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Encyclopedia > City of Hume
City of Hume
Victoria

Location within Melbourne metropolitan area
Population: 131,585 (2001)
Area: 503 km²
Mayor: Cr Gary Jungwirth
Region: Metropolitan Melbourne
State District: Broadmeadows, Macedon, Yuroke
Federal Division: Calwell
Website: www.hume.vic.gov.au

The City of Hume is a Local Government Area located partially within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It comprises the outer north-western suburbs between 13 and 40 kilometres from the Melbourne city centre. Capital Melbourne Government Const. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... This is a list of regions in Australia that are not Australian states or territories. ... Melbournes CBD has grown to straddle the Yarra River in three major precincts. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... The Electoral district of Broadmeadows is an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly created in 1952. ... The Electoral district of Yuroke is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... The Division of Calwell is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Municipalities of Greater Melbourne City of Banyule City of Bayside City of Boroondara City of Brimbank Shire of Cardinia City of Casey City of Darebin City of Frankston City of Glen Eira City of Greater Dandenong City of Hobsons Bay City of Hume City of Kingston City of Knox City... Melbournes CBD has grown to straddle the Yarra River in three major precincts. ... Capital Melbourne Government Const. ... The Hoddle Grid is the layout of the streets of the central business district of Melbourne, Australia. ...


It has an area of 503 square kilometres, and in 2007 has a population of over 155,000.


The City is unique in Australia in that it was the first local government to introduce a Bill of Rights for its citizens in 2004, following the establishment of a Social Justice Charter in 2001. This Bill of Rights pre-dates the State Government's Charter of Rights and Responsibilities by three years, and is more sweeping in that it explicitly includes economic, social, and cultural rights.

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Suburbs

Attwood is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Global Learning Centre Broadmeadows is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 16 km from the city centre. ... Bulla is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Campbellfield is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Coolaroo is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Clarkefield is a small town north of Sunbury and 45 km north-west of Melbourne, the capital city of Victoria, Australia. ... Macedon Ranges Shire is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... Craigieburn is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The City of Whittelsea is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... Dallas is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Diggers Rest is a town northwest of Melbourne Airport near Melbourne, the capital city of Victoria, Australia, along the Calder Freeway. ... The Shire of Melton is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... The City of Whittelsea is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... Gladstone Park is an estate of the suburb of Tullamarine in Melbourne, Victoria, part of the City of Hume. ... Greenvale is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Jacana is a small suburb of less than 13 000 people in Melbourne, Australia, situated north of the Western Ring Road,south of Johnstone Street and between the Broadmeadows railway line and Moonee Ponds Creek. ... Kalkallo is a small semi-rural village 40km north of Melbourne. ... Keilor is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The City of Brimbank is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... Meadow Heights is an outer suburb located in the Northern Suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... This article is about the suburb. ... Mickleham is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Oaklands Junction is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Roxburgh Park is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Somerton is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Sunbury is a town in located in Victoria, Australia. ... The Melbourne suburb of Tullamarine, Victoria, Australia, is a collection of recent housing estates and light industry. ... The City of Brimbank is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... Westmeadows is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Yuroke is a suburb in Victoria, Australia. ...

Councillors

  • Cr Gary Jungwirth, Mayor - Airport Ward
  • Cr Drew Jessop, Deputy Mayor - Aitken Ward
  • Cr Geoff Porter - Airport Ward
  • Cr Adem Atmaca - Aitken Ward
  • Cr Moya White - Aitken Ward
  • Cr Jack Ogilvie - Jacksons Creek Ward
  • Cr Ann Potter - Jacksons Creek Ward
  • Cr Mohamad Abbouche - Merri Ward
  • Cr Chris Stock - Merri Ward

See also

This is a list of suburbs in the city of Melbourne, in the State of Victoria, Australia. ...

External links

  • Official website


Local Government Areas of Melbourne
Metropolitan
City of Banyule • City of Bayside • City of Boroondara • City of Brimbank • City of Casey • City of Darebin • City of Frankston • City of Glen Eira • City of Greater Dandenong • City of Hobsons Bay • City of Hume • City of Kingston • City of Knox • City of Manningham • City of Maribyrnong • Maroondah City Council • City of Melbourne • City of Monash • City of Moonee Valley • City of Moreland • City of Port Phillip • City of Stonnington • City of Whitehorse • City of Whittlesea • City of Wyndham • City of Yarra •
Outer Metropolitan
Shire of Cardinia • Shire of Melton • Shire of Mornington Peninsula • Shire of Nillumbik • Shire of Yarra Ranges

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