City of Casey
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| City of Casey Victoria |
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 Map of Melbourne showing City of Casey |
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| Population: | 214,960 (2006)[1] (4th) | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 409.9 km² (158.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Janet Halsall | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Narre Warren | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Southeast Metropolitan Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Narre Warren North Narre Warren South Gembrook Dandenong Cranbourne |
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| Federal Division: | Holt La Trobe Flinders |
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The City of Casey is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the outer south eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Casey is Victoria's most populous municipality, with a 2006 census population of 214,960.[1] The municipality's population growth rate during both 1996-2001 and 2001-2006 was higher, in absolute terms, than other rapidly growing outer Melbourne municipalities.[2] It has an area of 409.9 square kilometres (158.3 sq mi).
The City is named after Lord Casey, the 16th Governor-General of Australia, and was formed in 1994 by the merger of the City of Berwick with parts of City of Cranbourne (including Cranbourne itself), as well as the Churchill Park Drive estate within the City of Knox.[3]
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[edit] Geography
Casey is spread between the base of the Dandenong Ranges in the north and Westernport Bay in the south. It features a wide variety of geographical features, due to its outer metropolitan location.
The north, at the foothills of the Dandenongs, is primarily made up of large blocks of land used for grazing, with some small vineyards in operation. This is gradually, over time however, being replaced with residential development.
Extensive development has transformed the area between Endeavour Hills and Cranbourne, including the suburbs of Narre Warren, Berwick, Doveton and Cranbourne, into primarily suburban land. Most of this land is flat, and was formerly made up of large farming properties.
South of Cranbourne is largely farmland, used for market gardening and grazing. A small number of flower farms exist around Junction Village, along with the large Ingham’s plant at Clyde.
The southern border of the city is formed by the Westernport Bay, and is the location of a variety of towns including Tooradin and Warneet. The coastal reserves, including the marshes at Tooradin, link up the eastern Westernport with the Mornington Peninsula, although the city excludes the Mornington Peninsula itself.
The Cardinia border of the city is formed by the Cardinia Creek, which is drained through channels into Westernport Bay at its southern end. The popular Riding of the Bounds event takes place along this border, in recognition of Berwick’s sister city status with Berwick-upon-Tweed in Northumberland, England[4].
[edit] Elected Council
The City of Casey is divided into six wards, each represented by two Councillors except for the Balla Balla Ward which has one representative. The eleven Councillors elect the Mayor each year.
| Balla Balla Ward | Cr Colin Butler | |||||||||||||
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| Edrington Ward | Cr Brian Hetherton | Cr Mick Morland | ||||||||||||
| Four Oaks Ward | Cr Paul Richardson | Cr Rob Wilson | ||||||||||||
| Mayfield Ward | Cr Steve Beardon | Cr Kevin Bradford | ||||||||||||
| River Gum Ward | Cr Janet Halsall | Cr Wayne Smith | ||||||||||||
| Springfield Ward | Cr Michael Farley | Cr Lorraine Wreford | ||||||||||||
| Source: Victorian Electoral Commission | ||||||||||||||
The council is currently led by Mayor Cr Janet Halsall, who was elected by council in December 2007. Cr Colin Butler was elected Deputy Mayor at this time.[5]
[edit] Council Services
In the 2007-2008 financial year, the council will administer a budget of $191.32 million with $56.77 million allocated to infrastructure projects and $134.55 million provided for delivery of council services[6].
[edit] Places of Interest in Casey
- Casey Activity Centre
- Casey Aquatic and Recreation Centre (ARC)
- Casey Fields
- Westfield Fountain Gate
- Lysterfield Lake Park
- Monash University, Berwick Campus
- Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park
- Myuna Farm
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Cranbourne
- The Factory – Rehearsal Centre for the Arts (Cranbourne)
- The Shed (indoor skate park)
- Wilson Botanic Park
[edit] Suburbs and Towns
[edit] Sport
The Casey Scorpions, an Australian rules football club (formerly Springvale), represent Casey in the Victorian Football League. Their home ground is at the Casey Fields Complex in Cranbourne. The team was founded in 1936, during the country's economic depression.
The Casey-South Melbourne Cricket Club also have their home ground at Casey Fields.
[edit] Media
Community Radio - 97.7 FM 3SER
[edit] Sister cities
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Casey (C) (Local Government Area). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-12-24.
- ^ http://www.deakin.edu.au/news/upload/BL08042008Ameetafinal.pdf, accessed 11 May 2008
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (1 August 1995). Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification. Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved on 2007-12-16.
- ^ Historical background to the Riding of the Bounds. City of Casey. Retrieved on 2007-09-17.
- ^ "Minutes of the City of Casey Special Council Meeting", City of Casey, 3 December 2007, pp. 38. Retrieved on 2007-12-03.
- ^ Britz, Ros; Sam Bartlett. "City of Casey’s $191.32 million 2007-08 Budget Adopted - amended", City of Casey, City of Casey, 2007-07-11. Retrieved on 2007-08-05.
[edit] External links
- City of Casey is at coordinates Coordinates:
- Official website
- Metlink local public transport map
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