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The City of Banyule is a Local Government Area in Victoria
, Australia
, located in the north-eastern suburbs of Melbourne
. It has an area of 63 square kilometres (24.3 sq mi) and lies between 7 and 21 km from central Melbourne
. The Yarra River
runs along the City’s south border while the west is defined by Darebin Creek
.
At the 2006 census, it had a population of 114,866. 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 1994 from the merger of the City of Heidelberg
with parts of the Shire of Diamond Valley
and Shire of Eltham
.
The City also has some remarkably significant heritage within its boundaries, including a number of housing estates designed by leading early 20th Century architects Walter Burley Griffin
and Albert Victor Jennings, some of the most significant art deco buildings in Melbourne and the world's first Olympic athletes village.
Banyule is the birth place of the internationally recognised Heidelberg School
of Art, which was formed when a group of iconic 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.
Peter McKenna (current Mayor)
Wayne Philips
Jenny Mulholland
Jessica Paul
Steven Briffa
Tom Melican
Anthony Carbines
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, located in the north-eastern suburbs of Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
. It has an area of 63 square kilometres (24.3 sq mi) and lies between 7 and 21 km from central Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
. The Yarra River
Yarra River
The Yarra River, originally Birrarung, is a river in east-central Victoria, Australia. The lower stretches of the river is where the city of Melbourne was established in 1835 and today Greater Melbourne dominates and influences the landscape of its lower reaches...
runs along the City’s south border while the west is defined by Darebin Creek
Darebin Creek
Darebin Creek is a creek that runs through the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is the main watercourse of the Darebin Valley and a major tributary of the Yarra River...
.
At the 2006 census, it had a population of 114,866. The area was originally occupied by the Wurundjeri
Wurundjeri
The Wurundjeri are a people of the Indigenous Australian nation of the Woiwurrung language group, in the Kulin alliance, who occupy the Birrarung Valley, its tributaries and the present location of Melbourne, Australia...
, Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago....
of the Kulin
Kulin
The Kulin nation, was an alliance of five Indigenous Australian nations in Central Victoria, Australia, prior to European settlement. Their collective territory extended to around Port Phillip and Western Port, up into the Great Dividing Range and the Loddon and Goulburn River valleys. To their...
nation, who spoke variations of the Woiwurrung
Woiwurrung
Woiwurrung is an Indigenous Australian language spoken by some of the Kulin Nation clans, the Wurundjeri people, of Central Victoria, from Mount Baw Baw in the east to Mount Macedon, Sunbury and Gisborne in the west.The Woiwurrung clans inhabited the Yarra River, called Birrarung in Woiwurrung,...
language group.
The City was named after the Indigenous Australian term Banyule
Banyule
Banyule is Indigenous Australian word meaning "hill".It can also mean one of the following which have been named after this word:* Banyule, a locality within Heidelberg, Victoria...
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 1994 from the merger of the City of Heidelberg
City of Heidelberg
The City of Heidelberg was a Local Government Area located about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1840 until 1994.-History:...
with parts of the Shire of Diamond Valley
Shire of Diamond Valley
The Shire of Diamond Valley was a Local Government Area located about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1964 until 1994.-History:...
and Shire of Eltham
Shire of Eltham
The Shire of Eltham was a Local Government Area located about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1856 until 1994.-History:...
.
The City also has some remarkably significant heritage within its boundaries, including a number of housing estates designed by leading early 20th Century architects Walter Burley Griffin
Walter Burley Griffin
Walter Burley Griffin was an American architect and landscape architect, who is best known for his role in designing Canberra, Australia's capital city...
and Albert Victor Jennings, some of the most significant art deco buildings in Melbourne and the world's first Olympic athletes village.
Banyule is the birth place of the internationally recognised Heidelberg School
Heidelberg School
The Heidelberg School was an Australian art movement of the late 19th century. The movement has latterly been described as Australian Impressionism....
of Art, which was formed when a group of iconic artists, including Tom Roberts
Tom Roberts
Thomas William Roberts , usually known simply as Tom, was a prominent Australian artist and a key member of the Heidelberg School.-Life:...
, Arthur Streeton
Arthur Streeton
Sir Arthur Ernest Streeton was an Australian landscape painter.-Early life:Streeton was born in Mount Duneed, near Geelong, and his family moved to Richmond in 1874. In 1882, Streeton commenced art studies with G. F. Folingsby at the National Gallery School.Streeton was influenced by French...
, Frederick McCubbin
Frederick McCubbin
Frederick McCubbin was an Australian painter who was prominent in the Heidelberg School, one of the more important periods in Australia's visual arts history....
, Walter Withers
Walter Withers
Walter Herbert Withers was an Australian landscape artist and a member of the Heidelberg School of Australian impressionists.- Biography :...
, Charles Conder
Charles Conder
Charles Edward Conder was an English-born painter, lithographer and designer. He emigrated to Australia and was a key figure in the Heidelberg School, arguably the beginning of a distinctively Australian tradition in Western art.-Early life:Conder was born in Tottenham, Middlesex, the second son,...
and others moved to a shack on Mount Eagle (now known as Eaglemont
Eaglemont, Victoria
Eaglemont is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Banyule...
) and began painting the landscape in a uniquely Australian way during the late 1880s.
Wards and Councillors
The current councillors of the city after the elections in November 2008 are:- Bakewell Ward: named after brothers who established the Plenty Station
Peter McKenna (current Mayor)
- Beale Ward: named after Major Edward Beale who, amongst other contributors, founded St Katherines church at St Helena
Wayne Philips
- Griffin Ward: named after Walter Burley GriffinWalter Burley GriffinWalter Burley Griffin was an American architect and landscape architect, who is best known for his role in designing Canberra, Australia's capital city...
who planned estates in the area
Jenny Mulholland
- Grimshaw Ward: named after an early contributor to public life
Jessica Paul
- Hawdon Ward: named after Joseph Hawdon who built the Banyule Homestead
Steven Briffa
- Ibbott Ward: named after Nellie Ibbott, Mayor of the City of Heidelberg and the first woman mayor in Victoria
Tom Melican
- Olympia Ward: named after the area of the Melbourne Olympic Games Village in 1956
Anthony Carbines
Suburbs
- BellfieldBellfield, VictoriaBellfield is a suburb in Victoria, Australia, 9 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Banyule...
- BundooraBundoora, VictoriaBundoora is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 16 km north from the Melbourne central business district. Its Local Government Area are the cities of Banyule, Darebin and Whittlesea. At the 2006 Census, Bundoora had a population of 24,018....
- Briar HillBriar Hill, VictoriaBriar Hill is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 18 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Banyule. At the 2006 Census, Briar Hill had a population of 3099.-School:...
- EaglemontEaglemont, VictoriaEaglemont is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Banyule...
- Eltham NorthEltham North, VictoriaEltham North is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 21 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Nillumbik...
(Shared With Nillumbik Shire - GreensboroughGreensborough, VictoriaGreensborough is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 17 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Banyule. At the 2006 Census, Greensborough had a population of 20,214....
- HeidelbergHeidelberg, VictoriaHeidelberg is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Banyule....
- Heidelberg HeightsHeidelberg Heights, VictoriaHeidelberg Heights is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Banyule. At the 2006 Census, Heidelberg Heights had a population of 6051.-History:...
- Heidelberg WestHeidelberg West, VictoriaHeidelberg West is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Banyule. At the 2006 Census, Heidelberg West had a population of 5097.-Suburb:...
- IvanhoeIvanhoe, VictoriaIvanhoe is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Banyule. At the 2006 Census, Ivanhoe had a population of 10,600.-History:...
- Ivanhoe EastIvanhoe East, VictoriaIvanhoe East is an affluent residential suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Banyule...
- Lower PlentyLower Plenty, VictoriaLower Plenty is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 16 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Banyule...
- MacleodMacleod, VictoriaMacleod is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 14 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area are the cities of Banyule and Darebin. At the 2006 Census, Macleod had a population of 8083...
(Shared With City of DarebinCity of DarebinThe City of Darebin is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of , and as of 2009, has a population of 139,608...
) - MontmorencyMontmorency, VictoriaMontmorency is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 18 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Banyule. At the 2006 Census, Montmorency had a population of 8176...
- RosannaRosanna, VictoriaRosanna is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Banyule...
- ViewbankViewbank, VictoriaViewbank is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 14 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Banyule. At the 2006 Census, Viewbank had a population of 6614....
- WatsoniaWatsonia, VictoriaWatsonia is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 16 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Banyule. At the 2006 Census, Watsonia had a population of 4905.-History:...
- Watsonia NorthWatsonia North, VictoriaWatsonia North is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 17 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Banyule...
- YallambieYallambie, VictoriaYallambie is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 16 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Banyule. At the 2006 Census, Yallambie had a population of 4267....
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