum Downs from the City of Springvale. [4]

The major part of the city was first incorporated in 1860 as the Mornington Roads District, which became a shire in 1871 and was renamed Shire of Frankston and Hastings in 1893, losing its western riding to form the Shire of Mornington, which has since been amalgamated into the Shire of Mornington Peninsula. [2] On 19 October 1960, the Shire of Frankston and Hastings split in two, with the western part remaining as the Shire of Frankston, and the eastern part being incorporated as the Shire of Hastings. [5]

Frankston was officially proclaimed as a city on 24 August 1966, to be known as the City of Frankston in a ceremony attended by Queen Elizabeth II. [5]

In 1993 the state government announced a major statewide program of local government amalgamations, most of which took effect on 15 December 1994. Most councils and their LGA's were abolished with new ones being created to replace them. [2]

Some changes occurred between the release of the Local Government Board report in July and the actual amalgamation – the original plan was to merge with the City of Chelsea and take Braeside and Carrum Downs from the City of Springvale. However, Frankston City Council submitted that it should expand eastwards instead, as well as taking Mount Eliza and Baxter. [6] By October, the present boundaries had been agreed upon, but the new entity was to be known as the City of Nepean. This appeared in the Board's final report in November 1994. [7] [8] Despite this recommendation, the State Government ultimately decided to retain a variation of the historical name, designating the new entity as Frankston City. [9]

Council

The current council, as of November 2024, in order of wards, is: [10]

WardPartyCouncillorNotes
Ballam WardIndependentKris Bolam JPMayor
Centenary WardLiberalMichael O'Reilly
Derinya WardLaborBrad Hill JP
Elisabeth Murdoch WardIndependentCherie Wanat
Kananook WardGreensEmily Green
Lyrebird WardLiberalSteffie ConroyDeputy Mayor
Pines WardIndependentSue Baker JP
Wilton WardIndependentDavid Asker
Yamala WardIndependentNathan Butler

Mayors

The following Frankston councillors have served as mayor since the inaugural elections in 1997: [11]

Townships and localities

The city had a population of 139,281 in the 2021 census, up from 134,143 in the 2016 census. [12]

Population
Locality20162021
Carrum Downs 20,71121,976
Frankston 36,09737,331
Frankston North 5,7625,711
Frankston South 18,19918,801
Langwarrin 22,58823,588
Langwarrin South 1,2481,346
Sandhurst 4,9815,211
Seaford 16,46317,215
Skye 8,0968,088

Facilities

Notable facilities/locations within the LGA include;

Libraries

Frankston City Libraries operates three council-run libraries. The facilities include a seed library and a library of things in addition to books. Membership is free to anyone, regardless of residency within the City of Frankston. [20]

Branches:

Sister Cities

See also

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