City of Stonnington
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The City of Stonnington is a Local Government Area located within the metropolitan area of Melbourne
, Victoria
, Australia
. It comprises the inner south-eastern suburbs, between 3 and 13 kilometres from the Melbourne CBD. The city covers an area of 25.6 square kilometres and includes the suburbs of South Yarra
, Prahran
, Windsor
, Toorak
, Armadale
, Kooyong
, Glen Iris
, Malvern
and Malvern East
.
Within 20 years of the settlement of Melbourne
in 1835, the Prahran Municipality (later City of Prahran
) was formed in 1855, followed by the Gardiner Road Board (later City of Malvern
) in 1856.
The late 19th century saw substantial residential and commercial development such that by 1891 Prahran had a population of almost 40,000 and Malvern 11,000. Following the election of the Kennett
government in the Spring of 1992, as part of a comprehensive reorganisation of local government
in Victoria, the Cities of Malvern
and Prahran
were amalgamated to form the City of Stonnington. The Malvern Town Hall was renamed the Stonnington City Centre and it became the corporate headquarters of the new Stonnington City Council.
The name Stonnington comes from Stonington mansion
, the Charles D'Ebro
designed mansion built in 1890 for a founding partner of Cobb and Co
, John Wagner
, who named the house after his wife’s birthplace in Stonington
(sic), Connecticut
, USA. The house is located in Glenferrie Road
, Malvern.
The city had a diverse (27% born overseas) population of 89,883 at the 2006 census, with a higher proportion of 18 to 34 year olds than the Melbourne average. The population are also greater users of public transport which provides a comprehensive service to the municipality.
Prior to European settlement, the land of the City of Stonnington was occupied by the Wurundjeri
, an Indigenous Australian Woiwurrung
speaking people of the Kulin
nation.
The establishment of European settlers in what was then the Port Phillip District of New South Wales
in 1835, was soon followed by pastoralist John Gardiner
, together with Joseph Hawdon
and John Hepburn
, driving cattle south from Yass
to Kooyong Koot (later named Gardiner's) Creek, in the area now known as Malvern
, and establishing a homestead and grazing property.
The year 1840 was the beginning of Crown land
auctions of land to the east of Melbourne and south of the Yarra River
and Gardiners Creek. The high ground between Gardiner's Creek Road (now Toorak Road) and the river returned the best prices and it was here that most of the grand mansion
s of the period were built. Much of the land south of Toorak Road was swampy. This area was subdivided into much smaller blocks for workman's cottages and later to house gold-rush
immigrants. The distinction between the two areas remains today in the suburbs of Toorak
and South Yarra
. Further auctions of land in the Prahran area took place in 1849 and 1850.
The early 1850s saw the return of many miners from the gold diggings
to Prahran resulting in increased development and the gazetting as a municipality
in 1855. The population of Prahran at the time of the first council elections was about 8,000. Meanwhile, Government land sales within the area bounded by Kooyong Road, Gardiners Creek and Wattletree Road were held in 1854 and a small settlement grew around Malvern and Glenferrie Roads. The area known as Gardiner (later Malvern) was proclaimed a Roads Board District in 1856 and became a municipality in 1871, taking the name Malvern in 1878.
The 1880s and 1890s saw substantial residential and commercial development in the City of Prahran such that by 1891 Prahran had a population of almost 40,000. The development of Malvern followed from 1900 onwards and by 1921 Malvern's population was almost 33,000.
to the west is a remnant of the original flood plain.
The City of Stonnington is bounded by the Yarra River and Gardiners Creek to the north, Warrigal Road to the east, Dandenong Road and Queens Way to the south, and Punt Road to the west. Stonnington has numerous tree-lined streets and over 120 parks and gardens. Many public reserves occur along the Gardiners Creek valley. The city has some of Melbourne's major shopping precincts in Chapel Street, Glenferrie Road, High Street, Malvern Road and Toorak Road as well as the Chadstone Shopping Centre. Local sporting venues include Malvern Valley Golf Club, Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club and Harold Holt Memorial Swimming Centre.
.
deals with national matters such as defence, international relations, management of the economy, social security, immigration, taxation, overseas trade, telecommunications, postal services, etc. The City of Stonnington is within the Federal Electorate of Higgins
. The present Federal Representative is Kelly O'Dwyer
, MP.
deals with issues such as health and community services, housing, education, transport, law and order, local government, electricity, gas and water. State Representatives for Stonnington are Clem Newton-Brown
, MP, the Member for Prahran
and Michael O'Brien
, MP, the Member for Malvern
. Stonnington's representatives in the Legislative Council
(the State's Upper House) are the Members for Southern Metropolitan Region The Hon. Andrea Coote
, MLC, The Hon. David Davis
, MLC, The Hon. Georgie Crozier
, MLC, The Hon. John Lenders
, MLC and The Hon. Sue Pennicuik
, MLC.
, building permits and approvals, roads, drainage, health services, food safety, parks and gardens, library services, pets, street parking permits and the collection of rates
and charges. The Council meets at the Stonnington City Centre.
Stonnington has three multi-councillor wards - East, North and South, which are each represented by three councillor
s. Council elections are conducted by postal voting
and votes are counted using proportional representation
. Voting is compulsory
for residents who are on the voters' roll for local council elections but voters aged 70 years or over are not obliged to vote at local council elections.
Results of Stonnington City Council Elections 2008
The next election for Stonnington City Council will take place in November 2012.
s (High schools) in the City of Stonnington:
Higher education is provided by Universities, Vocational Education and Training (VET) facilities and Technical and Further Education
(TAFE) institutions.
Deakin University
has a campus in Glenferrie Road, Malvern and Swinburne University of Technology
has its Prahran campus in High Street.
.
and Malvern stations. The Sandringham railway line services South Yarra, Prahran and Windsor
stations and the Glen Waverley line runs along the northern boundary of Stonnington to Heyington, Kooyong, Tooronga, Gardiner, Glen Iris, Darling, East Malvern and Holmesglen stations.
runs along Balaclava Road and Waverly Road to East Malvern and tram route 5
services Dandenong Road and Wattletree Road and ends at Burke Road in Malvern. Tram route 6
runs along High Street and terminates at Malvern Road in Glen Iris while tram 72
services Commercial Road, Malvern Road and Burke Road and tram 8
travels along Domain Road and Toorak Road and ends at Glenferrie Road in Toorak. Trams 78
and 79
run north-south in Chapel Street
and tram 16
in Glenferrie Road.
. It has a circulation of about 50,000.
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...
, Victoria
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...
. It comprises the inner south-eastern suburbs, between 3 and 13 kilometres from the Melbourne CBD. The city covers an area of 25.6 square kilometres and includes the suburbs of South Yarra
South Yarra, Victoria
South Yarra is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 4 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area are the Cities of Stonnington and Melbourne...
, Prahran
Prahran, Victoria
Prahran , also known colloquially as "Pran", is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 5 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stonnington. At the 2006 Census, Prahran had a population of 10,651. It is a part of Melbourne with...
, Windsor
Windsor, Victoria
Windsor is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 5 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stonnington. At the 2006 Census, Windsor had a population of 6394....
, Toorak
Toorak, Victoria
Toorak is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 5 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district located on a rise on the south side of a bend in the Yarra River. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stonnington...
, Armadale
Armadale, Victoria
Armadale is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 7 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stonnington. At the 2006 Census, Armadale had a population of 8,467....
, Kooyong
Kooyong, Victoria
Kooyong is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stonnington. At the 2006 Census, Kooyong had a population of 781....
, Glen Iris
Glen Iris, Victoria
Glen Iris is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area are the Cities of Boroondara and Stonnington...
, Malvern
Malvern, Victoria
Malvern is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 8 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stonnington. At the 2006 Census, Malvern had a population of 9,422.-History:...
and Malvern East
Malvern East, Victoria
Malvern East is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stonnington...
.
Within 20 years of the settlement of Melbourne
History of Melbourne
The history of Melbourne details the city's growth from a fledging settlement into a modern commercial and financial centre as Australia's second largest city.-Pre-European settlement:...
in 1835, the Prahran Municipality (later City of Prahran
City of Prahran
The City of Prahran was a Local Government Area located about southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1855 until 1994.-History:...
) was formed in 1855, followed by the Gardiner Road Board (later City of Malvern
City of Malvern
The City of Malvern was a Local Government Area located about southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1856 until 1994.-History:...
) in 1856.
The late 19th century saw substantial residential and commercial development such that by 1891 Prahran had a population of almost 40,000 and Malvern 11,000. Following the election of the Kennett
Jeff Kennett
Jeffrey Gibb Kennett AC , a former Australian politician, was the Premier of Victoria between 1992 and 1999. He is currently the President of Hawthorn Football Club. He is the founding Chairman of beyondblue, a national depression initiative.- Early life :Kennett was born in Melbourne on 2 March...
government in the Spring of 1992, as part of a comprehensive reorganisation of local government
Local government in Australia
Local government in Australia is the third tier of government, administered by the states and territories which in turn are beneath the Commonwealth or federal tier. Unlike New Zealand, the US or the UK, there is only one level of local government in all states, with no distinction such as...
in Victoria, the Cities of Malvern
City of Malvern
The City of Malvern was a Local Government Area located about southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1856 until 1994.-History:...
and Prahran
City of Prahran
The City of Prahran was a Local Government Area located about southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1855 until 1994.-History:...
were amalgamated to form the City of Stonnington. The Malvern Town Hall was renamed the Stonnington City Centre and it became the corporate headquarters of the new Stonnington City Council.
The name Stonnington comes from Stonington mansion
Stonington mansion
Stonington is a private residence and former Australian Government House located in the Melbourne suburb of Malvern, at 336 Glenferrie Road. The house was built for John Wagner, a partner in Cobb and Co coaches...
, the Charles D'Ebro
Charles D'Ebro
Charles Abraham D'Ebro was a London-born architect who designed many important buildings in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia during the late Victorian and early Edwardian periods...
designed mansion built in 1890 for a founding partner of Cobb and Co
Cobb and Co
Cobb and Co is the name of a transportation company in Australia. It was prominent in the late 19th century when it operated stagecoaches to many areas in the outback and at one point in several other countries, as well....
, John Wagner
John Wagner
John Wagner is a comics writer who was born in Pennsylvania in 1949 and moved to Scotland as a boy. Alongside Pat Mills, Wagner was responsible for revitalising British boys' comics in the 1970s, and has continued to be a leading light in British comics ever since.He is best known for his work on...
, who named the house after his wife’s birthplace in Stonington
Stonington, Connecticut
The Town of Stonington is located in New London County, Connecticut, in the state's southeastern corner. It includes the borough of Stonington, the villages of Pawcatuck, Lords Point, Wequetequock, the eastern halves of the villages of Mystic and Old Mystic...
(sic), Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
, USA. The house is located in Glenferrie Road
Glenferrie Road, Melbourne
Glenferrie Road is a major north–south thoroughfare in Melbourne, Australia.It runs from Kew to Malvern, and includes major shopping districts at both Hawthorn and Malvern.Tram route 16 runs along the entire length of Glenferrie Road...
, Malvern.
The city had a diverse (27% born overseas) population of 89,883 at the 2006 census, with a higher proportion of 18 to 34 year olds than the Melbourne average. The population are also greater users of public transport which provides a comprehensive service to the municipality.
History
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...
, an Indigenous Australian 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,...
speaking people 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.
The establishment of European settlers in what was then the Port Phillip District of New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
in 1835, was soon followed by pastoralist John Gardiner
John Gardiner (colonist)
John Gardiner was a nineteenth century Australian banker and pastoralist.-References:*A. S. Kenyon, 'The Overlanders', Victorian Historical Magazine, 10...
, together with Joseph Hawdon
Joseph Hawdon
Joseph Hawdon was a pioneer settler and overlander of Australia and New Zealand.Hawdon was born at Wackerfield, Durham, England, the son of John Hawdon. At the suggestion of his brother elder brother John , he decided to travel to Australia, arriving in Sydney in November 1834...
and John Hepburn
John Stuart Hepburn
John Stuart Hepburn was an early pastoralist and landholder in Victoria, Australia.Hepburn was born in Scotland in 1800. He initially became a seafaring man and progressed to become a Master of a 226 ton brig, The Alice. In 1835 the Alice sailed for Hobart...
, driving cattle south from Yass
Yass, New South Wales
Yass is a town in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia in Yass Valley Shire. The name appears to have been derived from an Aboriginal word, "Yarrh" , said to mean 'running water'....
to Kooyong Koot (later named Gardiner's) Creek, in the area now known as Malvern
Malvern, Victoria
Malvern is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 8 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stonnington. At the 2006 Census, Malvern had a population of 9,422.-History:...
, and establishing a homestead and grazing property.
The year 1840 was the beginning of Crown land
Crown land
In Commonwealth realms, Crown land is an area belonging to the monarch , the equivalent of an entailed estate that passed with the monarchy and could not be alienated from it....
auctions of land to the east of Melbourne and south of 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...
and Gardiners Creek. The high ground between Gardiner's Creek Road (now Toorak Road) and the river returned the best prices and it was here that most of the grand mansion
Mansion
A mansion is a very large dwelling house. U.S. real estate brokers define a mansion as a dwelling of over . A traditional European mansion was defined as a house which contained a ballroom and tens of bedrooms...
s of the period were built. Much of the land south of Toorak Road was swampy. This area was subdivided into much smaller blocks for workman's cottages and later to house gold-rush
Victorian gold rush
The Victorian gold rush was a period in the history of Victoria, Australia approximately between 1851 and the late 1860s. In 10 years the Australian population nearly tripled.- Overview :During this era Victoria dominated the world's gold output...
immigrants. The distinction between the two areas remains today in the suburbs of Toorak
Toorak, Victoria
Toorak is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 5 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district located on a rise on the south side of a bend in the Yarra River. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stonnington...
and South Yarra
South Yarra, Victoria
South Yarra is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 4 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area are the Cities of Stonnington and Melbourne...
. Further auctions of land in the Prahran area took place in 1849 and 1850.
The early 1850s saw the return of many miners from the gold diggings
Diggings
The Diggings was a colloquial term used to describe the gold rush locations in Australia during the 1850s. Gold miners - the diggers - would describe their journey "to the diggings" and say they were "at the diggings"...
to Prahran resulting in increased development and the gazetting as a municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in 1855. The population of Prahran at the time of the first council elections was about 8,000. Meanwhile, Government land sales within the area bounded by Kooyong Road, Gardiners Creek and Wattletree Road were held in 1854 and a small settlement grew around Malvern and Glenferrie Roads. The area known as Gardiner (later Malvern) was proclaimed a Roads Board District in 1856 and became a municipality in 1871, taking the name Malvern in 1878.
The 1880s and 1890s saw substantial residential and commercial development in the City of Prahran such that by 1891 Prahran had a population of almost 40,000. The development of Malvern followed from 1900 onwards and by 1921 Malvern's population was almost 33,000.
Geography
The western part of the city, around South Yarra, Prahran and Windsor were originally part of the River Yarra flood plain and much of the area was covered by swamps, bogs and creeks formed from the run-off from the Malvern Hills to the East. The Albert Park LakeAlbert Park and Lake
Albert Park and Albert Park Lake are situated in the City of Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia, 3 km south of the Melbourne CBD....
to the west is a remnant of the original flood plain.
The City of Stonnington is bounded by the Yarra River and Gardiners Creek to the north, Warrigal Road to the east, Dandenong Road and Queens Way to the south, and Punt Road to the west. Stonnington has numerous tree-lined streets and over 120 parks and gardens. Many public reserves occur along the Gardiners Creek valley. The city has some of Melbourne's major shopping precincts in Chapel Street, Glenferrie Road, High Street, Malvern Road and Toorak Road as well as the Chadstone Shopping Centre. Local sporting venues include Malvern Valley Golf Club, Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club and Harold Holt Memorial Swimming Centre.
Demographics
The following demographic information is from the 2006 Census of Population and Housing, Australian Bureau of StatisticsAustralian Bureau of Statistics
The Australian Bureau of Statistics is Australia's national statistical agency. It was created as the Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics on 8 December 1905, when the Census and Statistics Act 1905 was given Royal assent. It had its beginnings in section 51 of the Constitution of Australia...
.
- Population - Stonnington has a population of 89,883, of which 52% are female. There are 40,655 occupied dwellings in the city.
- Age - the age structure of the population of Stonnington is different to the Melbourne average with a higher percentage of persons aged 25–54 (47.4%) and a lower percentage of children aged under 15 (13.3%).
- Country of birth - Stonnington has a multiculturalMulticulturalismMulticulturalism is the appreciation, acceptance or promotion of multiple cultures, applied to the demographic make-up of a specific place, usually at the organizational level, e.g...
population with 27.1% being born overseas. The top five countries of birth are United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, New ZealandNew ZealandNew Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, GreeceGreeceGreece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, ChinaChinaChinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, and IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
- Language spoken - in 28.0% of homes a language other than English is spoken. The top five languages are Greek, Mandarin, Cantonese, Italian, and Russian.
- Religious Affiliation - 21.3% of people stated their religion as Catholic, 20.9% as no religion, 16.9% as Anglican and 6.0% as Eastern Orthodox.
- Weekly income - the median household income is $1346. Stonnington has a higher household income when compared to the Melbourne median of $1079.
- Occupation - 55.7% of the populations gave their occupation as Professional or Manager compared to the Melbourne average of 35.1%.
- Employment - the unemployment rate in Stonnington was 4.1%.
- Marital Status - 44.6% of the population have never married compared to the Melbourne average of 34.8%.
- Dwellings - Stonnington has a higher proportion of people living in flats or apartments (45.2%) compared to the Melbourne average of 16.1%.
- Housing loan repayments - the median monthly housing loan repayment in Stonnington is $1950 compared to the Melbourne average of $1300.
Federal
The Federal ParliamentParliament of Australia
The Parliament of Australia, also known as the Commonwealth Parliament or Federal Parliament, is the legislative branch of the government of Australia. It is bicameral, largely modelled in the Westminster tradition, but with some influences from the United States Congress...
deals with national matters such as defence, international relations, management of the economy, social security, immigration, taxation, overseas trade, telecommunications, postal services, etc. The City of Stonnington is within the Federal Electorate of Higgins
Division of Higgins
The Division of Higgins is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria.The division was created in 1949 and is named after Justice H. B. Higgins , who was a Victorian Member of the legislative assembly , president of the Carlton Football Club , Australian Member of Parliament , and justice of the...
. The present Federal Representative is Kelly O'Dwyer
Kelly O'Dwyer
Kelly Megan O'Dwyer is an Australian politician, and member for the Division of Higgins in the Australian House of Representatives...
, MP.
State
The State ParliamentParliament of Victoria
The Parliament of Victoria is the bicameral legislature of the Australian state of Victoria. It follows a Westminster-derived parliamentary system and consists of The Queen, represented by the Governor of Victoria; the Legislative Council ; and the Legislative Assembly...
deals with issues such as health and community services, housing, education, transport, law and order, local government, electricity, gas and water. State Representatives for Stonnington are Clem Newton-Brown
Clem Newton-Brown
Clement Arundel "Clem" Newton-Brown , Australian politician, is the member for Prahran in the Victorian Legislative Assembly....
, MP, the Member for Prahran
Electoral district of Prahran
Prahran is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria. It is a 12km² electorate in the inner south-east of Melbourne, taking in the suburbs of South Yarra, Prahran and Windsor, as well as parts of Balaclava, St Kilda, St Kilda East and Toorak...
and Michael O'Brien
Michael O'Brien
Michael or Mike O'Brien may refer to:* Michael O'Brien , American poet* Michael O'Brien , West Coast Eagles...
, MP, the Member for Malvern
Electoral district of Malvern
-External links:*...
. Stonnington's representatives in the Legislative Council
Victorian Legislative Council
The Victorian Legislative Council, is the upper of the two houses of the Parliament of Victoria, Australia; the lower house being the Legislative Assembly. Both houses sit in Parliament House in Spring Street, Melbourne. The Legislative Council serves as a house of review, in a similar fashion to...
(the State's Upper House) are the Members for Southern Metropolitan Region The Hon. Andrea Coote
Andrea Coote
Andrea Coote is an Australian politician. She has been a Liberal member of the Victorian Legislative Council since September 1999, representing Monash Province until the 2006 election and the Southern Metropolitan Region since....
, MLC, The Hon. David Davis
David Davis
David Davis may refer to:*David Davis , Liberal member of the Victorian Legislative Council*David Davis , British Conservative Member of Parliament, Conservative leadership candidate in 2001 and 2005*David Davis , head of the BBC's Children's Hour*David Davis ,...
, MLC, The Hon. Georgie Crozier
Georgie Crozier
Georgina Mary "Georgie" Crozier is an Australian politician representing the Liberal Party of Australia in the Victorian Legislative Council.-References:...
, MLC, The Hon. John Lenders
John Lenders
John Lenders is an Australian Labor Party politician representing the Southern Metropolitan Region in the Victorian Legislative Council. He was most notably the Minister for Education in the Bracks Government and Treasurer of Victoria in the Brumby Government....
, MLC and The Hon. Sue Pennicuik
Sue Pennicuik
Susan Margaret "Sue" Pennicuik is an Australian politician, and Greens member of the Victorian Legislative Council.-Early career:...
, MLC.
Local
Stonnington City Council is the third tier of government and deals with services such as garbage collectionWaste management
Waste management is the collection, transport, processing or disposal,managing and monitoring of waste materials. The term usually relates to materials produced by human activity, and the process is generally undertaken to reduce their effect on health, the environment or aesthetics...
, building permits and approvals, roads, drainage, health services, food safety, parks and gardens, library services, pets, street parking permits and the collection of rates
Rates (tax)
Rates are a type of property tax system in the United Kingdom, and in places with systems deriving from the British one, the proceeds of which are used to fund local government...
and charges. The Council meets at the Stonnington City Centre.
Stonnington has three multi-councillor wards - East, North and South, which are each represented by three councillor
Councillor
A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:...
s. Council elections are conducted by postal voting
Postal voting
Postal voting describes the method of voting in an election whereby ballot papers are distributed or returned by post to electors, in contrast to electors voting in person at a polling station or electronically via an electronic voting system....
and votes are counted using proportional representation
Proportional representation
Proportional representation is a concept in voting systems used to elect an assembly or council. PR means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received. For example, under a PR voting system if 30% of voters support a particular...
. Voting is compulsory
Compulsory voting
Compulsory voting is a system in which electors are obliged to vote in elections or attend a polling place on voting day. If an eligible voter does not attend a polling place, he or she may be subject to punitive measures such as fines, community service, or perhaps imprisonment if fines are unpaid...
for residents who are on the voters' roll for local council elections but voters aged 70 years or over are not obliged to vote at local council elections.
Results of Stonnington City Council Elections 2008
| Ward | Candidate | Elected order |
1st preference votes |
| East | Judy Hindle | 1st | 4291 |
| East | Greg Hannan | 2nd | 1905 |
| East | Anne O'Shea | 3rd | 2738 |
| North | Angus Nicholls | 1st | 2983 |
| North | Tas Athanasopoulos | 2nd | 2691 |
| North | John Chandler | 3rd | 2773 |
| South | Melina Sehr | 1st | 4874 |
| South | Claude Ullin | 2nd | 2032 |
| South | Tim Smith | 3rd | 1241 |
The next election for Stonnington City Council will take place in November 2012.
Past and Current Stonnington Councillors
| Ward | 1996 - 1999 | 1999 - 2002 | 2002 - 2004 | Ward | 2004 - 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel | Roz Wilson | John Chandler | John Chandler | North | John Chandler |
| Como | Leon Hill | Annette Stockman | Sarah Davies | North | Sarah Davies |
| Orrong | Annette Stockman | Leon Hill | Leon Hill | North | Tas Athanasopoulos |
| Greville | John Chandler | Tas Athanasopoulos | Melina Sehr | South | Melina Sehr |
| Hawksburn | Chris Gahan | Chris Gahan | Chris Gahan | South | Chris Gahan |
| Armadale | Adam Held | Claude Ullin | Claude Ullin | South | Claude Ullin |
| Wattletree | Anne O’Shea | Anne O’Shea | Anne O’Shea | East | Anne O’Shea |
| Hedgeley Dene | Barry Fenton | Sally Davis | Sally Davis | East | Steve Stefanopoulos |
| Malvern Valley | Denise Wallish | Henry Buch | Judy Hindle | East | Judy Hindle |
Chief Executive Officers
| Term | |
|---|---|
| Greg Maddock | 1994–1995 |
| Frank Tait | 1995–1998 |
| Hadley Sides | 1999–2009 |
| Warren Roberts | 2009–present |
Education
Australia has a system of public (state government) and private (independent) schools. Most public schools are co-educational. Most private schools are administered by their own boards and receive a government subsidy besides having their own fee structure. Schooling is compulsory for students until the age of fifteen although many students continue on to complete Year 12. The following are Secondary collegeSecondary college
Secondary college is the common name for government secondary schools in Victoria, Australia. The term arose through the mergers of high schools and technical schools in the late 1980s and mid-1990s, where most government secondary schools were renamed "secondary college"...
s (High schools) in the City of Stonnington:
- De La Salle College, Malvern
- St Kevin's College, Toorak
- The King David SchoolKing David School, MelbourneThe King David School is an independent, co-educational, progressive Jewish day school located in Armadale, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia...
, Armadale - Korowa Anglican Girls' SchoolKorowa Anglican Girls' SchoolKorowa Anglican Girls' School is an independent, Anglican, day school for girls, located in Glen Iris, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
, Glen Iris - Lauriston Girls' School, Armadale
- Loreto Mandeville HallLoreto Mandeville HallLoreto Mandeville Hall Toorak is a Roman Catholic day school for girls in Toorak, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.It is one of many Loreto schools distributed over the world, established by the sisters of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary or Loreto Sisters, founded some 400 years...
, Toorak - Presentation College, Windsor
- Sacré Cœur School, Glen Iris
- St Catherine's SchoolSt Catherine's School, ToorakSt Catherine's School is an independent, non-denominational, Christian day and boarding school for girls, located in Toorak, an inner south-eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
, Toorak - Melbourne High School, South Yarra
Higher education is provided by Universities, Vocational Education and Training (VET) facilities and Technical and Further Education
Technical and Further Education
In Australia, training and further education or TAFE institutions provide a wide range of predominantly vocational tertiary education courses, mostly qualifying courses under the National Training System/Australian Qualifications Framework/Australian Quality Training Framework...
(TAFE) institutions.
Deakin University
Deakin University
Deakin University is an Australian public university with nearly 40,000 higher education students in 2010. It receives more than A$600 million in operating revenue annually, and controls more than A$1.3 billion in assets. It received more than A$35 million in research income in 2009 and had 835...
has a campus in Glenferrie Road, Malvern and Swinburne University of Technology
Swinburne University of Technology
Swinburne University of Technology is an Australian public dual sector university based in Melbourne, Victoria. The institution was founded by the Honourable George Swinburne in 1908 and achieved university status in June 1992...
has its Prahran campus in High Street.
Public transport
Stonnington is extremely well serviced by Melbourne's public transport system. Three suburban railway lines and eight tram services pass through the City of Stonnington as well as a number of bus services including 12 services to Chadstone Shopping CentreChadstone Shopping Centre
Chadstone Shopping Centre is a super regional shopping centre located in the inner south-eastern suburb of Malvern East in the city of Melbourne, Australia...
.
Railways
The Cranbourne, Pakenham and Frankston railway lines provide a regular service to South Yarra, Hawksburn, Toorak, ArmadaleArmadale railway station, Melbourne
Armadale is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Armadale, on the Pakenham, Frankston and Cranbourne railway lines...
and Malvern stations. The Sandringham railway line services South Yarra, Prahran and Windsor
Windsor railway station, Melbourne
Windsor is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It serves the Sandringham railway line and is located in the suburb of Windsor. The station is near the intersection of Chapel Street and Dandenong Road, and is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.-Platforms and services:Platform...
stations and the Glen Waverley line runs along the northern boundary of Stonnington to Heyington, Kooyong, Tooronga, Gardiner, Glen Iris, Darling, East Malvern and Holmesglen stations.
Trams
All major east-west roads in Stonnington have tram services. Tram route 3Melbourne tram route 3
Tram route 3 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs from the University of Melbourne north of the city centre to Malvern East in the eastern suburbs....
runs along Balaclava Road and Waverly Road to East Malvern and tram route 5
Melbourne tram route 5
Tram route 5 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs from the University of Melbourne north of the city centre to Malvern East in the eastern suburbs. The destination is, however, displayed as Malvern, although the route technically ends within Malvern East...
services Dandenong Road and Wattletree Road and ends at Burke Road in Malvern. Tram route 6
Melbourne tram route 6
Tram route 6 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs from the University of Melbourne in the city centre to Glen Iris in the eastern suburbs....
runs along High Street and terminates at Malvern Road in Glen Iris while tram 72
Melbourne tram route 72
Tram route 72 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs from the University of Melbourne in the city centre to Camberwell in the eastern suburbs. It runs through the suburbs of Melbourne, South Yarra, Toorak, Malvern, Glen Iris, and Camberwell...
services Commercial Road, Malvern Road and Burke Road and tram 8
Melbourne tram route 8
Tram route 8 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs from Toorak to Moreland through the suburbs of Carlton and South Yarra...
travels along Domain Road and Toorak Road and ends at Glenferrie Road in Toorak. Trams 78
Melbourne tram route 78
Tram route 78 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The route starts at the Victoria St terminus , then runs along Church St, Richmond, crossing Bridge Rd and Swan St . It continues over the Yarra River along Chapel St, crossing Toorak Rd at stop 49...
and 79
Melbourne tram route 79
Tram route 79 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs from North Richmond to St Kilda Beach through the suburbs of South Yarra, Prahran, Windsor, Balaclava, and St, Kilda. Like most tram routes in Melbourne, it is entirely within Metcard ticketing Zone 1...
run north-south in Chapel Street
Chapel Street, Melbourne
Chapel Street is a shopping, dining and entertainment precinct in Melbourne, Australia. It has a myriad shops ranging from exclusive upmarket fashion designers at the South Yarra end to old fashion pawnbrokers towards Windsor.-Geography:...
and tram 16
Melbourne tram route 16
Tram route 16 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs from the University of Melbourne in the city centre to Kew in the eastern suburbs. It runs through the suburbs of Melbourne, St Kilda, Balaclava, Malvern, and Kew...
in Glenferrie Road.
Buses
The suburbs within the City of Stonnington are serviced by the following bus routes:| Suburb | Bus Services |
| South Yarra | 216, 219, 220, 246, 605 |
| Prahran | 216, 219, 220, 246 |
| Windsor | 246 |
| Toorak | 605 |
| Kooyong | - |
| Armadale | 220, 605 |
| Malvern | |
| Glen Iris | , |
| Malvern East | 612, , 624, , , |
Media
In addition to the newspapers, radio and television of the Melbourne media Stonnington has a free local newspaper, the Leader Newspaper Group's Stonnington Leader, which is a part of News LimitedNews Limited
News Limited is one of Australia's largest diversified media companies. The publicly listed company's interests span newspaper and magazine publishing, Internet, Pay TV, National Rugby League, market research, DVD and film distribution, and film and television production trading assets.News Limited...
. It has a circulation of about 50,000.
See also
- List of Melbourne suburbs
- Stonnington City Centre
- List of mayors of Malvern
- List of mayors of Prahran