City of Greater Dandenong

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City of Greater Dandenong
Victoria
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The City of Greater Dandenong within metropolitan Melbourne
City of Greater Dandenong
Coordinates 38°01′0″S145°20′38″E / 38.01667°S 145.34389°E / -38.01667; 145.34389
Population166,094 (2018) [1]  (43rd)
 • Density1,280/km2 (3,310/sq mi)
Established1994
Area130 km2 (50.2 sq mi) [1]
MayorEden Foster
Council seat Dandenong
Region Greater Melbourne
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)
City of Greater Dandenong logo.svg
Website City of Greater Dandenong
LGAs around City of Greater Dandenong:
Monash Monash Knox
Kingston City of Greater Dandenong Casey
Kingston Frankston Casey

The City of Greater Dandenong is a local government area in Victoria, Australia in the southeastern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of just under 130 square kilometres (50 sq mi) and 166,094 residents in 2018. [1] 29% of its land area forms part of the South East Green Wedge. It was formed in 1994 by the merger of parts of the former City of Dandenong and City of Springvale.

Contents

The Bunurong/Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri peoples are the traditional owners and custodians of the land on which Greater Dandenong is now located. [2]

History

In 1994, the state government restructured local government in Victoria. The reforms dissolved 210 councils and created 78 new councils through amalgamations. As part of the reforms City of Springvale and City of Dandenong were merged to create City of Greater Dandenong.

Council

Greater Dandenong City Council
Leadership
Mayor
Angela Long
Structure
GreaterDandenongCityCouncil.svg
Council political groups
  Labor (8)
  Ind. Liberal (2)
  Greens (1)

Greater Dandenong City Council comprises 11 councillors, elected from single member wards. [3] Prior to 2020, councillors were elected from four wards: Lightwood, Paperbark, Red Gum and Silverleaf. Councillors are elected to fixed-four year terms in a proportional manner using the STV voting system, with each ward electing Councillors based on their respective population.

Elections are held every four years, in accordance with the Local Government Act 1989, with voting being compulsory. Voter turnout figures by the Victorian Electoral Commission show that 81.7% of eligible voters voted at the last council election in 2020. [4]

Current composition

PartyCouncillors
  Independent Labor 7
  Greens 2
  Independent 2
Total11

The composition of Greater Dandenong City Council is one of the most Labor-dominated in the state, demonstrated by its high percentage of councillors who are members of the party and its below-average number of independent councillors. This political membership is reflected through the local federal and state MPs, both of whom are ALP-affiliated. The most recent elections were held on 26 October 2024 and produced the following results:

WardCouncillorParty
Cleeland Rhonda GaradGreens
Dandenong Jim MemetiInd. Labor
Dandenong North Bob MilkovicIndependent
Keysborough Melinda YimIndependent
Keysborough South Isabella DoGreens
Noble Park Sophie TanInd. Labor
Noble Park North Lana FormosoInd. Labor
Springvale Central Alice Phuong LeInd. Labor
Springvale North Sean O'ReillyInd. Labor
Springvale South Loi TruongInd. Labor
Yarraman Phillip DanhInd. Labor

Mayor

The mayor is the head of the municipality, leading and coordinating the council's work. The position of mayor is a mostly ceremonial one, expected to represent the City and act as its public spokesperson. The mayor is not entirely a figurehead, however, instead being tasked with chairing council meetings and being involved with a greater number of community events such as citizenship ceremonies. [5]

A mayor is elected among the councillors for a term of one year, meaning that each period between two local government elections usually sees four mayorships. Clare O'Neil became the youngest female mayor in Australian history when she served as mayor of Greater Dandenong from March to November 2004.

Election results

2024

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 Victorian local elections in South-Eastern Melbourne § Greater Dandenong results.[ edit ]
2024 Victorian local elections: Greater Dandenong [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
PartyVotes %SwingSeatsChange
  Independents 31,08846.04+10.122Increase2.svg 1
  Independent Labor 29,93744.34−13.32 [a] 7Decrease2.svg 1
  Greens 5,7288.48+5.662Increase2.svg 1
  Victorian Socialists 7661.13+1.130Steady2.svg
 Formal votes67,51996.56
 Informal votes2,4053.44
 Total69,924100.0011Steady2.svg
 Registered voters93,869

2020

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Victorian local elections in South-Eastern Melbourne § Greater Dandenong results.[ edit ]
2020 Victorian local elections: Greater Dandenong [12]
PartyVotes %SeatsChange
  Dandenong Labor 41,71452.838
  Independent 28,35835.921
  Independent Labor 3,8174.830Steady2.svg
  Independent Liberal 2,8283.581
  Greens 2,2342.821Steady2.svg
 Formal votes78,951

Past councillors

2020−present (11 wards)

YearCleelandDandenongDandenong NorthKeysboroughKeysborough SouthNoble ParkNoble Park NorthSpringvale CentralSpringvale NorthSpringvale SouthYarraman
CouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
2020  Angela Long (Labor) Jim Memeti (Labor) Bob Milkovic (Ind. Liberal) Tim Dark (Ind. Liberal) Rhonda Garad (Greens) Sophie Tan (Labor) Lana Formoso (Labor) Richard Lim (Labor) Sean O'Reilly (Labor) Loi Truong (Labor)  Eden Foster (Labor)
2024 [ broken anchor ] Phillip Danh (Labor)

Places of interest

Townships and localities

The 2021 census, the city had a population of 158,208 up from 152,050 in the 2016 census [13]

Population
Locality20162021
Bangholme 784749
Dandenong 29,90630,127
Dandenong North 22,45122,550
Dandenong South 160125
Keysborough 25,78530,018
Lyndhurst^6,7258,926
Noble Park 30,99832,257
Noble Park North 7,4687,436
Springvale 21,71422,174
Springvale South 12,76812,766

^ - Territory divided with another LGA

Sport

The Dandenong Rangers played in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) at Dandenong Stadium until being rebranded in 2019. The Rangers won three WNBL championships.

The Dandenong Thunder compete in the Victorian Premier League, playing at George Andrews Reserve. In 2012, the team claimed the famous treble of the Victorian Premier League championship, the Victorian Premier League Minor Premiership, and the Football Federation Victoria State Knockout Cup.

The Greater Dandenong Warriors Hockey Club is based at the Bill Toon Playing fields on Cleeland Road, Dandenong North. The club currently fields four men's teams, one women's team, five junior teams and three master teams. [14]

Community groups

Greater Dandenong has many active community groups.

Service clubs include the Lions Club of Greater Dandenong, the Lions Club of Dandenong, the Lions Club of Dandenong (Supper), the Rotary Club of Dandenong, the Rotary Club of Noble Park and the Rotary Club of Springvale.

Schools

The City of Greater Dandenong has a sister city relationship with Xuzhou, a city in China. Due to this connection the following schools in Greater Dandenong have established relationships with schools in Xuzhou:

Public Libraries

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Compared to the combined Dandenong Labor and Independent Labor vote total at the 2020 election. [11]

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