City of Whitehorse explained

Type:lga
City of Whitehorse
State:vic
Pop:171167
Pop Year:2021
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Density:2662.8
Est:15 December 1994
Area:64.3
Mayor:Cr Denise Massoud
Seat:Nunawading
Region:Greater Melbourne
Stategov:Ashwood
Stategov2:Box Hill
Stategov3:Glen Waverley
Stategov4:Ringwood
Fedgov:Chisholm
Fedgov2:Deakin
Fedgov3:Kooyong
Fedgov4: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

The City of Whitehorse is a local government area in Victoria, Australia in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of 64.3km² and an estimated residential population of 171,167 as of June 2021.[1]

History

The City of Whitehorse was created in December 1994 following the amalgamation of the former cities of Box Hill and Nunawading.[2] 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.[3] 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.

The City of Whitehorse was originally planned to be formed from the merger of the City of Box Hill and the eastern part of the City of Camberwell.[4]

Council

The City of Whitehorse is divided into eleven wards: Cootamundra, Eley, Elgar, Kingsley, Lake, Mahoneys, Simpson, Sparks, Terrara, Walker and Wattle.[5] One Councillor is elected to represent each ward, every four years.[6] Council elections are conducted by postal voting and votes are counted using instant-runoff 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 2020, and its composition is:[7]

PartyCouncillors
 Liberal[8] align=right 6
 Independentalign=right 5
Totalalign=right 11
Party!Councillor!Notes
Cootamundra LiberalAndrew Munroe
Eley IndependentTrudy Skilbeck
Elgar LiberalBlair Barker
Kingsley LiberalAmanda McNeill
Lake LiberalDenise Massoud
Mahoneys LiberalMark Lane
Simpson IndependentPrue Cutts
Sparks IndependentTina Liu
Terrara IndependentRaylene Carr
Walker IndependentBen Stennett
Wattle LiberalAndrew Davenport

Past councillors

2000−2020 (multi-member wards)

Whitehorse comprised five two-member wards until 2020, when they were replaced by single-member wards.[9] [10]

YearCentralElgarMorackRiversdaleSpringfield
CouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
2000 Jessie McCallum (Ind) Peter Allan (Ind) Bernie Millane (Ind) Robert Chong (Ind) Bill Bowie (Ind) Noel Spurr (Ind) Helen Buckingham (Ind) Richard Anderson (Ind) Chris Aubrey (Ind) Kaele Way (Ind)
2003 George Droutsas (Ind) Sharon Ellis (Ind) John Koutras (Ind) Sharon Patridge (Ind)
2004 Haley Weller (Ind)
2005 Helen Harris (Ind) Pauline Richards (Labor)
2006 Ben Stennett (Ind)
2008 Andrew Munroe (Liberal) Bill Pemberton (Ind) Mark Lane (Liberal) Raylene Carr (Ind) Phillip Daw (Ind)
2012 Denise Massoud (Liberal) Bill Bennett (Ind) Andrew Davenport (Liberal)
2016 Tanya Tescher (Liberal) Tina Liu (Ind) Prue Cutts (Ind)
2017 Blair Barker (Liberal)

Townships and localities

The 2021 Census counted 169,346 residents in the City of Whitehorse, up from 162,078 in 2016.[11] [12]

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

Culture

Neighbours is filmed in Vermont South; Pin Oak Court is the real cul-de-sac that has doubled for Ramsay Street since 1985.[13] [14] 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.[15] Owing to its association with the show, Pin Oak Court has become popular with tourists; Tours to the cul-de-sac run throughout the year.[16] The interior scenes are filmed at the Global Television studios in the adjacent suburb of Forest Hill.[17] [18]

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.[19] In December 1994, when Box Hill amalgamated with Nunawading, the City of Whitehorse re-affirmed its relationship with Matsudo.[19]

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.[20]

Libraries

All libraries in the City of Whitehorse are operated by the Whitehorse Manningham Regional Library Corporation, which also has 4 branches in the City of Manningham

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Regional Population, 2021: Population estimates by LGA and Electoral Division (ASGS2021), 2001 to 2021 . Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 26 July 2022. 9 April 2023.
  2. Web site: History and Heritage . 2023-04-09 . City of Whitehorse . en.
  3. Book: Southall, Ivan . A Tale of Box Hill: Day of the Forest . Box Hill City Council . 1957 . Box Hill, Australia . en.
  4. Web site: Municipal shake-up. The Age. 9 April 1994. 23 April 2023.
  5. Web site: Whitehorse Wards. 24 August 2020. City of Whitehorse.
  6. Web site: Councillors . 9 April 2023 . City of Whitehorse.
  7. Web site: Whitehorse City Council election results 2020. 2020-11-09. www.vec.vic.gov.au. en.
  8. Web site: City of Whitehorse Council – BURWOOD LIBERALS. 2020-12-25. en-AU.
  9. Web site: 2009-10-02. VEC: Whitehorse City Council Countback results. 2020-11-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20091002113632/http://www.vec.vic.gov.au/whitehorsecountback2005.html. 2 October 2009.
  10. Web site: 2019-04-02. Countback results for the Whitehorse City Council 2017 election - Victorian Electoral Commission. 2020-11-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20190402072412/https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/Results/WhitehorseElgarCountback2017.html. 2 April 2019.
  11. Web site: 2021 . Whitehorse, 2021 Census All persons QuickStats . 9 April 2023 . Australian Bureau of Statistics . en.
  12. Web site: 2016 . Whitehorse, 2016 Census All persons QuickStats . 2023-04-09 . Australian Bureau of Statistics.
  13. Web site: Neighbours: 25 years young. Holy Soap. Channel 5. 18 March 2010. 25 May 2010. https://archive.today/20100525115327/http://holysoap.five.tv/neighbours/news/neighbours-25-years-young-6596. 25 May 2010. dead.
  14. Web site: Love Thy Neighbour . Backpack Melbourne . 18 December 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100330150725/http://www.backpackmelbourne.com/displayobject.cfm/objectid.656278FC-E055-447A-9F0CC5A16BF84C05/ . 30 March 2010 .
  15. Web site: Neighbours Tour FAQs . 18 December 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091121091340/http://www.neighbourstour.com.au/FAQs/tabid/562/language/en-US/Default.aspx . 21 November 2009 .
  16. News: Why everyone wants to be Australian. Conrad. Peter. 5 December 2004. The Guardian. London. 31 May 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20130828230601/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/dec/05/australia.peterconrad. 28 August 2013. live.
  17. Web site: Studios. Global TV. 20 December 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090325072048/http://www.globaltv.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=6&Itemid=7. 25 March 2009.
  18. Web site: Where Is Neighbours Filmed?. Neighbours.com.au. Network Ten. 17 December 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20100406042135/http://neighbours.com.au/faq.htm#Where_is_Neighbours_filmed. 6 April 2010. live.
  19. Web site: Matsudo Sister City . City of Whitehorse . 18 May 2020.
  20. Web site: Shaoxing Friendship Exchange Agreement . City of Whitehorse . City of Whitehorse . 1 July 2020.