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{{Infobox council | {{Infobox council | ||
| name = Boroondara Road District | | name = Boroondara Road District | ||
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| footnotes = First Board elected on 7 October 1856 | | footnotes = First Board elected on 7 October 1856 | ||
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== History == | |||
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http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66903364 | http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66903364 | ||
=== First proclamation === | === First proclamation === | ||
The Boroondara Road District was gazetted on 11 July 1854 after residents of Boroondara petitioned the state government. Following an act of [[wikipedia:Parliament of Victoria|Parliament]] in 1853, road boards could be constituted in parts of the state where at least five landowners and five residents had petitioned a local [[wikipedia:Justice of the Peace|Justice of the Peace]] to do so. The purpose of these organisations was to improve, maintain and manage roads and bridges throughout the state consisting of local elected members. Their activities were overseen by the Central Roads Board reporting directly to the [[wikipedia:Lieutenant-Governor|Lieutenant-Governor]] of the day.<ref>Victorian Government Gazette. ''No. XL - An Act for making and improving Roads in the Colony of Victoria''. Australasian Legal Information Institute. 8 February 1853. http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/vic/hist_act/aafmairitcov538.pdf, accessed: 3 December 2016</ref> | The Boroondara Road District was gazetted on 11 July 1854 after residents of Boroondara petitioned the state government. Following an act of [[wikipedia:Parliament of Victoria|Parliament]] in 1853, road boards could be constituted in parts of the state where at least five landowners and five residents had petitioned a local [[wikipedia:Justice of the Peace|Justice of the Peace]] to do so. The purpose of these organisations was to improve, maintain and manage roads and bridges throughout the state consisting of local elected members. Their activities were overseen by the Central Roads Board reporting directly to the [[wikipedia:Lieutenant-Governor|Lieutenant-Governor]] of the day.<ref>Victorian Government Gazette. ''No. XL - An Act for making and improving Roads in the Colony of Victoria''. Australasian Legal Information Institute. 8 February 1853. http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/vic/hist_act/aafmairitcov538.pdf, accessed: 3 December 2016</ref> | ||
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== Governance == | == Governance == | ||
=== | === Chairmen === | ||
{{Main article|Chairmen of the Boroondara District Roads Board}} | {{Main article|Chairmen of the Boroondara District Roads Board}} | ||
=== | === Members === | ||
{{Main article|Members of the Boroondara District Roads Board}} | {{Main article|Members of the Boroondara District Roads Board}} | ||