City of Greater Dandenong

For other uses of the name Dandenong, see Dandenong (disambiguation).

City of Greater Dandenong Victoria (Australia)
Map of Melbourne showing City of Greater Dandenong
Population:	137,600(2009)[1]
Website: http://www.greaterdandenong.com/
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 located in the southeastern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of 130 square kilometres and has a estimated population of 137,600 people.^[1]

It was formed in 1994 by the merger of parts of the former City of Dandenong and City of Springvale.

Geography

Wards and councillors

• Cr Pinar Yesil, Paperbark ward
• Cr Peter Brown, Paperbark Ward
• Cr Roz Blades, Paperbark ward
• Cr Maria Sampey - Silverleaf ward
• Cr John Kelly, Silverleaf ward
• Cr Jim Memeti, Red Gum ward
• Cr Paul Donovan, Red Gum ward
• Cr Angela Long, Red Gum ward
• Cr Yvonne Herring, Lightwood ward
• Cr Loi Truong, Lightwood ward
• Cr Youhorn Chea - Lightwood ward

Clare O'Neil became the youngest female mayor in Australian history when she served as Mayor of Greater Dandenong from 2003 to 2004.

The Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) completed a review of Greater Dandenong’s electoral system in May 2008. As a result, the City of Greater Dandenong is now divided into four wards - Lightwood (three councillors), Paperbark (three councillors), Red Gum (three councillors) and Silverleaf (two councillors).

• Red Gum Ward - The largest ward demographically, taking in the suburbs of Dandenong, Dandenong South, Keysborough South, Lyndhurst and Bangholme
• Paperbark Ward - Taking in the suburbs of Keysborough and Noble Park North
• Lightwood Ward - Taking in the suburbs of Springvale and Springvale South
• Silverleaf Ward - Taking in Noble Park and a section of Dandenong North

Places of interest

• Drum Theatre
• Heritage Hill Museum and Historic Gardens
• Springvale Library
• Dandenong Library
• Noble Park Train Station
• The VL Garage

Suburbs and Towns

• Bangholme
• Dandenong
• Dandenong North
• Dandenong South
• Keysborough
• Parts of Lyndhurst
• Noble Park
• Noble Park North
• Springvale
• Springvale South

Sport

Dandenong Rangers play home games at the Dandenong Basketball Stadium and compete in the WNBL. Two championships have been won in the 2003-04 and 2004-05 seasons and again in 2005/2006 the team reached the Grand Final only to lose to the Canberra Capitals.

Dandenong Thunder compete in the Victorian Premier League, playing at George Andrews Reserve.

The Greater Dandenong Warriors Hockey Club is based at the Bill Toon Playing fields on Cleeland Road, Dandenong North. The club currently fields 5 Men's teams, 2 Women's teams, 6 Junior teams and 3 Veteran's team.

Sister cities

Xuzhou, China 1996

Schools

Due to this connection these schools in Greater Dandenong have established relationships with schools in Xuzhou:

• Wallarano Primary School & Minzulu
• Coomoora Secondary College & Xuzhou No. 3
• Springvale Primary School & Xuzhou Arts School
• Maralinga Primary School & Jinshinqaun
• Noble Park English Language School & Xingi Middle School
• Springvale Secondary College & Xuzhou No.1 Middle School

See also

See List of localities (Victoria) for other Melbourne suburbs and municipalities.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Australian Bureau of Statistics (30 March 2010). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008–09". http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/3218.0Main%20Features52008-09?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=3218.0&issue=2008-09&num=&view=. Retrieved 4 June 2010. 

External links

• Official website
• Metlink local public transport map
• Link to Land Victoria interactive maps
• Local Government & Municipal Knowledge Base

Coordinates: 38°00′S 145°11′E / 38°S 145.183°E / -38; 145.183