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The City of Kingston is a local government area in Victoria, Australia in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, its northern boundary lying approximately 15 km from the Melbourne city centre^[2] along the north-eastern shorelines of Port Phillip. It covers an area of 91 km² and has an estimated population of 151,389 people.^[3]^[2]

Council structure

Elected representatives

The City of Kingston is divided into three wards, each with three councillors. Councillors are elected every four years by the community and the Mayor is elected each year, by the Councillors.

The North Ward contains Highett, Moorabbin, Oakleigh South, Clayton South, Clarinda, Heatherton and Dingley Village. The Central Ward contains Cheltenham, Mentone, Parkdale, Moorabbin Airport, Mordialloc and Braeside. The South Ward contains Aspendale, Waterways, Chelsea, Chelsea Heights, Bonbeach, Carrum and Patterson Lakes.

Corporate management

Council services

The Council has an annual budget of approximately $122.2 million (2007/08)^[10] 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.

Suburbs

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 state 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.

A new electoral structure for Kingston was effected in November 2008. Under the new structure there are three wards - North Ward, Central Ward and South Ward, and three Councillors representing each ward. This makes a total of nine Councillors, instead of the previous structure of seven wards each represented by one Councillor.

Kingston's headquarters are located at the 7-storey "1230 Nepean Hwy" building, which has become a landmark to Cheltenham as well as the council. The A-Grade office building was built in 1993.^[11]

Schools

Railway stations

Library services

Major branches

Minor branches

Sport and recreation facilities

See also

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/3218.02014-15?OpenDocument|title=3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2014–15|publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics|accessdate=29 September 2016}}
2. ^¹{{Cite web| title = Kingston City Council - Local Government Victoria - Department for Victorian Communities | work = Find your local council | publisher = Department for Victorian Communities | date = 2007-01-24 | url = http://www.dvc.vic.gov.au/web20/dvclgv.nsf/AllDocs/CB60B4026FC4B5BBCA2571610024CC37?OpenDocument | accessdate = 2007-07-20 }}
3. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/3218.0Main%20Features52008-09?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=3218.0&issue=2008-09&num=&view=|title=Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008–09|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics|date=30 March 2010|accessdate=4 June 2010}}
4. ^{{cite web|last1=Hua|first1=George|title=About George|url=http://www.georgehua.com.au/index.php/about-george/|website=George Hua|accessdate=17 April 2017}}
5. ^"MP's son in council cash row", Royce Millar and Melissa Fyfe, The Age, 20 January 2013.
6. ^¹"Councillors tell of Liberal MP's pressure", Royce Millar and Melissa Fyfe, The Age, 5 February 2013.
7. ^"Meddling MP fuels Liberal row", Royce Millar and Melissa Fyfe, The Age, 19 January 2013.
8. ^¹{{cite news|title=Kingston Council candidates for South ward|url=http://baysidenews.com.au/2016/10/12/kingston-council-candidates-south-ward/|accessdate=17 April 2017|publisher=Bayside News|date=12 October 2016}}
9. ^{{cite news|last1=Walker|first1=Neil|title=Dreyfus home in Isaacs|url=http://baysidenews.com.au/2016/07/06/dreyfus-home-isaacs/|accessdate=17 April 2017|publisher=Bayside News|date=6 July 2016}}
10. ^{{Cite web| author = Kingston City Council | title = Budget for Kingston Council 2007-08 | date = 2007-07-18 | url = http://www.kingston.vic.gov.au/Page/page.asp?Page_Id=1920&h=0 | accessdate = 2007-07-20 }}
11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.kingston.vic.gov.au/page/page.asp?page_Id%3D2694 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-03-05 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723003842/http://www.kingston.vic.gov.au/page/page.asp?page_Id=2694 |archivedate=23 July 2011 |df=dmy }}
12. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.kingston.vic.gov.au/page/page.asp?Page_Id=1646&=0 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-04-19 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110402072705/http://www.kingston.vic.gov.au/page/page.asp?Page_Id=1646&=0 |archivedate=2 April 2011 |df=dmy-all }}
13. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.kingston.vic.gov.au/Page/Page.asp?Page_Id=2768&h=1 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-01-05 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317152029/http://www.kingston.vic.gov.au/Page/Page.asp?Page_Id=2768&h=1 |archivedate=17 March 2012 |df=dmy-all }}