City of Moonee Valley Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 127,883 (2018) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 2,970/km2 (7,700/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | December 1994 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 43 km2 (16.6 sq mi) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Cr Pierce Tyson | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Moonee Ponds | ||||||||||||||
Region | Greater Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Maribyrnong | ||||||||||||||
Website | City of Moonee Valley | ||||||||||||||
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The City of Moonee Valley is a local government area located within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It comprises the north-western suburbs between 3 and 13 kilometres from the Melbourne city centre, and in June 2018, the city had a population of 127,883. [1]
Moonee Valley was formed in December 1994 after the merger of the City of Essendon and eastern parts of the City of Keilor.
The original council logo from 1994 was replaced in February 2010. [2]
Exchange prefixes in the city are 937x, 837x, 933x or 833x (the latter left over from the old City of Keilor).
The Moonee Valley is a culturally diverse region with a substantial residential population and various commercial set-ups and industries. It comprises the Moonee Valley Racecourse, Essendon Airport and has several shopping precincts, restaurants, parks and offices. It is well connected and easily accessible through trams and the Craigieburn train line. It is also a thriving business centre, with close to 10,000 businesses operating in the region. [3]
The City of Moonee Valley has three wards: Buckley, Myrnong and Rose Hill. [4]
Buckley Ward comprises Essendon Fields, Essendon North, Strathmore, Aberfeldie, most of Essendon and Strathmore Heights, and parts of Moonee Ponds and Essendon West. [4]
Myrnong Ward comprises Ascot Vale, Flemington, Travancore, most of Moonee Ponds and part of Essendon. [4]
Rose Hill Ward comprises Avondale Heights, Keilor East, Airport West, Niddrie, most of Essendon West and part of Strathmore Heights. [4]
Councillors are elected from the three multi-member wards, each electing three members, for a total of nine councillors. The current council was elected in October 2020, as its composition is:
Ward | Party | Councillor | Notes | |
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Buckley | Independent | Ava Adams | ||
Independent | Cam Nation | Previous Membership: Liberal Party of Australia | ||
Independent | Narelle Sharpe | Deputy Mayor since Oct 2023 | ||
Myrnong Ward | Independent | Jacob Bettio | ||
Labor | Katrina Hodgson | Australian Labor Party, since Nov 2010 | ||
Independent | Rose Iser | Previous Memberships: Australian Labor Party, Sep 2014 – May 2015 Australian Greens, Apr 2006 – May 2013 | ||
Rose Hill Ward | Independent | Samantha Byrne | Deputy Mayor: 2022 | |
Independent | John Sipek | Previous Membership: Australian Labor Party, 2005-2016 | ||
Labor | Pierce Tyson | Mayor, Australian Labor Party, since Jul 2013 | ||
The current Mayor is Pierce Tyson and the Deputy Mayor is Narelle Sharpe. They were elected by council in October 2023 and will serve the 2023/24 year.
Year | Councillor | Party | Councillor | Party | Councillor | Party | |||
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2008 | Jan Chantry | Labor | Paul Giuliano | Independent | Narelle Sharpe | Independent | |||
2012 | |||||||||
2016 | Rebecca Gauci Maurici | Liberal | Richard Lawrence | Independent | |||||
2020 | Cam Nation | Independent | Ava Adams | Independent |
Year | Councillor | Party | Councillor | Party | Councillor | Party | |||
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2008 | Jim Cusack | Labor | Rose Iser | Greens | James Rankin | Independent | |||
2011 | Miriam Gillis | Independent | |||||||
2012 | Nicole Marshall | Labor | Cam Nation | Liberal | |||||
2014 | No East West Link | ||||||||
2015 | Independent | ||||||||
2016 | |||||||||
2020 | Katrina Hodgson | Labor | Rose Iser | Independent | Jacob Bettio | Independent |
Year | Councillor | Party | Councillor | Party | Councillor | Party | |||
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2008 | John Sipek | Labor | Shirley Cornish | Labor | Ange Kenos | Independent | |||
2012 | Andra Surace | Independent | |||||||
2016 | Independent | ||||||||
2016 | Samantha Byrne | Independent | |||||||
2020 | Pierce Tyson | Labor | |||||||
The City of Moonee Valley has five libraries:
The libraries offer uncommon services such as a seed library, where customers can take home seeds to grow plants or flowers. [7]
At the 2021 census, the city had a population of 121,851 up from 116,671 at the 2016 census. [8]
Population | ||
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Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
Aberfeldie | 3,897 | 3,925 |
Airport West | 7,564 | 8,173 |
Ascot Vale | 14,750 | 15,197 |
Avondale Heights | 11,633 | 12,388 |
Essendon | 20,596 | 21,240 |
Essendon Fields | 0 | 13 |
Essendon North | 2,987 | 3,071 |
Essendon West | 1,439 | 1,559 |
Flemington^ | 7,719 | 7,025 |
Keilor East^ | 14,514 | 15,078 |
Moonee Ponds | 14,250 | 16,224 |
Niddrie | 5,479 | 5,901 |
Strathmore | 8,419 | 8,980 |
Strathmore Heights | 1,004 | 1,047 |
Travancore | 2,480 | 2,116 |
^ - Territory divided with another LGA
Essendon is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 8 km (5.0 mi) north-west of Melbourne's central business district, located within the City of Moonee Valley local government area. Essendon recorded a population of 21,240 at the 2021 census.
Niddrie is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 km (6.8 mi) north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Moonee Valley local government area. Niddrie recorded a population of 5,901 at the 2021 census.
Strathmore is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 km (6.2 mi) north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Moonee Valley local government area. Strathmore recorded a population of 8,980 at the 2021 census.
Essendon railway station is located on the Craigieburn line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Essendon, and it opened on 1 November 1860.
The Moonee Ponds Creek is a creek and major tributary of the Yarra River running through urban Melbourne, Victoria, Australia from northern to inner suburbs. In 2004 a reporter for The Age described it as "arguably the most abused tributary of the Yarra River, and part of the true underside of Melbourne".
Strathmore Heights is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 km (7.5 mi) north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Moonee Valley local government area. Strathmore Heights recorded a population of 1,047 at the 2021 census.
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Keilor East is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 13 km (8.1 mi) north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Cities of Brimbank and Moonee Valley local government areas. Keilor East recorded a population of 15,073 at the 2021 census.
The Essendon District Football League (EDFL) is a semi-professional Australian rules football league competition based in Essendon, Victoria, consisting of teams based in the north-west suburbs of Melbourne. Founded in 1930, the men's competition consists of three leagues: Premier Division, Division 1 and Division 2, with 10 clubs in the Premier Division, 11 clubs in Division 1 and 9 clubs in Division 2. Ahead of the 2025 competition, two teams will be relegated from Division 1 to Division 2 to ensure that there are 10 teams across each of the top three divisions.
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Essendon Keilor College was founded in 1992 from the amalgamation of Queens Park Secondary College, Essendon High School, Niddrie High School and Keilor Heights Secondary College.
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Electoral district of Moonee Ponds was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria.
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