Hume City Council

Address

1079 Pascoe Vale Road, BROADMEADOWS 3047

Postal

PO Box 119, DALLAS 3047

Tel

03 9205 2200

Fax

03 9309 0109

Email

email@hume.vic.gov.au

Website

www.hume.vic.gov.au

Municipality Profile

Hume City is a growing, urban fringe municipality about 20 kms from Melbourne’s central business district. The southern parts of the city are well-established urban areas, while the north remains rural in character. Almost 29% of its residents were born overseas. It has a young community with 31% of persons aged under 18. Hume is at the Hume Highway, Calder Highway and Metropolitan Ring Road crossroads. It includes the busy Melbourne Airport. The main industries include motor vehicle and part manufacturing, air and space transport, other services to transport, electronic equipment manufacturing.

Localities

Attwood, Broadmeadows, Bulla, Campbellfield, Clarkefield, Coolaroo, Craigieburn, Dallas, Diggers Rest, Fawkner, Gladstone Park, Greenvale, Jacana, Kalkallo, Keilor, Meadow Heights, Melbourne Airport, Mickleham, Oaklands Junction, Roxburgh Park, Somerton, Sunbury, Tullamarine, Westmeadows, Wildwood and Yuroke.

For a detailed map showing shire boundaries and locality names, visit VICNAMES.

Area & Population                   

Source: Victoria in Future 2012 - Population and Household Projections 2011–2031 for Victoria and its Regions, Department of Planning and Community Development, April 2012.

Elections

Hume City Council is a subdivided municipality consisting of 3 wards and 11 councillors.
Councillors are elected through proportional representation voting.
Since 2008, all Victorian councillors serve a four year term.  The next general election is on 27 October 2012.
The council's independent Electoral Representation Review was conducted prior to the 2012 elections.
Visit the Guide for more information on Council Elections.
Visit the Victorian Electoral Commission for more elections details

Councillors

11 Councillors elected in October 2012.
Aitken - Cr Chandra Bamunusinghe
Aitken - Cr Alan Bolton
Aitken - Cr Drew Jessop
Aitken - Cr Casey Nunn
Jacksons Creek - Cr Steve Medcraft
Jacksons Creek - Cr Jack Ogilvie
Jacksons Creek - Cr Ann Potter
Meadow Valley - Cr Adem Atmaca
Meadow Valley - Cr Vic Dougall
Meadow Valley - Cr Helen Patsikatheodorou
Meadow Valley - Cr Geoff Porter (Mayor 2012-13)

Chief Executive Officer

Mr Domenic Isola

Finances