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* Billanook Ward, named after the [[Wurundjeri]] name for the region and pioneered by explorer [[Robert Hoddle]]<ref name="YRChist">{{cite web |title=About the region - Our history |url=https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Council/About-the-region#section-4 |website=Yarra Ranges Council |access-date=29 November 2020}}</ref>
* Billanook Ward, named after the [[Wurundjeri]] name for the region and pioneered by explorer [[Robert Hoddle]]<ref name="YRChist">{{cite web |title=About the region - Our history |url=https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Council/About-the-region#section-4 |website=Yarra Ranges Council |access-date=29 November 2020}}</ref>
* Chandler Ward, named after a pioneering family<ref name=YRChist/>
* Chandler Ward, named after a pioneering family<ref name=YRChist/>
* Chirnside Ward, named after George Chirnside, a [[Mooroolbark, Victoria|Mooroolbark]] settler and owner of the [[Werribee Park Mansion]]
* Chirnside Ward, named after George Chirnside, a [[Mooroolbark, Victoria|Mooroolbark]] settler and owner of the [[Werribee Park Mansion]]<ref name=YRChist/>
* Lyster Ward, named after [[William Saurin Lyster]], an impresario who had a dairy farm in the area
* Lyster Ward, named after [[William Saurin Lyster]], an impresario who had a dairy farm in the area<ref name=YRChist/>
* Melba Ward, named after opera singer Dame [[Nellie Melba]]
* Melba Ward, named after opera singer Dame [[Nellie Melba]]<ref name=YRChist/>
* O'Shannassy Ward, named after O'Shannassy River and reservoir, in turn named after [[John O'Shanassy]] ''(sic.)'', [[Premier of Victoria]] in the mid 1800s.
* O'Shannassy Ward, named after O'Shannassy River and reservoir, in turn named after [[John O'Shanassy]] ''(sic.)'', [[Premier of Victoria]] in the mid 1800s<ref name=YRChist/>
* Ryrie Ward, named after William Ryrie who planted the first [[vineyards]] in the area
* Ryrie Ward, named after William Ryrie who planted the first [[vineyards]] in the area<ref name=YRChist/>
* Streeton Ward, named after Sir [[Arthur Streeton]], a painter who lived in [[Olinda, Victoria|Olinda]]
* Streeton Ward, named after Sir [[Arthur Streeton]], a painter who lived in [[Olinda, Victoria|Olinda]]<ref name=YRChist/>
* Walling Ward, named after landscape designer [[Edna Walling]]
* Walling Ward, named after landscape designer [[Edna Walling]]<ref name=YRChist/>


=== Current composition ===
=== Current composition ===

Revision as of 22:15, 29 November 2020

Not to be confused with City of Yarra.
Shire of Yarra Ranges
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Location in Victoria
Map of Melbourne with Yarra Ranges Highlighted
Map of Melbourne with Yarra Ranges LGA highlighted.
Population158,173 (2018)[1] (45th)
 • Density64.090/km2 (165.99/sq mi)
Established1994
Area2,468 km2 (952.9 sq mi)[1]
MayorRichard Higgins
Council seatLilydale
RegionOuter Eastern Melbourne
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)Casey
WebsiteShire of Yarra Ranges
LGAs around Shire of Yarra Ranges:
Nillumbik Manningham Murrindindi Mansfield
Maroondah Shire of Yarra Ranges Baw Baw
Knox Casey Cardinia

The Shire of Yarra Ranges, also known as Yarra Ranges Council, is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the outer eastern and northeastern suburbs of Melbourne extending into the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges. It has an area of 2,468 square kilometres (953 sq mi),[1] of which 3% is classified as urban.[2] In June 2018, it had a population of 158,173.[1]

It was formed in 1994 by the merger of parts of the Shire of Sherbrooke, Shire of Lillydale, Shire of Healesville and Shire of Upper Yarra.[3]

History

Prior to European settlement, the land within and beyond the Yarra Ranges was occupied by the Wurundjeri people.[4]

European settlement was established from the 1830s with settlers engaging in agriculture and gold mining activities.[4]

Council

Yarra Ranges is divided into nine wards, each of which elects one councillor for a period of four years.[3] The next election will take place during October 2020.

Wards

Current composition

Ward[6] Suburbs[6] Party Councillor[7] Elected
Billanook Lilydale, Mt Evelyn, Wandin North   Independent Tim Heenan 2016
Chandler Kalorama, Macclesfield, Monbulk, Seville, Silvan, Wandin, Olinda (part), Montrose (part), Mt Evelyn (part)   Independent David Eastham 2020
Chirnside Chirnside Park, Mooroolbark   Independent Richard Higgins 2016
Lyster Belgrave, Belgrave Heights, Belgrave South, Kallista, Lyserfield, Menzies Creek, Narre Warren East, Selby, Sherbrooke, Tecoma, The Patch.   Independent Johanna Skelton 2020
Melba Lilydale, Mooroolbark   Independent Sophie Todorov 2020
O'Shannassy Don Valley, Gladysdale, Hoddles Creek, Launching Place, McMahons Creek, Millgrove, Powelltown, Reefton, Warburton, Wesburn, Woori Yallock, Yarra Junction, Yellingbo   Independent Jim Child 2012
Ryrie Badger Creek, Chum Creek, Coldstream, Dixon's Creek, Gruyere, Healesville, Steels Creek, Tarrawarra, Yarra Glen, Yering   Independent Fiona McAllister 2012
Streeton Ferny Creek, Montrose, Mt Dandenong, Olinda, Sassafras, Tremont, Upper Ferntree Gully, Upwey   Independent Cathrine Burnett-Wake 2020
Walling Kilsyth, Mooroolbark, Montrose   Independent Len Cox 1982[note 1]
Shire Offices, Lilydale

Localities

The towns, suburbs and localities of the Yarra Ranges Shire are:

Major thoroughfares

Pre-2010 Council logo
Pre-2010 Council logo
  • Burwood Highway (State Route 26)
  • Canterbury Road/Swansea Road/Anderson Street (south) (State Route 32 / C401) (briefly merges with C415 before turning to SR32 (and SR22 respectively))
  • Maroondah Highway (State Route 34 / B300)
  • Belgrave-Hallam Road/Monbulk Road/Hereford Road (C404) (briefly merges with C406)
  • Belgrave Road (State Route 26)
  • Olinda-Monbulk Road/Emerald Monbulk Road
  • Warburton Highway (B380)
  • Healesville- Koo Wee Rup Road (C411)
  • Mount Dandenong (Tourist) Road (State Route 22 / C415)

Notes

  1. ^ First elected to Shire of Lillydale before council amalgamations in 1994.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Demographic Profile". Yarra Ranges Council. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Our history". Yarra Ranges Council. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b "About the region". Yarra Ranges Council. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i "About the region - Our history". Yarra Ranges Council. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Your councillors". Shire of Yarra Ranges. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  7. ^ "Results for Yarra Ranges Shire Council Elections 2012". Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 11 July 2016.

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