Whittlesea City Council
Address
25 Ferres Boulevard, SOUTH MORANG 3752Postal
Locked Bag 1, BUNDOORA MDC 3083Tel
03 9217 2170Fax
03 9217 2111Website
Municipality Profile
The southern parts of the City of Whittlesea are well established urban areas, while the north remains rural in character. The city incorporates important facilities such as the RMIT campus at Bundoora, the Epping Hospital and Epping Plaza Shopping Centre.Residents of the City come from a diverse range of cultural backgrounds, with a very high percentage of residents born in other countries, particularly Macedonia, Italy, and Greece. Demographically, over half of the residents are from non-English speaking backgrounds.
Localities
Beveridge, Bruces Creek, Bundoora, Donnybrook, Doreen, Eden Park, Epping, Humevale, Kinglake West, Lalor, Mernda, Mill Park, Morang South, Thomastown, Whittlesea, Wollert, Woodstock and Yan Yean.For a detailed map showing shire boundaries and locality names, visit VICNAMES.
Area & Population
Population Projections - Estimated Resident Population (ERP)| Area |
2011 |
2016 |
2021 |
2026 |
2031 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 490 sq km |
163,539 |
199,381 |
233,890 |
263,016 |
287,568 |
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
Whittlesea 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 in October 2016.
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.
North - Cr Nicola Davis
North - Cr Rex Griffin (Mayor 2012-13)
North - Cr Ricky Kirkham
South East - Cr Sam Alessi
South East - Cr Ken Harris
South East - Cr Norm Kelly
South East - Cr Mary Lalios
South West - Cr Stevan Kozmevski
South West - Cr Kris Pavlidis
South West - Cr Darryl Sinclair
South West - Cr Adrian Spinelli
Chief Executive Officer
Mr David TurnbullFinances
| 2010-11 |
2009-10 | 2008-09 | 2007-08 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recurrent Expenditure ($) |
157.083m |
129.546m |
119.376m |
105.150m |
| Recurrent Revenue ($) |
148.369m |
140.917m |
130.858m |
106.994m |
| - Rates & Charges ($) |
85.595m |
76.970m |
70.590m |
63.799m |
| - VGC Grants ($) |
9.918m |
9.047m |
8.486m |
7.969m |