CITY OF MANNINGHAM

'The City of Manningham' is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the northeastern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of 113 square kilometres. In 2001, it had a population of 112,000.

Contents

History

Councillors

Suburbs

Major Thoroughfares

Wards

Heide

Koonung

Ruffey

Mullum Mullum

See also

External links

History

Manningham municipality was created on December 15, 1994 as part of a general restructure of Melbourne's local government boundaries. The new municipality contains the former City of Doncaster and Templestowe, but with Ringwood North ceded to the new City of Maroondah, and with Wonga Park annexed from the former Shire of Lillydale.
The name Bulleen, a nearby suburb, was proposed for the new municipality, as it was the name of the shire predating the City of Doncaster and Templestowe. Modern residents believed the name was too localised, so the name of one of the major roads was adopted. (Oddly, however, this road is localised, to the region between Bulleen and Doncaster.) The origin of Manningham Road's name is unconfirmed, but it would most likely be from the region of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, as the name Doncaster is also from Yorkshire.

Councillors

★ Ron Kitchingman (Current Mayor)

★ Patricia Young

★ Geoff Gough

★ Grace LaVella

★ Bill Larkin

★ Warren Walsh

★ Charles Pick

★ Melanie Randall

Suburbs

★ Bulleen

★ Doncaster

★ Doncaster East

★ Donvale

★ Park Orchards

★ Templestowe

★ Templestowe Lower

★ Warrandyte

★ Warrandyte South

★ Wonga Park

Major Thoroughfares

★ Andersons Creek Road

★ Blackburn Road

★ Bulleen Road

★ Croydon Road

★ Doncaster Road

★ Eastern Freeway

★ Elgar Road

★ High Street

★ Fitzsimons Lane

★ Foote Street

★ Jumping Creek Road

★ Manningham Road

★ Mitcham Road

★ Northern Route:

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★ Reynolds Road

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★ Tindals Road

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★ Falconer Road

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★ Stintons Road

★ Park Road

★ Springvale Road

★ Templestowe Road

★ Thompsons Road

★ Tram Road

★ Warrandyte Road:

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★ Heidelberg-Warrandyte Road

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★ Warrandyte-Ringwood Road

★ Wetherby Road

★ Williamsons Road

Wards

There are four different wards in The City of Manningham. Each ward has 2 councillors. Most wards come from the names of creeks. The creeks come from aboriginal words.

Heide

The name 'Heide' most probably comes from the Heide Gallery in the suburb of Bulleen. Grace LaVella and Geoff Gough are the councillors for the ward.
Suburb(s) in Heide Ward include:

★ Bulleen

★ Lower Templestowe

Koonung

The name 'Koonung' comes from the Koonung Creek, a part of the Yarra River catchment running alongside of the Eastern Freeway. Bill Larkin and Warren Welsh are the councillors for the ward.
Suburb(s) in Koonung Ward include:

★ Doncaster

★ East Doncaster

Ruffey

The name 'Ruffey' comes from the Ruffey Creek and lake. Melanie Randall and Charles Pick are the councillors for the ward.
Suburb(s) in Ruffey Ward include:

★ Templestowe

Mullum Mullum

The name 'Mullum Mullum' comes from the Mullum Mullum Creek. Patricia Young and Ron Kitchingman(Mayor) are the councillors for the ward.
Suburb(s) in Mullum Mullum Ward include:

★ Wonga Park

★ Warrandyte

★ Park Orchards

See also

★ List of Melbourne suburbs

External links

★ Official website

★ Metlink local public transport map