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The '''2019 Boroondara subdivision review''' is a process currently being undertaken by the [[wikipedia:Victorian Electoral Commission|Victorian Electoral Commission]]. Its aims are to primarily seek if the current number of [[Councillor|councillors]] and [[Ward|wards]] is appropriate for representing the | The '''2019 Boroondara subdivision review''' is a process to review the electoral structure of the [[City of Boroondara]] currently being undertaken by the [[wikipedia:Victorian Electoral Commission|Victorian Electoral Commission]]. Its aims are to primarily seek if the current number of [[Councillor|councillors]] and [[Ward|wards]] is appropriate for representing the Boroondara community and the type of electoral divisions that should be in place. This is part of a rolling program of reviews for each council in Victoria.<ref name="VECBoroondaraWebsite">Victorian Electoral Commission. ''Boroondara City Council representation and subdivision reviews''. 15 March 2019. https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/reviews/Boroondararr.html, accessed: 16 March 2019</ref> | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
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==Submissions== | ==Submissions== | ||
Over 130 submissions were made in the preliminary phase from 13 February to 13 March 2019. 206 were received following the release of the draft report.<ref name="VECBoroondaraWebsite" /> | Over 130 submissions were made in the preliminary phase from 13 February to 13 March 2019. 206 were received following the release of the draft report.<ref name="VECBoroondaraWebsite" /> | ||
==Findings== | |||
The final report was published on 5 June 2019. Its main recommendation was to replace the current 10 single-member wards with a multi-member ward system of 11 councillors and four wards in total. This would establish four new wards: | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
! Proposed ward !! Suburbs included !! Number of councillors !! Previous wards | |||
|- | |||
| '''Belmore''' || | |||
* [[Balwyn]] | |||
* [[Balwyn North]] | |||
* [[Deepdene]] | |||
* [[Camberwell]] (part) | |||
* [[Canterbury]] (part) | |||
* [[Surrey Hills]] (part) | |||
|| 3 || | |||
* [[Bellevue Ward|Bellevue]] (part) | |||
* [[Cotham Ward|Cotham]] (part) | |||
* [[Maling Ward|Maling]] (part) | |||
* [[Maranoa Ward|Maranoa]] | |||
|- | |||
| '''Ferndale''' || | |||
* [[Ashburton]] | |||
* [[Camberwell]] (part) | |||
* [[Canterbury]] (part) | |||
* [[Glen Iris]] (part) | |||
* [[Surrey Hills]] (part) | |||
|| 3 || | |||
* [[Gardiner Ward|Gardiner]] (part) | |||
* [[Junction Ward|Junction]] (part) | |||
* [[Lynden Ward|Lynden]] | |||
* [[Maling Ward|Maling]] (part) | |||
* [[Solway Ward|Solway]] | |||
|- | |||
| '''Studley''' || | |||
* [[Kew]] | |||
* [[Kew East]] | |||
|| 2 || | |||
* [[Bellevue Ward|Bellevue]] (part) | |||
* [[Cotham Ward|Cotham]] (part) | |||
* [[Studley Ward|Studley]] | |||
|- | |||
| '''Swinburne''' || | |||
* [[Glen Iris]] (part) | |||
* [[Hawthorn]] | |||
* [[Hawthorn East]] | |||
|| 3 || | |||
* [[Gardiner Ward|Gardiner]] (part) | |||
* [[Glenferrie Ward|Glenferrie]] | |||
* [[Junction Ward|Junction]] (part) | |||
|} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||