30-769: The Port Phillip Protectorate was created in the Port Phillip District by the British House of Commons at the instigation of Lord Glenelg . The primary directives of the Protectors was to protect the Aboriginal people in their districts and to 'civilise' them, in other words to minimize conflicts between European settlers and Aboriginal people, and to help Aboriginal people take up the European way of life. In 1839 George Augustus Robinson became
60-594: A directly elected Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor, and nine Councillors . Since 2008, all Victorian councillors serve a four-year term. The most recent general election was held on Saturday 24 October 2020 . The next general election will be held in October 2024 . During a general election, the City of Melbourne holds two simultaneous elections – one to elect the Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor (leadership team) and
90-537: A government notice to be "all that part of the Territory of New South Wales which is bounded on the north by the thirty-sixth degree of south latitude; on the east by the one hundred and forty-sixth degree of east longitude, measuring from the meridian of Greenwich; on the south by the waters of Bass's Straits and the Pacific Ocean, and on the west by the one hundred and forty-first degree of east longitude, from
120-482: A population of 149,615. The city's motto is " vires acquirit eundo " which means "we gather strength as we go". The current Lord Mayor is Nicholas Reece , who replaced Sally Capp on 2 July 2024. The Melbourne City Council ( MCC ) holds office in Melbourne Town Hall . Melbourne was founded in 1835, during the reign of King William IV , following the arrival of the schooner Enterprize near
150-712: The Anglican Diocese of Melbourne and declared Melbourne a cathedral city . A motion was tabled at a meeting of the Town Council to alter the style and title of Melbourne from a town to a city, a draft Bill was approved and transmitted to the Government for introduction to the Legislature. On 3 August 1849, Act 13 Victoria No. 14 was finally assented to as "An Act to effect a change in the Style and Title of
180-770: The Chief Protector of Aborigines and four assistants were appointed to particular regions: William Thomas to the Melbourne and Westernport regions, James Dredge to the Goulburn region, Edward Stone Parker to the Loddon and Northwest District and Charles Sievwright to the Western District. Within only 10 years the organization crumbled, and was no longer seen to be effective or viable, in December 1849
210-677: The City of Essendon . The second, the Town of North Melbourne , formerly known as Hotham, had been established on 30 September 1859 and been granted town status on 18 December 1874. Both town halls are still in use today as public buildings—the former in Kensington near the present-day Newmarket railway station ; the latter in Errol Street, North Melbourne . The Melbourne and Geelong Corporations Act 1938 allowed for three councillors for each of
240-552: The Colony of Victoria . In September 1836, NSW Colonial Secretary Alexander Macleay declared Captain William Lonsdale the "Police Magistrate" of "the location of Settlers on the vacant Crown Lands adjacent to the shores of Port Phillip." This position was someone "of which all persons concerned are hereby required to take notice." In May 1839, Governor George Gipps defined the "Port Phillip District" as "The whole of
270-577: The Town of Melbourne would have 1 representative in the soon-to-be formed NSW Parliament , while the remainder of the District of Port Phillip would have 5. The polling places were to be in Melbourne, Geelong and Portland. On 28 February 1843, Governor Gipps proclaimed that the "Southern or Port Phillip District" for land disposal would now be defined as being the Counties of Bourke (Melbourne), Grant (Geelong) and Normanby (Portland). These were
300-558: The number of Councils . In 1993, the City of Melbourne Act specified changes to the boundaries which saw Melbourne gain Southbank and the Victorian Arts Centre on 18 November 1993, and the city was resubdivided into four wards – Flagstaff, University, Hoddle and Domain. The wards were abolished in 2001, with the council having a directly elected Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor, and seven other councillors. In 2012,
330-457: The City of Melbourne almost doubled in size when the suburb of Docklands was re-added to its jurisdiction. On 1 July 2008, a section of Kensington and North Melbourne was transferred to the City of Melbourne from the City of Moonee Valley. In July 2009, Lord Mayor Robert Doyle unveiled a new corporate identity for the City of Melbourne, costing $ 239,558. Building on the council's longstanding interest in environmental issues, on 16 July 2019,
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#1732780366054360-540: The Colony of Victoria. This day would be celebrated for many years as "Separation Day." This Australian geography article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . City of Melbourne The City of Melbourne is a local government area in Victoria, Australia , located in the central city area of Melbourne . In 2021, the city has an area of 37.7 square kilometres (14.6 sq mi) and had
390-815: The Corporation of Melbourne rendered necessary by the erection of the Town of Melbourne to a City". The city's initial boundaries, as set down in Act 8 Victoria No. 12 (19 December 1844) extended from Point Ormond in Elwood up Barkly Street and Punt Road to the Yarra River , along the river to Merri Creek at Abbotsford , then west along Brunswick Road to Moonee Ponds Creek, then south past Flemington Bridge to Princes Pier in Port Melbourne . The Act imposed on
420-492: The Council is: The 2021 census, the city had a population of 149,615 up from 135,959 in the 2016 census ^ - Territory divided with another LGA * Estimates in 1958, 1983 and 1988 Victorian Year Books. City Loop : Other The City of Melbourne has five sister cities : Between 1989 and 2022, the City of Melbourne had a sister city relationship with Saint Petersburg , Russia; this sister city relationship
450-522: The Lands comprised in the District lying to the south of the main range, between the Rivers Ovens and Goulburn, and adjacent to Port Phillip." In July that year, Colonial Secretary E Deas Thomson announced that Charles La Trobe was the District's "Superintendent", (which was later said by Governor Gipps "to have the powers of a Lieutenant Governor" ). On 10 September, the District was announced in
480-518: The Mayor a duty to set up "permanent and conspicuous boundary marks of iron, wood, stone or other durable material" along or near the line of the Town's boundaries—this was undertaken by Mayor James Frederick Palmer and Town Clerk John Charles King on 4 February 1846. During the 1850s, Collingwood , Fitzroy and Richmond seceded from Melbourne (all are, since 1994, part of the City of Yarra ), as did South Melbourne , whilst other parts became parts of
510-461: The Protectorate was abolished. Lakic, Mira; Rosemary Wrench (1994). Through Their Eyes . Melbourne: Museum of Victoria. pp. 13–22. ISBN 0-7306-4837-0 . Port Phillip District The Port Phillip District was an administrative division of the Colony of New South Wales from 9 September 1836 until 1 July 1851, when it was separated from New South Wales and became
540-506: The council voted to declare a climate and biodiversity emergency in line with similar declarations made elsewhere. Following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the City of Melbourne caused controversy and breached protocol, by failing to lower the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags to half mast, whilst the Australian flag was lowered in mourning. The City of Melbourne is an unsubdivided municipality , consisting of
570-602: The election of a new Labor government under John Cain , the Act establishing the commission was repealed, and the Melbourne Corporation (Election of Council) Act 1982 established six wards, for which an election was held on 4 December 1982. Three years later, an additional ward was added. Between 1993 and 1996 the City was again led by Commissioners, along with every local Council in Victoria, while all boundaries were comprehensively reviewed, more than halving
600-488: The eleven wards, with a general election held on 24 August 1939. The first woman in 125 years to be elected to the council was local businessperson Clare J. Cascarret in 1967. The election was said to have cost her over half a million pounds. Following a recommendation by the Local Government Advisory Board in 1978, an Order in Council (27 February 1979, effective from 19 May 1979) reduced
630-458: The inhabitants for greater autonomy over their own affairs. On 12 August 1842, Melbourne was incorporated as a town by Act 6 Victoria No. 7 of the Governor and Legislative Council of New South Wales. The town of Melbourne was raised to the status of a city by Letters Patent of Queen Victoria dated 25 June 1847, five years after its incorporation as a town. The Letters Patent also constituted
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#1732780366054660-696: The mouth of the Moruya River . In February 1841, it was announced that this did not change the boundaries of La Trobe's jurisdiction. After extensive opposition in Sydney , including from the Legislative Council , thoughts about the bounds of the district that should be administered from Melbourne were retracted south to follow the Murray River alone. On 30 July 1842, "An Act for the Government of New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land"
690-515: The neighbouring districts of St Kilda and Port Melbourne , and the border between Brunswick and Melbourne moved south one block to Park Street. On 18 December 1902, King Edward VII conferred the title "Lord Mayor" on the mayor of the City of Melbourne. On 30 October 1905, Melbourne absorbed two neighbouring council areas. Now included in the City was the Borough of Flemington and Kensington , which had been formed in 1882 when it broke away from
720-486: The number of Councillors was increased to nine, in addition to the Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor. Also in the 1990s, local government control of the docks area on the west side of the city was given to Victorian Government's Docklands Authority. In 2005, the council announced the construction of a new 6-star environmental office building, Council House 2 , in Little Collins Street . On 2 July 2007,
750-449: The other to elect the nine councillors. All residents are entitled to vote in the election, as well as up to two of each of the following: non-residential owners and occupiers of rateable property. If a corporation solely owns or occupies rateable property in the municipality, then the corporation must appoint two company officers (director and/or company secretary, or equivalent) to represent it and vote on its behalf. The current makeup of
780-546: The places within La Trobe's territory adjacent to the existing European settlement, and the location of any Crown Land to be sold. On 1 July 1843, Governor Gipps proclaimed that La Trobe's jurisdiction was now the same as the newly formed electorate. On 1 July 1851, the District was separated from New South Wales under provisions of the Australian Colonies Government Act 1850 , and became
810-548: The present site of the Queen's Wharf. Unlike other Australian capital cities, Melbourne did not originate under official auspices, instead owing its origins to non-indigenous settlers from Tasmania . Having been a province of New South Wales from its establishment in 1835, affairs of the settlement had been administered by the Parliament of New South Wales . With the growth of the settlement there had been an increasing demand by
840-583: The said meridian of Greenwich." ( 141°E was the border with South Australia.) Between August 1840 and August 1841, the Port Phillip District Special Surveys occurred, granting large parcels of land. In December 1840, for the purposes of government land sales, the northern border of the "Southern or Port Phillip District" was defined to follow the course of the Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers, and from its source to
870-508: The wards from eleven to eight. In December 1980, the Hamer Government dismissed the council, and appointed three Commissioners to determine how the boundaries could best be altered to produce more effective local government, with special regard to Melbourne's central business district and its importance to the state, as well as to advise changes needed to the constitution, structure, functions and administration. However, in 1982, with
900-632: Was passed, which defined electorates within those colonies. It included "that for the purposes of this Act the boundary of the District of Port Phillip on the North and North-east shall be a straight line drawn from Cape Howe to the nearest source of the River Murray, and thence the course of that River to the Eastern boundary of the Province of South Australia." In January 1843, it was announced that
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