City of Berwick

City of Berwick Victoria
Location in Melbourne
Population:	75,400 (1992)[1]
Established:	1973
Area:	120.43 km² (46.5 sq mi)
Council Seat:	Narre Warren
Region:	Outer Southeast Melbourne
County:	Mornington
LGAs around City of Berwick: Knox Sherbrooke Sherbrooke Dandenong City of Berwick Pakenham Dandenong Cranbourne Pakenham

Final logo used by the City of Berwick

The City of Berwick was a Local Government Area located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 120.43 square kilometres (46.50 sq mi), and existed from 1973 until 1994.

History

The area which came under the City of Berwick had previously been the Berwick and Doveton ridings of the Shire of Berwick. It had been incorporated as the Berwick District on 24 October 1862 and became a Shire on 12 May 1868. On 1 October 1973, the area surrounding Berwick and Narre Warren, which was undergoing rapid population growth and urbanisation, split from the Shire and was immediately proclaimed a City.^[2]

On 15 December 1994, along with nearly all other councils in Victoria, the City of Berwick was abolished, and merged with sections of City of Cranbourne to form the new City of Casey. The Doveton industrial district became part of the City of Greater Dandenong.^[3]

Council met at the Narre Warren Civic Centre adjacent to Westfield Fountain Gate in Narre Warren. The facility is still in use for similar purposes by the City of Casey.

Wards

The city was divided into four wards, each of which elected three councillors:

• Centre Ward
• East Ward
• North Ward
• South Ward

Suburbs

• Beaconsfield (split with Shire of Pakenham)
• Berwick
• Doveton
• Endeavour Hills
• Eumemmering
• Hallam
• Harkaway
• Narre Warren
• Narre Warren North
• Narre Warren South

Population

Year	Population
1971	20,474
1976	25,616
1981	36,181
1986	48,677
1991	69,144

References

1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 49. ISSN 0067-1223. 
2. ^ Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 311–312, 805–806.  Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
3. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (1 August 1995). Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification. Commonwealth of Australia. pp. 5–6. 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. 

Coordinates: 38°02′28″S 145°20′56″E / 38.041°S 145.349°E / -38.041; 145.349