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City of Whitehorse
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| type | lga | |
| name | City of Whitehorse | |
| state | vic | |
| image | MelbLGA-Whitehorse.gif | |
| caption | Map of Melbourne showing City of Whitehorse | |
| local_map | yes | |
| zoom | 11 | |
| pop | 183,462 | |
| pop_year | 2024 | |
| pop_footnotes | ||
| density | 2854.1 | est = 15 December 1994 |
| area | 64.2 | |
| area_footnotes | ||
| mayor | Cr Andrew Davenport | |
| seat | Nunawading | |
| region | Greater Melbourne | |
| stategov | Ashwood | |
| stategov2 | Box Hill | |
| stategov3 | Glen Waverley | |
| stategov4 | Ringwood | |
| fedgov | Chisholm | |
| fedgov2 | Deakin | |
| fedgov3 | Menzies | |
| url | http://www.whitehorse.vic.gov.au/ | |
| near-n | Manningham | |
| near-ne | Maroondah | |
| near-e | Maroondah | |
| near-se | Knox | |
| near-s | Monash | |
| near-sw | Boroondara | |
| near-w | Boroondara | |
| near-nw | Manningham |
| near-n = Manningham | near-ne = Maroondah | near-e = Maroondah | near-se = Knox | near-s = Monash | near-sw = Boroondara | near-w = Boroondara | near-nw = Manningham
The City of Whitehorse is a local government area in Victoria, Australia in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of 64.2 km² and an estimated residential population of 183,462 as of June 2024.
History
The City of Whitehorse was created in December 1994 following the amalgamation of the City of Box Hill and the City of Nunawading, which shared a boundary along Middleborough Road. Earlier plans to form a smaller City of Whitehorse by merging the City of Box Hill and the eastern part of the City of Camberwell were not followed through.
The municipality derives its name and logo from The White Horse Hotel, a popular coaching inn located on the corner of Elgar Road and Whitehorse Road. After its demolition in 1933, the Council acquired the horse and porch from the hotel, and they were erected on Whitehorse Road. In 1986, the monument was relocated to Box Hill Town Hall and a replica was erected in its place.
Council
The City of Whitehorse is divided into eleven wards: Cootamundra, Eley, Elgar, Kingsley, Lake, Mahoneys, Simpson, Sparks, Terrara, Walker and Wattle. One Councillor is elected to represent each ward, every four years. Council elections are conducted by postal voting and votes are counted using preferential voting. Voting is compulsory for residents who are on the electoral roll for state elections, but voters aged 70 years or over are not obliged to vote at local council elections. The Mayor and Deputy Mayor are elected by the Councillors to serve as the principal ambassador for the city for a twelve-month term.
The current council was elected in November 2024, and its composition is:
| Party | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| Independent | ||
| Independent Liberal | ||
| Independent Labor | ||
| Total | 11 |
| Ward | Party | Councillor | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cootamundra | Independent | Kieran Simpson | ||
| Eley | Independent | Daniel Griffiths | ||
| Elgar | Independent | Blair Barker | ||
| Kingsley | Independent Liberal | Kirsten Langford | ||
| Lake | Independent Labor | Hayley Weller | ||
| Mahoneys | Independent | Jason Martin | ||
| Simpson | Independent | Prue Cutts | ||
| Sparks | Independent | Peter Allan | ||
| Terrara | Independent | Jarrod Gunn | ||
| Walker | Independent | Ben Stennett | ||
| Wattle | Independent Liberal | Andrew Davenport |
Past councillors
2000−2020 (multi-member wards)
Whitehorse comprised five two-member wards until 2020, when they were replaced by single-member wards.
| Year | Central | Elgar | Morack | Riversdale | Springfield | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Independent}} | Jessie McCallum (Ind) | Independent}} | Peter Allan (Ind) | Independent}} | Bernie Millane (Ind) | Independent}} | Robert Chong (Ind) | Independent}} | Bill Bowie (Ind) | Independent}} | Noel Spurr (Ind) | Independent}} | Helen Buckingham (Ind) | Independent}} | ||||||||
| 2003 | Independent}} | George Droutsas (Ind) | Independent}} | Sharon Ellis (Ind) | Independent}} | John Koutras (Ind) | Independent}} | Sharon Patridge (Ind) | |||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Independent}} | Haley Weller (Ind) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Independent}} | Helen Harris (Ind) | labor}} | Pauline Richards (Labor) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Independent}} | Ben Stennett (Ind) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | liberal}} | Andrew Munroe (Liberal) | Independent}} | Bill Pemberton (Ind) | liberal}} | Mark Lane (Liberal) | Independent}} | Raylene Carr (Ind) | Independent}} | Phillip Daw (Ind) | |||||||||||||
| 2012 | liberal}} | Denise Massoud (Liberal) | Independent}} | Bill Bennett (Ind) | liberal}} | Andrew Davenport (Liberal) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Liberal}} | Tanya Tescher (Liberal) | Independent}} | Tina Liu (Ind) | Independent}} | Prue Cutts (Ind) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | liberal}} | Blair Barker (Liberal) |
Townships and localities
The 2021 Census counted 169,346 residents in the City of Whitehorse, up from 162,078 in the 2016 Census.
| Population | Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ^ | 20,406 | 21,302 | |
| 13,940 | 14,478 | ||
| 7,436 | 7,627 | ||
| 10,793 | 10,939 | ||
| 11,395 | 14,353 | ||
| 11,874 | 12,337 | ||
| 8,434 | 8,491 | ||
| ^ | 15,019 | 15,147 | |
| 10,273 | 10,675 | ||
| 10,626 | 10,780 | ||
| 16,148 | 16,795 | ||
| ^ | 4,840 | 4,948 | |
| 5,503 | 5,609 | ||
| ^ | 11,876 | 12,413 | |
| ^ | 13,605 | 13,655 | |
| ^ | 10,442 | 10,993 | |
| 11,678 | 11,954 |
^ - Territory divided with another LGA
Major thoroughfares
- Blackburn Road (State Route 13)
- Boronia Road (State Route 36)
- Burwood Highway (State Route 26)
- Canterbury Road (State Route 32)
- Elgar Road (B970)
- Eastern Freeway (M3)
- Highbury Road
- Maroondah Highway (Whitehorse Road) (State Route 34)
- Middleborough Road (State Route 23)
- Mitcham Road (State Route 36)
- Riversdale Road (State Route 20)
- Springvale Road (State Route 40)
- Station Street (State Route 47)
- Surrey Road (State Route 13)
- Warrigal Road (State Route 15)
Culture
Neighbours is filmed in Vermont South; Pin Oak Court is the real cul-de-sac that has doubled for Ramsay Street since 1985. All of the houses featured in the show are real and the residents allow Neighbours to shoot external scenes in their front and back yards and on occasions, in their garages. Owing to its association with the show, Pin Oak Court is popular with tourists. Interior scenes were filmed at Global Television studios in the adjacent suburb of Forest Hill.
Box Hill has variously supported an eponymous brass band since 1889.
Sister city relations
On 12 May 1971, the City of Box Hill established a sister city relationship with Matsudo, in Chiba, Japan. In December 1994, when Box Hill amalgamated with Nunawading, the City of Whitehorse re-affirmed its relationship with Matsudo.
In April 2005, the City of Whitehorse signed a Memorandum of Friendship and Understanding with Shaoxing, in Zhejiang, China. The Memorandum of Friendship and Understanding aims to foster international liaisons and links and facilitate the exchange of information and personal visits, as well as to strengthen economic, tourism and educational connections between the two cities through sharing knowledge and cultural understanding.
Libraries
Libraries in the City of Whitehorse are operated by Whitehorse Manningham Libraries, which also has branches in the City of Manningham.
The branches in Whitehorse include:
- Blackburn Library – Located at Cnr Blackburn and Central Roads, Blackburn.
- Box Hill Library – Located at 1040 Maroondah Highway, Box Hill.
- Nunawading Library – Located at 379 Maroondah Highway, Nunawading.
- Vermont South Library – Located at Pavey Place, Vermont South.
References
References
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- "Wattle Ward: Cr Andrew Davenport (Mayor)".
- "History and Heritage".
- (9 April 1994). "Municipal shake-up". The Age.
- Southall, Ivan. (1957). "A Tale of Box Hill: Day of the Forest". Box Hill City Council.
- Lemon, Andrew. (1978). "Box Hill". City of Box Hill in conjunction with Lothian Publishing Co.
- (1993). "The story of the White Horse —the symbol of a City". City of Box Hill.
- "Whitehorse Wards".
- "Councillors".
- "Whitehorse City Council election results 2024".
- "Simpson Ward: Cr Prue Cutts (Deputy Mayor)".
- (2009-10-02). "VEC: Whitehorse City Council Countback results".
- (2019-04-02). "Countback results for the Whitehorse City Council 2017 election - Victorian Electoral Commission".
- {{Census 2021 AUS
- {{Census 2016 AUS
- (18 March 2010). "Neighbours: 25 years young". [[Channel 5 (UK).
- "Love Thy Neighbour". Backpack Melbourne.
- "Neighbours Tour FAQs".
- Conrad, Peter. (5 December 2004). "Why everyone wants to be Australian". The Guardian.
- "Studios". Global TV.
- "Where Is Neighbours Filmed?". [[Network Ten]].
- "Matsudo Sister City".
- "Shaoxing Friendship Exchange Agreement". City of Whitehorse.
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