City of Kingston

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City of Kingston Victoria
Population:	134,626
• Density:	1479.4/km² (3831.6/sq mi)
Established:	1994
Area:	91 km² (35.1 sq mi)
Mayor:	Bill Nixon
Location:	15 km (9 mi) from Melbourne city centre
Region:	Melbourne
State District:	Mordialloc, Carrum
Federal Division:	Hotham, Isaacs
Website: http://www.kingston.vic.gov.au/
LGAs around City of Kingston: Bayside Glen Eira Monash Port Phillip Bay City of Kingston Greater Dandenong Port Phillip Bay Port Phillip Bay Frankston

The City of Kingston is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, approximately 15 km from the Melbourne city centre^[1] along Port Phillip Bay, and covers an area of 91 km².^[1] In the 2006 Census it had a population of 134,626.^[2]

[edit] Council structure

[edit] Elected representatives

The City of Kingston is divided into seven wards, each with one Councilor:

• Barton Ward – Cr Greg Alabaster
• Braeside Park Ward – Cr John Ronke
• Carrum Carrum Ward – Cr Topsy Petchey
• Clarinda Ward – Cr Arthur Athanasopoulos
• Como Ward – Cr Bill Nixon OAM
• Hawker Ward – Cr Rosemary West OAM
• Patterson River Ward – Cr Justin McKeegan

[edit] Corporate management

• Chief Executive Officer, John Nevins
  
• General Manager Environmental Sustainability, Tony Rijs
  Environmental Management and Maintenance, Infrastructure Environment, Planning and Building, Strategic Planning, Economic Development
• General Manager Organisational Development and Governance, Elaine Sowerby
  Organisational Development & Governance, Community Engagement
• General Manager Community Sustainability, Trevor McCullough
  Community Services, Library and Education Services, Local Laws and Health Services, Leisure and Culture, Bayside Community Options
• General Manager Corporate Services, Paul Franklin
  Information Services, Financial Services, Property Services, Aquatic and Leisure Centres

[edit] Council services

The Council has an annual budget of approximately $122.2 million (2007/08)^[3] with works involving areas such as road maintenance and construction, community, cultural and youth activities, town planning and development, waste management and recycling, maintenance of parks and public areas, public health and animal control, library services, and business and tourism support.

[edit] Suburbs

[edit] History

The City of Kingston area was originally governed by the Moorabbin Roads Board, which formed in 1862 and became a shire council in 1871, covering a large area of mixed agricultural and semi-urban land. After years of agitation, in 1917 the seaside town of Sandringham became a borough with its own council, and this fuelled the desire of those living in towns further south to combine their efforts and demand self-representation. This finally occurred in May 1920 and the "Borough of Mordialloc and Mentone" was formed. It became a town in 1923 and the City of Mordialloc in 1926.

In 1994, the Kennett Liberal government amalgamated local councils all over Victoria, as part of its local government reform. The new City of Kingston was one result, comprising all of the City of Chelsea, most of the City of Mordialloc, a substantial portion of the City of Moorabbin, and parts of the Cities of Oakleigh and Springvale.

[edit] See also

• List of Melbourne suburbs
• List of localities (Victoria)
• Local Government Area

[edit] References

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[edit] External links

• Kingston City Council
• Kingston Historical Website, in particular The Battle for Local Government: The Severance of Mordialloc from Moorabbin in 1920
• Department for Victorian Communities Kingston City Council Municipality Profile (includes ward map)
• Metlink local public transport for City of Kingston