City of Camberwell

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City of Camberwell
Population 91,000 (1992)[1]
Established 20 April 1914[2]
Abolished 1994 (merged with Kew and Hawthorn)
Area 36km2[3]
Mayor (at 1993 sacking) Bryan Steele[4]
Council seat Camberwell Town Hall, Camberwell



The City of Camberwell was a local government covering eastern middle-ring suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, including Camberwell, Ashburton and Balwyn.

History

The City began as a result of the renaming of the Shire of Boroondara to the Shire of Camberwell and Boroondara in 1905. It was declared a Borough and then Town later in 1905. On 20 April 1914, it was proclaimed a City and became the City of Camberwell.

1993 dismissal

Following a series of investigations and financial troubles at the council, the latter largely brought on by the payout required as a result of the Podgor Development, the Victorian Government determined to dismiss all sitting councillors and replace them with an administrator.[5]

Governance

Mayors

Councillors

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 49.
  2. Sharples, John. Municipality of Camberwell & Boroondara. Museum Victoria: 2003. https://collections.museumvictoria.com.au/articles/2257, accessed: 10 October 2017
  3. Monash Arts Online (2003). Camberwell. http://web.archive.org/web/20031003042818/http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/camberwell.html, accessed: 23 June 2016
  4. City of Boroondara (2014). Boroondara Bulletin. p. 4. https://issuu.com/boroondara/docs/november_2014_boroondara_bulletin, accessed: 23 June 2016
  5. The Age. One Year Ago. 23 June 1994. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/123006227/, accessed: 24 March 2016

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