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City of Moonee Valley

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City of Moonee Valley
Local government area
Location within Melbourne metropolitan area, on Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Country.
Location within Melbourne metropolitan area, on Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Country.
Official logo of City of Moonee Valley
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
RegionGreater Melbourne
EstablishedDecember 1994
Council seatMoonee Ponds
Government
 • MayorCr Ava Adams
 • State electorates
 • Federal divisions
Area
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 • Total
43 km2 (17 sq mi)
Population
 • Total127,883 (2018)[1]
 • Density2,970/km2 (7,700/sq mi)
WebsiteCity of Moonee Valley
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The City of Moonee Valley is a local government area located within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It comprises the inner north-western suburbs between 3 and 13 kilometres from the Melbourne city centre. In 2023, the City of Moonee Valley Estimated Resident Population was 126,486, with a population density of 2,935 persons per square km, based on the 2023 Census.

History

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File:MooneeValleyLogo.png
The original logo

The City of Moonee Valley was formed in December 1994 after the merger of the City of Essendon (which had been expanded south-eastwards in 1993) and the part of the City of Keilor south-east of the Albion–Jacana railway line.

The City's predecessor LGAs (green) as they were in 1993

On 1 July 2008, the parts of North Melbourne and Kensington in the Moonee Valley LGA were transferred to the City of Melbourne.[2][3]

The original council logo from 1994 was replaced in February 2010.[4]

Exchange prefixes in the city are 937x, 837x, 933x or 833x (the latter left over from the old City of Keilor).

Features

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The Moonee Valley is a culturally diverse region with a substantial residential population and various commercial set-ups and industries. It comprises the Moonee Valley Racecourse, Essendon Airport and has several shopping precincts, restaurants, parks and offices. It is well connected and easily accessible through trams and the Craigieburn train line. It is also a thriving business centre, with close to 10,000 businesses operating in the region.[5]

Council

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Wards

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Prior to the 2024 Council Elections, The City of Moonee Valley had three wards: Buckley, Myrnong and Rose Hill.[6]

Buckley Ward comprises Essendon Fields, Essendon North, Strathmore, Aberfeldie, most of Essendon and Strathmore Heights, and parts of Moonee Ponds and Essendon West.[6]

Myrnong Ward comprises Ascot Vale, Flemington, Travancore, most of Moonee Ponds and part of Essendon.[6]

Rose Hill Ward comprises Avondale Heights, Keilor East, Airport West, Niddrie, most of Essendon West and part of Strathmore Heights.[6] <mapframe width="300" height="300" text="2024 ward boundaries. Expand the map and click on a ward to see the ward name" frameless="" align="right">{ 

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} </mapframe> At the 2024 Council Elections, nine wards were established with each ward electing once councillor each.[7] The following wards were established;

  • Airport Ward
  • Buckley Ward
  • Canning Ward
  • Fairbairn Ward
  • Milleara Ward
  • Myrnong Ward
  • Queens Park Ward
  • Steele Creek Ward
  • Woodlands Ward

Current composition

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Councillors are elected from nine single member wards. The current council was elected in October 2024, its composition is:[8]

Ward Party Councillor Notes
Airport   Independent Liberal Hamish Jones
Buckley   Independent Liberal John Barnes[9]
Canning   Labor Paula Theocharides
Fairbairn   Labor Phil Burn
Milleara   Independent John Sipek
Myrnong   Labor Rose Iser
Queens Park   Independent Ava Adams Mayor[10]
Steele Creek   Independent Samantha Byrne
Woodlands   Labor Fran Cosgriff Deputy Mayor[10]

Mayors

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The current mayor is Rose Iser and the Deputy Mayor is Phil Burn. They were elected by council in October 2025 and will serve the 2025–26 year.

Past councillors

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2008−2024 (three wards)

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Buckley Ward

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Year[a] Councillor Party Councillor Party Councillor Party
2008   Jan Chantry Labor   Paul Giuliano Independent   Narelle Sharpe Independent
2012
2016   Rebecca Gauci Maurici Liberal   Richard Lawrence Independent
2020   Cam Nation Independent   Ava Adams Independent
2024   Jessica O'Neil Independent

Myrnong Ward

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Year[b] Councillor Party Councillor Party Councillor Party
2008   Jim Cusack Labor   Rose Iser Greens   James Rankin Independent
2011   Miriam Gillis Independent
2012   Nicole Marshall Labor   Cam Nation Liberal
2014   No East West Link
2015   Independent
2016
2020   Katrina Hodgson Labor   Rose Iser Independent   Jacob Bettio Independent
2024   Labor

Rose Hill Ward

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Year[c] Councillor Party Councillor Party Councillor Party
2008   John Sipek Labor   Shirley Cornish Labor   Ange Kenos Independent
2012   Andra Surace Independent
2016   Independent
2016   Samantha Byrne Independent
2020   Pierce Tyson Labor

Libraries

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The City of Moonee Valley has five libraries:[12]

  • Ascot Vale Library
  • Avondale Heights Library and Learning Centre
  • Flemington Library
  • Niddrie Library
  • Sam Merrifield Library (Moonee Ponds)[13]

The libraries offer uncommon services such as a seed library, where customers can take home seeds to grow plants or flowers.[14] In 2024, Moonee Valley Libraries removed overdue fines for late return of items. The change was made to remove a potential barrier of people using the library services.[12]

Townships and localities

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At the 2021 census, the city had a population of 121,851 up from 116,671 at the 2016 census.[15]

Population
Locality 2016 2021
Aberfeldie 3,897 3,925
Airport West 7,564 8,173
Ascot Vale 14,750 15,197
Avondale Heights 11,633 12,388
Essendon 20,596 21,240
Essendon Fields 0 13
Essendon North 2,987 3,071
Essendon West 1,439 1,559
Flemington^ 7,719 7,025
Keilor East^ 14,514 15,078
Moonee Ponds 14,250 16,224
Niddrie 5,479 5,901
Strathmore 8,419 8,980
Strathmore Heights 1,004 1,047
Travancore 2,480 2,116

^ - Territory divided with another LGA[16]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Known as Central Ward until 2012.[11]
  2. ^ Known as South Ward until 2012.[11]
  3. ^ Known as West Ward until 2012.[11]

References

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