32-615: The City of Glen Eira is a local government area in Victoria, Australia . It is located in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne . It has an area of 39 square kilometres (15.06 sq mi) and has an estimated population of 153,858 (51.6% female and 48.4% male). The local government area was formed in 1994 from the merger of the City of Caulfield and parts of the City of Moorabbin , and takes its name from two local landmarks—Glen Eira Road and Glen Eira Mansion. The local government area
64-403: A key part of Council's activities. A clean water supply and sanitary removal of sewage was critical last century because of outbreaks of disease, such as typhoid, diphtheria and scarlet fever. These functions have now been taken by Melbourne Water . Council has for a long time had a role in controlling the impact of animals on health and well-being. Late last century, Caulfield Council was paying
96-614: A large Jewish community in Elsternwick, St Kilda East and Caulfield. At the 2011 Census 54.9% of all Victorians who gave Judaism as their religion were living in Glen Eira. The major responses were No Religion 22.9%, Catholicism 20.1%, Judaism 18.9%, Anglican 8.4% and Eastern Orthodox 6.6%. This area was originally occupied by the Boonwurrung/Bunurong and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples, Indigenous Australians of
128-414: A library from the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie . The original name lives on in the name of the local hotel, and Rosstown Road. Leila Road is named after Mr Ross's wife, and Grange Road is named after Ross' estate, The Grange , which has since been subdivided and is now suburban housing estates. Carnegie Primary School (No. 2897) was established in 1888 as Rosstown State School. The Carnegie theatre was, in
160-602: A market garden area along what was Arthur's Seat Road, now the Nepean Highway . For more than a century, the sandy soil of Moorabbin provided metropolitan Melbourne with much of its fruit and vegetables. After World War II, Moorabbin became one of the first 'boom suburbs'. By the 1950s, along with the Sydney suburb of Bankstown , it became the fastest growing municipality in Australia. Road conditions were just one of
192-560: A reward for the heads of rats. Dog registration was instituted in 1865. Social caring and support roles have continued to grow, from maternal and child health centres – the first opened around 1924 – to providing work for the unemployed during the Depression , digging trenches in Caulfield Park during World War II, setting up welfare funds and operating Meals on Wheels from 1957. Immunisation services have been provided since
224-854: Is a list of former local government areas in Victoria. Many of these existed from the 19th century until the 1994 statewite local government amalgamations . This is a list of former Greater Melbourne local government areas. These local government areas were considered part of Greater Melbourne at the time of their dissolution. City of Merri-bek City of Darebin Shire of Nillumbik City of Darebin City of Hobsons Bay Shire of Mornington Peninsula City of Darebin City of Moonee Valley City of Hume City of Bayside City of Kingston City of Bayside City of Darebin City of Kingston City of Port Phillip City of Kingston City of Maribyrnong This
256-639: Is a list of former regional local government areas around Geelong and surrounding the Greater Melbourne area. These local government areas were not considered part of Greater Melbourne at the time of their dissolution. Surf Coast Shire City of Greater Dandenong City of Frankston City of Greater Dandenong Bass Coast Shire Shire of Mornington Peninsula Shire of Murrindindi City of Banyule Shire of Cardinia City of Knox Surf Coast Shire Glen Eira Town Hall Glen Eira Town Hall , known originally as Caulfield Town Hall ,
288-410: Is called a city and is governed by a city council, while a rural LGA covering a larger rural area is usually called a shire and is governed by a shire council. Local councils have the same administrative functions and similar political structures, regardless of their classification. Local elections are held in Victoria every four years with the most recent elections held in 2024. (2021) This
320-784: The Victorian Legislative Assembly , are partly in the City of Glen Eira. The council area is within the Southern Metropolitan Region for the Victorian Legislative Council . Local government areas of Victoria This is a list of local government areas (LGAs) in Victoria , sorted by region. Also referred to as municipalities, the 79 Victorian LGAs are classified as cities (34), shires (38), rural cities (6) and boroughs (1). In general, an urban or suburban LGA
352-560: The Victorian Parliament passed an Act to give authority to locally elected people to extract rates from residents in order to finance road construction. Residents lobbied for a roads district to be proclaimed to ensure that roads were maintained and passable. Caulfield 's organised communal existence began as a District Roads Board in 1857 and the first Caulfield Roads Board was elected in November 1857. It had control over
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#1732794174026384-408: The 1930s, a popular cinema, but has since been converted into offices. Caulfield railway station originally opened on 7 May 1879. Glen Huntly railway station opened on 19 December 1881 as Glen Huntly Road. It was later renamed to Glen Huntly in 1882 before being renamed Glenhuntly in 1937 and then back to Glen Huntly in 2023. Ormond railway station opened on 19 December 1881 as North Road. It
416-594: The Caulfield Road District in 1857. Moorabbin The name "Moorabbin" is derived from an Aboriginal word which principally means 'a resting place'. The proper name is probably 'moorooboon', a term used by the tribal group of the area, the Bunurong . The first European settlers may have found 'moorooboon' difficult to pronounce and accordingly corrupted the word for ease of use. The name Moorabbin applied from
448-646: The City of Glen Eira was one of the few regions in the Melbourne metropolitan area to make the decision not to become carbon neutral, despite most LGA's in Melbourne converting to a cleaner energy contract. In 2020, Glen passed a motion to declare a climate emergency, and committed to net zero Council carbon emissions by 2025. Glen Eira City Council is the third tier of government and deals with services such as waste collection , building permits and approvals, roads, drainage, health services, food safety, parks and gardens, library services, pets, street parking permits and
480-642: The Eastern Kulin nation , who spoke variations of the Boonwurrung and Woiwurrung language groups respectively. Victoria was proclaimed a separate colony in 1851. East St Kilda commenced to be settled in the 1850s. The area of Glen Eira was once swamps, with farms in the northern area and market gardens in the south. Dirt tracks wound through the swamps and sandy heaths of the district. They were constantly damaged by farmers' cart wheels, creating dangerous holes and making access difficult. In 1853
512-648: The Inspector of Municipal Administration, Merv Whelan, forwarded a report to the Minister. The key findings portrayed a complete breakdown of communication and behavioural standards within the elected council, although Whelan found the council was well-managed and in a sound financial position because of its CEO and administration. A report in The Age newspaper alleged that several councillors had used their phone entitlements for non-council purposes. On 11 August 2005,
544-602: The area and the senior school became Caulfield Technical College. In the 1970s it became the Caulfield Institute of Technology. In 1982 the Caulfield Institute of Technology amalgamated with the State College of Victoria at Frankston to form the Chisholm Institute of Technology. This Institution merged with Monash University in 1990 and became Monash University, Caulfield campus. [1] In 1994
576-468: The coastal areas now known as Hampton , Sandringham , Beaumaris and Mentone . Caulfield became a Shire in 1871 and a City in 1913; Moorabbin became a Shire in 1874 and a City in 1934. The first railway link to the area was at Caulfield and Carnegie railway stations , which opened in 1879, to be followed in 1881 by Glen Huntly and Ormond railway stations . For the first 25 years of Caulfield's municipal life, board/shire members met in "Mood Kee",
608-710: The collection of rates and charges. The Council meets at the Glen Eira Town Hall . Since 2004, the Council area is divided into nine wards, each electing a single councillor. The most recent election took place on 26 October 2024 and saw the following councillors elected: The Goldstein , Higgins , Hotham and Macnamara divisions of the Australian House of Representatives, and the Bentleigh , Caulfield and Oakleigh state electoral districts of
640-654: The earliest days of the Port Phillip settlement and remains today. Glen Huntly Glen Huntly is named after a ship, the Glen Huntly , that arrived in Port Phillip in 1840, after setting off from Greenock, Scotland. She was carrying 190 new immigrants, skilled manual labourers who were heading for the new colony settled in Melbourne. Fever, most likely typhoid, struck the ship mid journey and only 50 people survived to reach Port Phillip Bay. The Glen Huntly
672-515: The historical spelling. However, the vote did not affect the spelling of the train station which continues to be spelt 'Glenhuntly'. The section of the Glen Huntly Road/Glenhuntly Road which comes within the boundaries of the City of Port Phillip continued for a time to be spelt 'Glenhuntly Road', but has now been changed to bring it into line with the rest of the road. Bentleigh One of Moorabbin's early identities
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#1732794174026704-546: The house of Cr Harold Pennington. He was paid 10 pounds a year to cover the cost of candles, fuel and the room. The annual general meeting was held in a tent in the backyard. The Caulfield Town Hall (now the Glen Eira Town Hall ) was built in 1885. The building was modified several times to meet the growing demands of the municipality, as was Moorabbin Town Hall. Moorabbin, part of the earliest development of Melbourne, began as an outpost of "Dendy's Brighton" and took shape as
736-661: The last century. Council libraries began in the district with the Bentleigh Library in July 1961; the Caulfield service followed in 1963. Providing public open spaces has also been a long tradition. Paddy's Swamp (now Caulfield Park) was set aside as a reserve in the 1880s. Many other sites once used as tips were turned into parks and gardens. Some parks were provided partly to cater for the large crowds at municipal band performances. As involvement in sport developed, so did
768-572: The local government structure was radically altered. The City of Glen Eira was formed from the City of Caulfield and the northern part of the City of Moorabbin . In March 1997 Glen Eira's first Council was elected by residents and ratepayers. In September 2004, the then Minister for Local Government, Candy Broad , was asked to appoint an inspector by the Glen Eira City Council to investigate and report on matters arising out of an internal audit of councillors' expenses. In July 2005,
800-509: The major challenges to face the elected bodies in a developing area. As the farms and market gardens gave way to housing and the district's population grew, street lighting (originally gas), drainage, sewerage, rubbish collection, tips and other services were provided. Today, the City of Glen Eira is an established area. Glen Eira City Council is responsible for maintaining an ageing infrastructure and strives to update with works on roads, drains and footpaths. Public health issues have always been
832-402: The reserves' facilities. Caulfield The origin of the name of Caulfield is uncertain, however the name seemed to be linked with Baron Caulfeild of Ireland, perhaps through John Caulfield, a pioneer of the colony. The name 'Caulfield' was in use by 1853, and the early maps always place it somewhere around the racecourse. It was not in general use for the whole area until the proclamation of
864-532: The roads in an area bounded by Warrigal Road, Hotham Street, Dandenong Road , North Road and Brighton Road. The proclamation of the Caulfield Roads Board tied the name 'Caulfield' to a specific area. Moorabbin became a Roads Board in 1862. The board's boundaries extended from the outskirts of Brighton and south-east along both sides of the Nepean Road as far as Mordialloc Creek, taking in
896-660: The then Minister sacked the council, and appointed John Lester, the former Chief Commissioner of Darebin City Council and former chair of the Victorian Grants Commission, as Administrator. An election for a new council was held on 26 November 2005 with redrawn ward boundaries. Only one councillor from the previous council, Margaret Esakoff, was re-elected. Three other sacked councillors (Noel Erlich, Veronika Martens and Bob Bury) did run again but failed to get elected into council. Controversially, in 2009
928-413: Was Thomas Bent , who was simultaneously a Councillor on both Moorabbin and Brighton Councils for more than 40 years, as well becoming a State Member of Parliament and Premier. The suburb of Bentleigh is named after him. Carnegie Carnegie was originally called Rosstown, after William Murray Ross , a developer. The name was changed to Carnegie in 1909 in an unsuccessful attempt to secure funds for
960-408: Was forced to land at Little Red Bluff (now Point Ormond) and Victoria's first quarantine station was formed to deal with the crisis. Supplies and provisions were brought down what is now Glen Huntly Road and the small town was formed. Until recently Glen Huntly was spelt 'Glenhuntly'. The Council voted to change the spelling of the name of the suburb and of the road that bears the name to bring it to
992-592: Was later renamed to [Ormond in 1897. Carnegie railway station opened on 14 May 1879 as Rosstown. It was later renamed to Carnegie in 1909. Monash University, Caulfield campus was founded as the Caulfield Technical School in 1922. A Junior Technical High School was added in the 1950s, with the Technical School becoming a Senior Technical High School. They separated in 1958 with the junior school absorbed by other technical schools in
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1024-762: Was originally planned to be named "City of Gardiner" from the merger of City of Caulfield and parts of the City of Malvern . The city had a population of 148,908 at the 2021 census, up from 140,875 at the 2016 census. ^ - Territory divided with another LGA The median age for Glen Eira residents is 37 years. Children 0–14 years make up 18.0% of the population, 15 to 19 years 5.4%, 20 to 64 61.9% and those 65 years and over 14.7%. Of people in Glen Eira aged 15 years and over, 49.6% are married, 35.1% have never married and 9.1% are divorced or separated. The country of birth for City of Glen Eira residents includes Australia 60.3%, India 3.8%, China 3.2%, England 2.8%, South Africa 2.3% and Greece 1.7%. The City of Glen Eira includes
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