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City of Banyule

Field	Value
name	City of Banyule
state	VIC
image	MelbLGA-Banyule.gif
caption	Map of Melbourne showing Banyule
pop	126236
pop_year
area	63
area_footnotes
est	1994
seat	Greensborough
mayor	Alison Champion
region	Greater Melbourne
logo	City of Banyule logo.svg
logo_upright	1.2
url	http://www.banyule.vic.gov.au/
stategov	Bundoora
stategov2	Eltham
stategov3	Ivanhoe
fedgov	Jagajaga
near-nw	Whittlesea
near-n	Nillumbik
near-ne	Nillumbik
near-e	Nillumbik
near-se	Manningham
near-s	Boroondara
near-sw	Yarra
near-w	Darebin

The City of Banyule is a local government area in Victoria, Australia in the north-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. It was created under the Local Government Act 1989 and established in 1994 as an amalgamation of former councils. It has an area of 63 km2 and lies between 7 and 21 km from central Melbourne. In 1994 it had a population of 116,000. In June 2018 Banyule had a population of 130,237. The Yarra River runs along the City's southern border while its western border is defined by Darebin Creek.

The City moved their main offices from Ivanhoe to Greensborough in 2017. A brand-new civic centre was constructed, including three-level offices to accommodate 320 council staff, community and function rooms.

History

The area was originally occupied by the Wurundjeri, Indigenous Australians of the Kulin nation, who spoke variations of the Woiwurrung language group.

The City was named after the Indigenous Australian term Banyule or "Banyool", and was originally the name of a locality within the former City of Heidelberg before being adopted as the name of the new Council during the amalgamation of local government areas in Victoria. It was formed in December 1994 from the merger of the City of Heidelberg with parts of the Shires of Diamond Valley and Eltham.

The City also has some significant heritage within its boundaries. Significant buildings listed on the Victorian Heritage Register include:

Charterisville (1840)
Banyule (1846)
Ravenswood (1891)
Chadwick House (1904)
Heidelberg Town Hall (1937)

There are a number of housing estates designed by leading early 20th Century architects Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin and by property developer Albert Victor (A.V.) Jennings, some of the most significant art deco buildings in Melbourne, and the world's first Olympics athletes' village.

Banyule is the birthplace of the Heidelberg School of Art, which was formed when a group of artists, including Tom Roberts, Arthur Streeton, Frederick McCubbin, Walter Withers, Charles Conder and others moved to a shack on Mount Eagle (now known as Eaglemont) and began painting the landscape in a uniquely Australian way during the late 1880s.

Former councils

The City of Banyule's predecessor LGAs (green) as they were in 1994

Former councils which formed part of Banyule council's current jurisdiction prior to their amalgamation include:

City of Heidelberg (all apart from the Bundoora Health precinct)
Shire of Diamond Valley (all apart from the area north of Greensborough Highway, the Bundoora Health precinct and the eastern part of Eltham North)
Shire of Eltham (suburbs of Montmorency and Lower Plenty only).

Council

Greens (1)

The councillors of Banyule after the elections in October 2024 are:

Ward	Notes
Bakewell	Independent	Mark Di Pasquale
Beale	Independent Labor	Elizabeth Nealy
Chelsworth	Independent	Alida McKern
Griffin	Greens	Peter Castaldo
Grimshaw	Independent	Rick Garotti
Hawdon	Independent	Matt Wood
Ibbott	Independent	Alicia Curry
Olympia	Independent	Mary O'Kane
Sherbourne	Independent	Alison Champion

Election results

2024

2020

Townships and localities

The 2021 census, the city had a population of 126,236 up from 121,865 in the 2016 census.

Population	Locality	2016
	1,793	1,996
	3,152	3,220
^	28,653	28,068
	3,873	3,960
^	6,805	6,830
^	20,821	21,070
	6,225	7,360
	6,087	6,758
	5,545	5,252
	12,171	13,374
	3,815	3,762
	3,891	3,962
^	9,769	9,892
	8,960	9,250
	8,498	8,616
	2,923	2,890
	6,923	7,030
	5,214	5,352
	3,814	3,799
	4,117	4,161

^ - Territory divided with another LGA

Notable people

Cate Blanchett
Mark Bresciano
Alisa Camplin
Jenny Macklin
Ben Mendelsohn
Brent Stanton
Sam Bramham
John McAll
Gotye

Facilities

Ivanhoe Library, Rosanna Library and Watsonia Library are operated by Yarra Plenty Regional Library. A mobile library service to West Heidelberg is also operated by Yarra Plenty Regional Library.

Heidelberg Historical Society is a varied group of people with a shared interest in understanding and preserving the history of Heidelberg and surrounding suburbs.

Warringal Conservation Society is a community group which advocates for the green spaces of Banyule and beyond.

U3A Banyule provides learning opportunities especially for people of 50 years and older.

References

(27 March 2019). "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". [[Australian Bureau of Statistics]].
(15 December 1994). "Victoria Government Gazette online archive 1836-1997". Victoria Government Gazette S97.
(January 1995). "Banyule City". Municipal Restructure Bulletin.
(January 1995). "City of Banyule". Municipal Restructure Bulletin.
"Council meetings".
(25 April 2017). "Banyule Council has finally moved into its 'Taj Mahal' head office". banyule.vic.gov.au.
"Civic centre to provide economic boost".
(May 6, 1999). "Victorian Heritage Database".
(July 2, 2004). "Victorian Heritage Database".
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(May 6, 1999). "Victorian Heritage Database".
(January 5, 2006). "Victorian Heritage Database".
(January 5, 2007). "Victorian Heritage Database".
(January 5, 2007). "Victorian Heritage Database".
"A Champion to lead Banyule".
(11 January 2023). "Census {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics".
"Heidelberg Historical Society About Us".
(2019). "About Us Warringal Conservation Society".
"U3A Banyule Inc Vic {{!}} Community Education".

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