Yarra Ranges Shire
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The Shire of Yarra Ranges, also known as Yarra Ranges Council, is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the outer eastern and northeastern suburbs of Melbourne extending into the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges. It has an area of Template:Convert,<ref name=ABSLGA/> of which 3% is classified as urban.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In June 2018, it had a population of 158,173.<ref name=ABSLGA/>
It was formed on 15 December 1994 by the merger of parts of the Shire of Sherbrooke, Shire of Lillydale, Shire of Healesville and Shire of Upper Yarra.<ref name="history">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
HistoryEdit
Prior to European settlement, the land within and beyond the Yarra Ranges was occupied by the Wurundjeri people.<ref name="YRCabout">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
European settlement was established from the 1830s with settlers engaging in agriculture and gold mining.<ref name=YRCabout/>
CouncilEdit
Yarra Ranges is divided into nine wards, each of which elects one councillor for a period of four years.<ref name="history" />
WardsEdit
- Billanook Ward, named after the Wurundjeri name for the region and pioneered by explorer Robert Hoddle<ref name="YRChist">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Chandler Ward, named after a pioneering family<ref name=YRChist/>
- Chirnside Ward, named after George Chirnside, a Mooroolbark settler and owner of the Werribee Park Mansion<ref name=YRChist/>
- Lyster Ward, named after William Saurin Lyster, an impresario who had a dairy farm in the area<ref name=YRChist/>
- Melba Ward, named after opera singer Dame Nellie Melba<ref name=YRChist/>
- O'Shannassy Ward, named after O'Shannassy River and reservoir, in turn named after John O'Shanassy (sic.), Premier of Victoria in the mid-1800s<ref name=YRChist/>
- Ryrie Ward, named after William Ryrie who planted the first vineyards in the area<ref name=YRChist/>
- Streeton Ward, named after Sir Arthur Streeton, a painter who lived in Olinda<ref name=YRChist/>
- Walling Ward, named after landscape designer Edna Walling<ref name=YRChist/>
Current compositionEdit
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| Billanook | Lilydale, Mt Evelyn, Wandin North | Template:Australian party style| | Independent | Tim Heenan | 2016 | |
| Chandler | Kalorama, Macclesfield, Monbulk, Seville, Silvan, Wandin, Olinda (part), Montrose (part), Mt Evelyn (part) | Template:Australian party style| | Independent Liberal | Gareth Ward | 2024 | |
| Chirnside | Chirnside Park, Mooroolbark | Template:Australian party style| | Independent | Richard Higgins | 2016 | Deputy Mayor |
| Lyster | Belgrave, Belgrave Heights, Belgrave South, Kallista, Lysterfield, Menzies Creek, Narre Warren East, Selby, Sherbrooke, Tecoma, The Patch | Template:Australian party style| | Independent | Peter Mcilwain | 2024 | |
| Melba | Lilydale, Mooroolbark | Template:Australian party style| | Independent Liberal | Mitch Mazzarella | 2024 | |
| O'Shannassy | Don Valley, Gladysdale, Hoddles Creek, Launching Place, McMahons Creek, Millgrove, Powelltown, Reefton, Warburton, Wesburn, Woori Yallock, Yarra Junction, Yellingbo | Template:Australian party style| | Independent National | Jim Child | 2012 | Mayor |
| Ryrie | Badger Creek, Chum Creek, Coldstream, Dixon's Creek, Gruyere, Healesville, Steels Creek, Tarrawarra, Yarra Glen, Yering | Template:Australian party style| | Independent | Fiona McAllister | 2012 | |
| Streeton | Ferny Creek, Montrose, Mt Dandenong, Olinda, Sassafras, Tremont, Upper Ferntree Gully, Upwey | Template:Australian party style| | Independent | Jeff Marriott | 2024 | |
| Walling | Kilsyth, Mooroolbark, Montrose | Template:Australian party style| | Independent | Len Cox | 1982Template:Efn |
Election resultsEdit
2024Edit
Townships and localitiesEdit
The shire had a population of 156,068 at the 2021 census, an increase from 149,537 recorded at the 2016 census.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
^ - Territory divided with another LGA
Major thoroughfaresEdit
- Template:AUshield Burwood Highway (State Route 26)
- Template:AUshieldTemplate:AUshield Canterbury Road/Swansea Road/Anderson Street (south) (State Route 32 / C401) (briefly merges with C415 before turning to SR32 (and SR22 respectively))
- Template:AUshield Maroondah Highway (State Route 34 / B300)
- Template:AUshield Belgrave-Hallam Road/Monbulk Road/Hereford Road (C404) (briefly merges with C406)
- Template:AUshield Belgrave Road (State Route 26)
- Template:AUshield Olinda-Monbulk Road/Emerald Monbulk Road
- Template:AUshield Warburton Highway (B380)
- Template:AUshield Healesville- Koo Wee Rup Road (C411)
- Template:AUshieldTemplate:AUshield Mount Dandenong (Tourist) Road (State Route 22 / C415)
NotesEdit
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
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- Official website
- Community profile at .id.com.au
- Public transport map at PTV
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