NationMaster - Encyclopedia: City of Moreland

The City of Moreland is a Local Government Area located within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It comprises the inner northern suburbs between 4 and 10 kilometres from the Melbourne city centre. Emblems: Pink heath (floral)Weedy Seadragon (Aquatic) helmeted honeyeater (bird) Leadbeaters possum (faunal) Motto: Peace and Prosperity Slogan or Nickname: Garden State, The Place To Be, On The Move Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Const. ... Image File history File links MelbLGA-Moreland. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... A mayor (from the Latin mÄior, 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 Yarra River is a popular area for walking, jogging, cycling, rowing and for relaxing on the banks with a picnic Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... The Electoral district of Brunswick is an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... Wills is an Australian electoral division (electorate) of Victoria. ... Image File history File links MorelandLogo. ... 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 Yarra River is a popular area for walking, jogging, cycling, rowing and for relaxing on the banks with a picnic Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ... Emblems: Pink heath (floral)Weedy Seadragon (Aquatic) helmeted honeyeater (bird) Leadbeaters possum (faunal) Motto: Peace and Prosperity Slogan or Nickname: Garden State, The Place To Be, On The Move Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Const. ... The Hoddle Grid is the layout of the streets of the central business district of Melbourne, Australia. ...

It was created in 1994 during the forced amalgamations of local government by the Kennett Government, being formed by the former cities of Brunswick, Coburg, and part of Broadmeadows. The city has an area of 51 square kilometres, and in 2001 had a population of 131,359. Image File history File links CoburgCityHall. ... Image File history File links CoburgCityHall. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... Sydney Road, Brunswick, looking south to Melbournes central business district Brunswick is an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Coburg is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Global Learning Centre Broadmeadows is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 16 km from the city centre. ...

The council and its government area are affectionately known by some residents as the People's Republic of Moreland. It is now famous for its collection of "bomb sites", undeveloped pieces of land, old factories and even the once wonderful Coburg High School that sits derelict, opposite council offices.

In 2004 the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC), the Victorian office of the Australian Electoral Commission, conducted a review of the local electorate. The result of this review was the change of election method from preferential voting of ten single member wards to proportional representation in three multi-member wards. This change occurred in time for the November 27, 2004 election. In this election the stranglehold the Australian Labor Party had over council was finally broken to include Independents and Green representatives. The Victorian Electoral Commission (formerly State Electoral Office), or VEC, is the government agency responsible for the running of state, municipal and various non-government elections in Victoria. ... The Australian Electoral Commission, or the AEC, is the federal government agency in charge of organising and supervising federal elections. ... Preferential voting (or preference voting) is a type of ballot structure used in several electoral systems in which voters rank a list or group of candidates in order of preference. ... Proportional representation (sometimes referred to as full representation, or PR), is an electoral system delivering a close match between the percentage of votes that groups of candidates (grouped by a certain measure) obtain in elections and the percentage of seats they receive (usually in legislative assemblies). ... November 27 is the 331st day (332nd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Australian Labor Party (ALP) is Australias oldest political party. ...

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Sydney Road, Brunswick, looking south to Melbournes central business district Brunswick is an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Brunswick East is an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Brunswick West is an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Coburg is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Coburg North is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Fawkner is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Fitzroy North is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Glenroy is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Gowenbrae is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Oak Park is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Pascoe Vale is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Pascoe Vale South is an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

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This is a list of suburbs in the city of Melbourne, in the State of Victoria, Australia. ... Postcodes are used by Australia Post to identify postal districts in Australia. ...

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