City of Frankston
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The City of Frankston is a Local Government Area in Victoria
, Australia
, located in the southern suburb
s of Melbourne
. It has an area of 131 square kilometres and has a estimated population of 128,576 people.
Despite its similar area and name, the City of Frankston is a different entity to the former City of Frankston
which existed from 1966 until 1994, which was a continuation of the former Shire of Frankston and was abolished under the Kennett
local government reforms. This is similar to the situation in South Gippsland Shire
, but is unlike the Cities of Melbourne
, Knox
and Whittlesea
and the Shire of Melton
, whose administrations stayed intact through the amalgamation.
, and is bounded on the north by the City of Kingston
and the City of Greater Dandenong
, on the east by the City of Casey
, and on the south by the Shire of Mornington Peninsula
. The boundaries of the City are defined largely on the north by Eel Race Road and Thompsons Road, on the east by the Dandenong-Hastings Road, and on the south by a complex boundary featuring Baxter-Tooradin Road, Golf Links Road and Humphries Road.
from the former City of Frankston
; the suburbs of Carrum Downs
, Langwarrin
and Skye
from the City of Cranbourne
; and part of Carrum Downs
from the City of Springvale
.
The major part of the City was first incorporated in 1860 as the Mornington Roads District, which became a shire in 1871 and was renamed Shire of Frankston and Hastings in 1893, losing its western riding to form the Shire of Mornington, which has since been amalgamated into the Shire of Mornington Peninsula
. On 19 October 1960, the Shire of Frankston and Hastings split in two, with the western part remaining as the Shire of Frankston, and the eastern part being incorporated as the Shire of Hastings
.
Frankston was officially proclaimed as a City on 24 August 1966.
In 1993, Jeff Kennett
and his Local Government Minister, Roger Hallam, announced a major statewide program of local government amalgamations, most of which took effect on 15 December 1994. Most councils were abolished with new ones being created to replace them.
Some changes occurred between the release of the Local Government Board report in July and the actual amalgamation - the original plan was to merge with the City of Chelsea
and take Braeside
and Carrum Downs
from the City of Springvale
. However, Frankston City Council submitted that it should expand eastwards instead, as well as taking Mount Eliza
and Baxter
. By October, the present boundaries had been agreed upon, but the new entity was to be known as the City of Nepean. This appeared in the Board's final report in November 1994. However, the State Government ultimately decided to use the old name for the new entity, departing from the Board's recommendation.
, Frankston North
and parts of Frankston
), South-West Ward (covering the southern parts of Frankston
and Frankston South
) and East Ward (covering Langwarrin
and Carrum Downs
). Voting is compulsory and conducted by postal ballot, and is based on a preferential voting system.
Elections were last held in November 2008, and councillors were elected for a four-year term.
, in Shizuoka
, Japan
(established in 1982)
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, located in the southern suburb
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
s of Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
. It has an area of 131 square kilometres and has a estimated population of 128,576 people.
Despite its similar area and name, the City of Frankston is a different entity to the former City of Frankston
City of Frankston (former)
The City of Frankston was a Local Government Area located about south of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of in and around Frankston, and existed from 1860 until 1994.-History:...
which existed from 1966 until 1994, which was a continuation of the former Shire of Frankston and was abolished under the Kennett
Jeff Kennett
Jeffrey Gibb Kennett AC , a former Australian politician, was the Premier of Victoria between 1992 and 1999. He is currently the President of Hawthorn Football Club. He is the founding Chairman of beyondblue, a national depression initiative.- Early life :Kennett was born in Melbourne on 2 March...
local government reforms. This is similar to the situation in South Gippsland Shire
South Gippsland Shire
South Gippsland Shire is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the south-eastern part of the state. It includes the towns of Leongatha , Korumburra, Foster, Poowong and Mirboo North. It has an area of 3,305 square kilometres...
, but is unlike the Cities of Melbourne
City of Melbourne
The City of Melbourne is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the central city area of Melbourne. The city has an area of 36 square kilometres and has an estimated population of 93,105 people. The city's motto is "Vires acquirit eundo" which means "She gathers strength as she...
, Knox
City of Knox
The City of Knox is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of and has a estimated population of 155,969 people.-History:...
and Whittlesea
City of Whittlesea
The City of Whittlesea is a Local Government Area located in the outer northeastern suburbs of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covers an area of , and has an estimated population of 155,113 people.-History:...
and the Shire of Melton
Shire of Melton
The Shire of Melton is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the outer western suburbs of Melbourne. The Shire comprises several settled urban areas, the main one being the township of Melton, which lies at the western end of the Shire...
, whose administrations stayed intact through the amalgamation.
Geography
The City is located on the eastern shores of Port PhillipPort Phillip
Port Phillip Port Phillip Port Phillip (also commonly referred to as Port Phillip Bay or (locally) just The Bay, is a large bay in southern Victoria, Australia; it is the location of Melbourne. Geographically, the bay covers and the shore stretches roughly . Although it is extremely shallow for...
, and is bounded on the north by the City of Kingston
City of Kingston
The City of Kingston is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, its northern boundary lying approximately 15 km from the Melbourne city centre along the north-eastern shorelines of Port Phillip...
and the City of Greater Dandenong
City of Greater Dandenong
The City of Greater Dandenong is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia located in the southeastern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of 130 square kilometres and has a estimated population of 137,600 people....
, on the east by the City of Casey
City of Casey
The City of Casey is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the outer south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Casey is Victoria's most populous municipality, with a 2006 census population of 214,960. The municipality's population growth rate during both 1996-2001 and 2001-2006 was...
, and on the south by the Shire of Mornington Peninsula
Shire of Mornington Peninsula
The Shire of Mornington Peninsula is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located to the south of the city of Melbourne on the Mornington Peninsula. It has an area of 723 square kilometres...
. The boundaries of the City are defined largely on the north by Eel Race Road and Thompsons Road, on the east by the Dandenong-Hastings Road, and on the south by a complex boundary featuring Baxter-Tooradin Road, Golf Links Road and Humphries Road.
History
The City of Frankston was created in 1994 out of the remains of three abolished councils — all but the suburb of Mount ElizaMount Eliza, Victoria
Mount Eliza is an outer suburb south-east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is in the Local Government Area of the Shire of Mornington Peninsula...
from the former City of Frankston
City of Frankston (former)
The City of Frankston was a Local Government Area located about south of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of in and around Frankston, and existed from 1860 until 1994.-History:...
; the suburbs of Carrum Downs
Carrum Downs, Victoria
Carrum Downs is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 34 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Frankston. At the 2006 Census, Carrum Downs had a population of 17,213....
, Langwarrin
Langwarrin, Victoria
Langwarrin is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 43 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Frankston...
and Skye
Skye, Victoria
Skye is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 38 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Frankston. At the 2006 Census, Skye had a population of 6898.-History:...
from the City of Cranbourne
City of Cranbourne
The City of Cranbourne was a Local Government Area located about southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The City covered an area of , and existed from 1860 until 1994...
; and part of Carrum Downs
Carrum Downs, Victoria
Carrum Downs is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 34 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Frankston. At the 2006 Census, Carrum Downs had a population of 17,213....
from the City of Springvale
City of Springvale
The City of Springvale was a Local Government Area located about southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1857 until 1994.-History:...
.
The major part of the City was first incorporated in 1860 as the Mornington Roads District, which became a shire in 1871 and was renamed Shire of Frankston and Hastings in 1893, losing its western riding to form the Shire of Mornington, which has since been amalgamated into the Shire of Mornington Peninsula
Shire of Mornington Peninsula
The Shire of Mornington Peninsula is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located to the south of the city of Melbourne on the Mornington Peninsula. It has an area of 723 square kilometres...
. On 19 October 1960, the Shire of Frankston and Hastings split in two, with the western part remaining as the Shire of Frankston, and the eastern part being incorporated as the Shire of Hastings
Shire of Hastings
The Shire of Hastings was a Local Government Area located on the eastern Mornington Peninsula about south-southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1960 until 1994.-History:...
.
Frankston was officially proclaimed as a City on 24 August 1966.
In 1993, Jeff Kennett
Jeff Kennett
Jeffrey Gibb Kennett AC , a former Australian politician, was the Premier of Victoria between 1992 and 1999. He is currently the President of Hawthorn Football Club. He is the founding Chairman of beyondblue, a national depression initiative.- Early life :Kennett was born in Melbourne on 2 March...
and his Local Government Minister, Roger Hallam, announced a major statewide program of local government amalgamations, most of which took effect on 15 December 1994. Most councils were abolished with new ones being created to replace them.
Some changes occurred between the release of the Local Government Board report in July and the actual amalgamation - the original plan was to merge with the City of Chelsea
City of Chelsea
The City of Chelsea was a Local Government Area located about south of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia, on the eastern side of Port Phillip. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1920 until 1994.-History:...
and take Braeside
Braeside, Victoria
Braeside is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 26 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Kingston...
and Carrum Downs
Carrum Downs, Victoria
Carrum Downs is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 34 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Frankston. At the 2006 Census, Carrum Downs had a population of 17,213....
from the City of Springvale
City of Springvale
The City of Springvale was a Local Government Area located about southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1857 until 1994.-History:...
. However, Frankston City Council submitted that it should expand eastwards instead, as well as taking Mount Eliza
Mount Eliza, Victoria
Mount Eliza is an outer suburb south-east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is in the Local Government Area of the Shire of Mornington Peninsula...
and Baxter
Baxter, Victoria
Baxter is a township and rural locality in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, beyond the urban area. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Mornington Peninsula...
. By October, the present boundaries had been agreed upon, but the new entity was to be known as the City of Nepean. This appeared in the Board's final report in November 1994. However, the State Government ultimately decided to use the old name for the new entity, departing from the Board's recommendation.
Mayors
The following Frankston councillors have served as mayor since the inaugural elections in 1997:- 1997–1998 Wayne Woods
- 1998–1999 Wiliam Parkin
- 1999–2000 David-Jon Dawn
- 2000–2001 Mark Conroy
- 2001–2003 Cathy Wilson
- 2003–2004 Barry Priestly
- 2004–2005 Rochelle McCarther
- 2005–2006 Vicki McClelland
- 2006–2007 Glenn Aitken
- 2007–2008 Alistair Wardle
- 2008–2009 Colin Hampton
- 2009–2010 Christine Richards
- 2010–present Kristopher Bolam JP
Suburbs and localities
- Carrum DownsCarrum Downs, VictoriaCarrum Downs is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 34 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Frankston. At the 2006 Census, Carrum Downs had a population of 17,213....
- FrankstonFrankston, VictoriaFrankston is a suburb within the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area in Victoria, Australia. It is located 40 km southeast of the state capital Melbourne at the southernmost edge of Greater Melbourne, near the beginnings of the Mornington Peninsula...
- Frankston NorthFrankston North, VictoriaFrankston North, also known as The Pines, is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 37 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Frankston...
- Frankston SouthFrankston South, VictoriaFrankston South is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 43 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Frankston...
- KaringalKaringal, VictoriaKaringal is a locality within the suburb of Frankston located in Melbourne, Victoria in Australia. It is in the Local Government Area of the City of Frankston.-Ballam Park Homestead:...
- Langwarrin SouthLangwarrin South, VictoriaLangwarrin South is an official bounded locality in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 37 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Frankston...
- LangwarrinLangwarrin, VictoriaLangwarrin is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 43 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Frankston...
- SandhurstSandhurst, VictoriaSandhurst is an official bounded locality in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 37 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Frankston....
- SeafordSeaford, VictoriaSeaford is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 36 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Frankston...
- SkyeSkye, VictoriaSkye is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 38 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Frankston. At the 2006 Census, Skye had a population of 6898.-History:...
Wards
Ratepayers within the municipality are represented by elected city councillors. In the 2005 elections, held on 26 November 2005, where the previous single-councillor ward system was replaced with three, multi-councillor wards. These wards are known as North-West Ward (covering mostly SeafordSeaford, Victoria
Seaford is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 36 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Frankston...
, Frankston North
Frankston North, Victoria
Frankston North, also known as The Pines, is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 37 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Frankston...
and parts of Frankston
Frankston, Victoria
Frankston is a suburb within the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area in Victoria, Australia. It is located 40 km southeast of the state capital Melbourne at the southernmost edge of Greater Melbourne, near the beginnings of the Mornington Peninsula...
), South-West Ward (covering the southern parts of Frankston
Frankston, Victoria
Frankston is a suburb within the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area in Victoria, Australia. It is located 40 km southeast of the state capital Melbourne at the southernmost edge of Greater Melbourne, near the beginnings of the Mornington Peninsula...
and Frankston South
Frankston South, Victoria
Frankston South is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 43 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Frankston...
) and East Ward (covering Langwarrin
Langwarrin, Victoria
Langwarrin is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 43 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Frankston...
and Carrum Downs
Carrum Downs, Victoria
Carrum Downs is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 34 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Frankston. At the 2006 Census, Carrum Downs had a population of 17,213....
). Voting is compulsory and conducted by postal ballot, and is based on a preferential voting system.
Elections were last held in November 2008, and councillors were elected for a four-year term.
- North-West Ward: Kristopher Bolam JP (Mayor), Glenn Aitken and Brad Hill
- East Ward: Sandra Mayer (Deputy Mayor), David Asker and Colin Hampton
- South-West Ward: Christine Richards, Alistair Wardle and Brian Cunial
Sister city
SusonoSusono, Shizuoka
is a city in eastern Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2010, the city has an estimated population of 54,027 and a density of 390 persons per km²...
, in Shizuoka
Shizuoka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Shizuoka.- History :Shizuoka prefecture was formed from the former Tōtōmi, Suruga and Izu provinces.The area was the home of the first Tokugawa Shogun...
, Japan
Japan
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(established in 1982)