Shire of Melton

Shire of Melton Victoria
Location of Melton within Melbourne's metropolitan area.
Population:	78,912 (2006)[1]
Established:	1994
Area:	527.3 km² (203.6 sq mi)
Mayor:	Justin Mammarella
Council Seat:	Melton
Region:	Western Metropolitan Melbourne
County:	Bourke
State District:	Melton, Macedon
Federal Division:	Lalor, Gorton
Website: http://www.melton.vic.gov.au
LGAs around Shire of Melton: Macedon Ranges Macedon Ranges Hume Moorabool Shire of Melton Brimbank Moorabool Wyndham Wyndham

The Shire of Melton is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the outer western suburbs of Melbourne. The Shire comprises several settled urban areas, the main one being the township of Melton, which lies at the western end of the Shire. It has an area of 527.3 square kilometres (203.6 sq mi), and at the 2006 Census the shire had a population of 78,912.^[1]

History

Civic centre

Melton was first incorporated as a district on 16 September 1862, and became a shire on 24 May 1871. Parts of the north and south ridings of the Shire of Braybrook (later City of Sunshine) were annexed to Melton as the Rockbank Riding on 24 May 1916, and this was added to in 1951. Other minor boundary adjustments with Bulla and Keilor occurred in May 1959. The shire had a total area of 450.4 square kilometres (173.9 sq mi).^[2]

In 1994, following large-scale statewide local government reform, Melton acquired the Diggers Rest area from the Shire of Bulla and the Exford district from the City of Werribee, growing to its present size.^[3]

Since the early 1970s the shire has undergone tremendous population growth and as at 2006, Melton is one of Victoria's fastest growing local government areas along with neighbouring Wyndham.

Melton Shire Council may be changing to a City and maybe using the name City of Melton^{[citation needed]}.

Wards

The shire's area is divided into three wards, one of which elects three councillors, two of which elect two councillor each . The councillors elect a Mayor from among the council's members.

• Coburns Ward (Current Councillors: Bob Turner, Sophie Ramsay, Broden Borg)
• Watts Ward (Current Councillors: Renata Cugliari, Justin Mammarella)
• Cambridge Ward (Current Councillors: Garry Stock, Kathy Majdlik)

Current Mayor-Cr. Justin Mammarella (elected December 2010)

Current Deputy Mayor-Cr. Broden Borg (elected December 2010)

Suburbs and towns

Suburbs and towns within the boundary of the shire include:

• Brookfield
• Burnside
• Burnside Heights
• Caroline Springs
• Diggers Rest
• Exford
• Eynesbury (shared with City of Wyndham)
• Hillside
• Kurunjang
• Melton
• Melton South
• Melton West
• Mount Cottrell (shared with City of Wyndham)
• Parwan (shared with Shire of Moorabool)
• Plumpton
• Ravenhall
• Rockbank
• Taylors Hill
• Toolern Vale
• Truganina (shared with City of Wyndham)

Population

Year	Population	Annual Growth (%)
1954	1,424	N/A
1958	1,580	2.63
1961	1,804	4.52
1966	2,542	7.10
1971	5,974	18.64
1976	13,856	18.32
1981	21,300	8.98
1986	29,500	6.73
1991	35,695	3.89
1996	39,109	1.84
2001	51,685	5.73
2006	78,448	8.70

* Estimates in 1958, 1983 and 1988 Victorian Year Books.

See also

• Melton, Victoria
• List of Melbourne suburbs

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Melton (S) (Local government Area)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=LGA24650&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-12-20. 
2. ^ Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 756–757.  Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
3. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (1 August 1995) (PDF). Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification. Commonwealth of Australia. p. 9. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/free.nsf/0/76E601D6DB55E88ACA25722500049195/$File/12570_1994-95.pdf. Retrieved 2007-12-16. 

External links

• Melton Shire Council home page
• Shire Map from Department of Human Services, Victoria, Australia
• Metlink local public transport map
• Link to Land Victoria interactive maps

Coordinates: 37°40′58″S 144°34′27″E / 37.6827°S 144.5741°E / -37.6827; 144.5741