City of Melbourne

LGAs around City of Melbourne:
City of Moonee Valley	City of Moreland	City of Darebin
City of Maribyrnong	City of Melbourne	City of Yarra
City of Hobsons Bay	City of Port Phillip	City of Stonnington

This article is about a local government area. For the city centre of Melbourne, see Melbourne city centre.

The City of Melbourne is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the central city area of Melbourne. It has an area of 36 square kilometres. In 2001, it had a population of 60,745. The city's motto is "Vires acquirit eundo" which means "She gathers strength as she goes."

The current Lord Mayor is John So. The Melbourne City Council (MCC) holds office in Melbourne Town Hall.

History

Melbourne was founded in 1835, during the reign of King William IV, with the arrival of the schooner Enterprize near the present site of the Queen's Wharf, as a barely legal, speculative settlement that broke away from New South Wales. Unlike other Australian capital cities, Melbourne did not originate under official auspices, instead forming through the foresight of settlers from Tasmania.

Having been a province of New South Wales from its establishment in 1835, affairs of the settlement had been administered by the Parliament of New South Wales. With the growth of the settlement there had been an increasing demand by the inhabitants for greater autonomy over their own affairs. On 12 August, 1842, Melbourne was incorporated as a Town by Act 6 Victoria No. 7 of the Governor and Legislative Council of New South Wales.

The Town of Melbourne was raised to the status of a City by Letters Patent of Queen Victoria dated 25 June, 1847, five years after its incorporation as a town. A motion was tabled at a meeting of the Town Council to alter the style and title of Melbourne from a Town to a City, a draft Bill was approved and transmitted to the Government for introduction to the Legislature. On 3 August, 1849, Act 13 Victoria No. 14 was finally assented to as "An Act to effect a change in the Style and Title of the Corporation of Melbourne rendered necessary by the erection of the Town of Melbourne to a City".

The Melbourne Town Hall from the western side of Swanston Street looking towards the eastern end of Collins Street.

In 2005, the council announced the construction of a new 6 star environmental office building Council House 2 in Little Collins Street.

On July 2, 2007, the City of Melbourne almost doubled in size when the suburb of Docklands was added to its jurisdiction, having been transferred from the administration of the State Government.

Councillors

John So (Lord Mayor)
Gary Singer (Deputy Lord Mayor)
Fraser Brindley
Peter Clarke
Carl Jetter
Catherine Ng
Brian Shanahan
Fiona Snedden
David Wilson

Suburbs

See List of Melbourne suburbs for a complete list.

Railway stations

See List of Melbourne railway stations for a complete list.

Flagstaff
Flinders Street
Jolimont
Melbourne Central
North Melbourne
Parliament
Richmond
Royal Park
Southern Cross (formerly Spencer Street)

Schools

Mac.Robertson Girls' High School Located in Albert Park Reserve in the City of Port Phillip
Melbourne High School
Melbourne Girls' Grammar School
Melbourne Grammar School
St Aloysius' College
St Joseph's College

External links

Suburbs of the City of Melbourne \| Melbourne \| Victoria
Carlton · Carlton North · Docklands · East Melbourne · Flemington · Kensington · Melbourne CBD · North Melbourne · Port Melbourne · Parkville · Southbank · West Melbourne

Local government areas of Melbourne
Metropolitan City of Banyule • City of Bayside • City of Boroondara • City of Brimbank • City of Casey • City of Darebin • City of Frankston • City of Glen Eira • City of Greater Dandenong • City of Hobsons Bay • City of Hume • City of Kingston • City of Knox • City of Manningham • City of Maribyrnong • Maroondah City Council • City of Melbourne • City of Monash • City of Moonee Valley • City of Moreland • City of Port Phillip • City of Stonnington • City of Whitehorse • City of Whittlesea • City of Wyndham • City of Yarra • Outer metropolitan Shire of Cardinia • Shire of Melton • Shire of Mornington Peninsula • Shire of Nillumbik • Shire of Yarra Ranges

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