Stonnington City Centre (Malvern Town Hall) is now the corporate headquarters of the City of Stonnington.

The City of Stonnington is a Local Government Area located within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It comprises the inner south-eastern suburbs, between 3 and 13 kilometres from the Melbourne CBD. The city covers an area of 25.6 square kilometres and includes the suburbs of South Yarra, Prahran, Windsor, Toorak, Armadale, Kooyong, Glen Iris, Malvern and Malvern East. Image File history File linksMetadata Malvern_town_hall. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Malvern_town_hall. ... 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 either or [1]) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ... Motto: Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Governor HE Mr John Landy Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Area 237,629 km² (6th)  - Land 227,416 km²  - Water 10,213 km² (4. ... South Yarra is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Prahran (pronounced puh-RAN) and also known colloquially as Pran is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Windsor is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. ... Toorak is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... ... Kooyong is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Glen Iris (postcode 3146) is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. ... Malvern is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Malvern East is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

Within 20 years of the settlement of Melbourne in 1835, the Prahran Road Board (later City of Prahran) was formed in 1855, followed by the Gardiner Road Board (later City of Malvern) in 1856. The late 19th century saw substantial residential and commercial development such that by 1891 Prahran had a population of almost 40,000 and Malvern 11,000. The election of the Kennett government in the Spring of 1992 heralded a comprehensive reorganisation of local government in Victoria and brought about the amalgamation of the Cities of Malvern and Prahran to form the City of Stonnington. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... Australia has two tiers of subnational government: state (or territory) government and local government. ...

Stonington mansion after which the City of Stonnington was named.

The name Stonnington comes from the Charles D'Ebro designed mansion built in 1890 for a founding partner of Cobb and Co, John Wagner, who named the house after his wife’s birthplace in Stonington (sic), Connecticut, USA. The house is located in Glenferrie Road, Malvern. Image File history File linksMetadata Stonnington_mansion. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Stonnington_mansion. ... Charles Abraham DEbro was a London-born architect who designed many important buildings in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia during the late Victorian and early Edwardian periods. ... Cobb and Co is the name of a transportation company in Australia. ... The Town of Stonington, Connecticut is located located in New London County, Connecticut in the southeastern corner of the state. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Glenferrie Road facing south looking down the hill from Kew. ...

The city has a multicultural (27% born overseas) population of just over 86,000 with a higher proportion of 18 to 34 year olds than the Melbourne average. The population are also greater users of public transport which provides a comprehensive service to the city.

The Prahran Town Hall now houses a library and council offices

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History

Prior to European settlement, the land of the City of Stonnington was occupied by the Wurundjeri, an Indigenous Australian Woiwurrung speaking people of the Kulin nation. The Wurundjeri are Aboriginal people of the Kulin nation, who occupied what is now Melbourne, Australia prior to European settlement of the area. ... Australian Aborigines are the indigenous peoples of Australia. ... Woiwurrung (sometimes spelt Woiwurrong, Woiworung, Wuywurung) is an Indigenous Australian language spoken by some of the Kulin Nation clans of Victoria, from Mount Baw Baw in the east to Mount Macedon, Sunbury and Gisborne in the west. ... The Kulin alliance is one of the Indigenous Australian nations of Australia who lived in central Victoria, Australia, around Port Phillip and Western Port, up into the Great Dividing Range and the Loddon and Goulburn River valleys. ...

The establishment of European settlers in what was then the Port Phillip District of New South Wales in 1835, was soon followed by pastoralist John Gardiner, together with Joseph Hawdon and John Hepburn, driving cattle south from Yass to Kooyong Koot (later named Gardiner's) Creek, in the area now known as Malvern, and establishing a homestead and grazing property. Emblems: Floral - Waratah (Telopea speciosissima); Bird - Kookaburra (Dacelo gigas); Animal - Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus); Fish - Blue Groper (Achoerodus viridis) Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Slogan or Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Const. ... Yass Court House designed by Colonial Architect, James Barnet. ... Malvern is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

The year 1840 was the beginning of Crown land auctions of land to the east of Melbourne and south of the Yarra River and Gardiners Creek. The high ground between Gardiner's Creek Road (now Toorak Road) and the river returned the best prices and it was here that most of the grand mansions of the period were built. Much of the land south of Toorak Road was swampy. This area was subdivided into much smaller blocks for workman's cottages and later to house gold-rush immigrants. The distinction between the two areas remains today in the suburbs of Toorak and South Yarra. Further auctions of land in the Prahran area took place in 1849 and 1850. Crown land is a designated land belonging to the Crown, the equivalent of an entailed estate that passed with the monarchy and could not be alienated from it. ... Melbourne as seen from south-east side along the Yarra River, home of many rowers and active crew teams The Yarra River is a river in southern Victoria (Australia); it is the river on which the city of Melbourne was founded. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... The Victorian gold rush was a period in the history of Victoria in Australia between approximately 1851 and the early 1860s. ... Toorak is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... South Yarra is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

The early 1850s saw the return of many miners from the gold diggings to Prahran resulting in increased development and the gazetting as a municipality in 1855. The population of Prahran at the time of the first council elections was about 8,000. Meanwhile, Government land sales within the area bounded by Kooyong Road, Gardiners Creek and Wattletree Road were held in 1854 and a small settlement grew around Malvern and Glenferrie Roads. The area known as Gardiner (later Malvern) was proclaimed a Roads Board District in 1856 and became a municipality in 1871, taking the name Malvern in 1878. The Diggings was a colloquial term used to describe the gold rush locations in Australia during the 1850s. ... A british term for announcing something such as defining the borders of a park reserve. ... A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ...

The 1880s and 1890s saw substantial residential and commercial development in the City of Prahran such that by 1891 Prahran had a population of almost 40,000. The development of Malvern followed from 1900 onwards and by 1921 Malvern's population was almost 33,000.

Geography

The western part of the city, around South Yarra, Prahran and Windsor were originally part of the River Yarra flood plain and much of the area was covered by swamps, bogs and creeks formed from the run-off from the Malvern Hills to the East. The Albert Park Lake to the west is a remnant of the original flood plain. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Floodplain. ... Albert Park and Albert Park Lake are situated in the City of Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia, three km south of the Melbourne CBD. It encompasses 2. ...

The City of Stonnington is bounded by the Yarra River and Gardiners Creek to the north, Warrigal Road to the east, Dandenong Road and Queens Way to the south, and Punt Road to the west. Stonnington has numerous tree-lined streets and over 120 parks and gardens. Many public reserves occur along the Gardiners Creek valley. The city has some of Melbourne's major shopping precincts in Chapel Street, Glenferrie Road, High Street, Malvern Road and Toorak Road as well as the Chadstone Shopping Centre. Local sporting venues include Malvern Valley Golf Club, Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club and Harold Holt Memorial Swimming Centre.

Demographics

The following demographic information is from the 2001 Census of Population and Housing, Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Australian Bureau of Statistics logo The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is the Australian government agency that collects and publishes statistical information about Australia. ...

• Population - Stonnington has a population of 86,090, of which 51% are female. There are 39,793 occupied dwellings in the city.

• Age - the age structure of the population of Stonnington is different to the Melbourne average with a higher percentage of persons aged 18-34 (32.8%) and a lower percentage of children aged under 18 (16.5%).

• Country of birth - Stonnington has a multicultural population with 26.7% being born overseas. The top five countries of birth are United Kingdom, Greece, New Zealand, Indonesia and Malaysia.

• Language spoken - in 19.1% of homes a language other than English is spoken. The top five languages are Greek, Chinese, Italian, Indonesian and Russian.

• Religion - 57.5% of people stated their religion as Christian, 10.1% as non-Christian and 32.4% as no religion or did not indicate a religion.

• Weekly income - the median household income is between $800 and $1000. Stonnington has a higher percentage of households (33.8%) earning over $1500 per week when compared to the Melbourne average.

• Education qualifications - 29.2% of the populations has a Bachelor or higher degree compared to the Melbourne average of 14.2%.

• Employment - the unemployment rate in Stonnington was 5.1%.

• Computers - 51% of the population are computer users and 56% have access to the internet.

• Transport to work - Public transport, bicycle or walking was used by 26.7% of people compared to Melbourne's average of 13.6%.

• Dwellings - Stonnington has a higher proportion of people living in flats or apartments (43%) compared to the Melbourne average of 14.3%.

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Government

Federal

The Federal Parliament deals with national matters such as defence, international relations, management of the economy, social security, immigration, taxation, overseas trade, telecommunications, postal services, etc. The City of Stonnington is within the Federal Electorate of Higgins. The present Federal Representative is Hon Peter Costello, MP who is also Treasurer of Australia. Parliament House Canberra: The main entrance and the flag The Parliament of Australia is the legislative branch of Australia. ... The Division of Higgins is an organiation dedicated to the destruction and hatred of Jim Higgins. ... Peter Howard Costello (born 14 August 1957), Australian politician, has been Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party since 1994, and Treasurer in the Australian government since 1996. ... The Department of the Treasury, Canberra The Australian Treasurer is the minister responsible for government expenditure and revenue raising. ...

State

The State Parliament deals with issues such as health and community services, housing, education, transport, law and order, local government, electricity, gas and water. State Representatives for Stonnington are Tony Lupton, MP, the Member for Prahran and Robert Doyle, MP, the Member for Malvern and Leader of the Opposition in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. Stonnington's representatives in the Legislative Council (the State's Upper House) are the Members for Monash Province The Hon. Andrea Coote, MLC and The Hon. Johan Scheffer, MLC. The Parliament of Victoria is a bicameral legislature. ... Tony Lupton Tony Lupton has been the Australian Labor Party member for Prahran in the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 2002. ... Prahran is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria. ... Robert Doyle Robert Doyle (born May 20, 1953) is an Australian politician. ... The Electoral district of Malvern is an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly including the Malvern area. ... The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of Victoria in Australia. ... The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Victoria, Australia. ... Andrea Coote (born July 18, 1951) is an Australian politician. ...

Local

Stonnington City Council is the third tier of government and deals with services such as garbage collection, building permits and approvals, roads, drainage, health services, food safety, parks and gardens, library services, pets, street parking permits and the collection of rates and charges. Waste management is the collection, transport, processing or disposal of waste materials, usually ones produced by human activity, in an effort to reduce their effect on human health or local aesthetics or amenity. ... Rates are a form of taxation system in the United Kingdom and elsewhere, such as New Zealand, historically used to fund local government. ...

Stonnington has three multi-councillor wards - East, North and South, which are each represented by three councillors. Council elections are conducted by postal voting and votes are counted using proportional representation. Voting is compulsory for residents who are on the voters' roll for local council elections but voters aged 70 years or over are not obliged to vote at local council elections. A ward is an electoral district used in local politics, most notably in England, Scotland, and Wales, as well as Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa and many cities in the United States and the federal district of Washington, DC. Wards are usually named after neighbourhoods... A councillor is a member of a council (such as a city council), particularly in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and other parts of the Commonwealth. ... Postal Voting describes the method of voting in an election whereby ballot papers are distributed and/or returned by post to electors, in contrast to electors voting in person at a Polling station or electronically via an Electronic voting system. ... 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). ... Compulsory voting is a practice that requires citizens to vote in elections or to attend a polling place to get their name crossed off the electoral roll. ...

Councillor John Chandler was elected Mayor of the City of Stonnington on 29 November, 2006. Cr. Chandler has been a councillor for the City of Stonnington since 1996 and was previously a Councillor and Mayor of the former City of Prahran. The next election for Stonnington City Council will take place in November 2008.

Education

Australia has a system of public (state government) and private (independent) schools. Most public schools are co-educational. Most private schools are administered by their own boards and receive a government subsidy besides having their own fee structure. Schooling is compulsory for students until the age of fifteen although many students continue on to complete Year 12. The following are Secondary colleges (High schools) in the City of Stonnington: Meaning Secondary college is the official name for Secondary schools in Victoria, Australia. ...

• De La Salle College, Malvern
• St Kevin's College, Toorak
• The King David School, Armadale
• Korowa Anglican Girls' School, Glen Iris
• Lauriston Girls' School, Armadale
• Loreto Mandeville Hall, Toorak
• Presentation College, Windsor
• Sacre Coeur College, Glen Iris
• St Catherine's School, Toorak
• Melbourne High School, South Yarra

Higher education is provided by Universites, Vocational Education and Training (VET) facilities and Technical and Further Education (TAFE) institutions. De La Salle College Crest De La Salle College is an independent school for boys in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The King David School is an independent progressive Jewish day school located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Korowa Anglican Girls School is an independent girls school in Glen Iris, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Name Melbourne High School Address Forrest Hill Suburb South Yarra, Victoria 3141 Established 1905 Community Mixed: Predominantly Urban and Rural Type State (Selective Entry) Religion Secular Students Approx. ... Technical and Further Education or TAFE institutions are a type of adult education organisation in Australia. ...

Deakin University has a campus in Glenferrie Road, Malvern and Swinburne University of Technology has its Prahran campus in High Street. Deakin University is a large Australian public university with nearly 100,000 students studying Bachelor, Masters, Doctoral and Professional programs as of 2004. ... Swinburne University of Technology is a university based in a number of campuses in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. ...

Monash University's medical school is also attached to The Alfred Hospital on Commercial Road.

Public transport

Stonnington is extremely well serviced by Melbourne's public transport system. Three branches of rail lines and eight tram services pass through the City of Stonnington as well as a number of bus services including 12 services to Chadstone Shopping Centre. Chadstone Shopping Centre in Malvern East, Victoria, Australia is one of the largest shopping malls in the southern hemisphere, with nearly four hundred stores. ...

Railways

The Cranbourne, Pakenham and Frankston railway lines provide a regular service to South Yarra, Hawksburn, Toorak, Armadale and Malvern stations. The Sandringham railway line services South Yarra, Prahran and Windsor stations and the Glen Waverley line runs along the northern boundary of Stonnington to Heyington, Kooyong, Tooronga, Gardiner, Glen Iris, Darling, East Malvern and Holmesglen stations. The Cranbourne railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Pakenham railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Frankston railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... South Yarra is a railway station (station code: SYR) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Hawksburn Railway Station is a station in Melbourne, Australias suburban railway network located approximately 5. ... Toorak Railway Station is located on the Frankston, Pakenham and Cranbourne lines, part of Melbourne, Australias metropolitan railway system. ... Armadale Railway Station is located on the Frankston, Pakenham and Cranbourne lines, part of Melbourne, Australias metropolitan railway system. ... Malvern Railway Station is located on the Frankston, Pakenham and Cranbourne lines, part of Melbourne, Australias metropolitan railway system. ... The Sandringham railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... South Yarra is a railway station (station code: SYR) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Prahran station, originally known as Greville Street Station, is located in the middle of Greville Street. ... Windsor is a railway station (station code WIN) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The Glen Waverley railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... Heyington is a railway station (station code: HEY) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Kooyong is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, located in the suburb of Kooyong, on the Glen Waverley railway line. ... Tooronga is a railway station (station code: TGA) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Gardiner is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, located in the suburb of Glen Iris, on the Glen Waverley railway line. ... Glen Iris is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, located in the suburb of Glen Iris, on the Glen Waverley railway line. ... Darling is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, located in the suburb of Malvern East, on the Glen Waverley railway line. ... East Malvern is a railway station (station code: EMV) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Holmesglen is a railway station (station code: HOL) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

Trams

All major east-west roads in Stonnington have tram services. Tram route 3 runs along Balaclava Road and Waverly Road to East Malvern and tram route 5 services Dandenong Road and Wattletree Road and ends at Burke Road in Malvern. Tram route 6 runs along High Street and terminates at Malvern Road in Glen Iris while tram 72 services Commercial Road, Malvern Road and Burke Road and tram 8 travels along Domain Road and Toorak Road and ends at Glenferrie Road in Toorak. Trams 78 and 79 run north-south in Chapel Street and tram 16 in Glenferrie Road. Tram route 3 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Tram route 5 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Tram route 6 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Tram route 72 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Tram route 8 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Tram route 78 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Tram route 79 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Chapel Street, looking south toward toward the Commercial Road intersection Chapel Street is one of Melbourne, Australias best shopping, dining and entertainment precincts. ... Tram route 16 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

Buses

The suburbs within the City of Stonnington are serviced by the following bus routes:

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Media

In addition to the newspapers, radio and television of the Melbourne media Stonnington has a free local newspaper, the Leader Newspaper Group's Stonnington Leader, which is a part of News Limited. It has a circulation of about 50,000. Melbourne media is unusual in its size and diversity. ... News Limited was the principal holding for the business interests of Rupert Murdoch until the formation of News Corporation in 1979. ...

See also

• Charles D'Ebro
• Chapel Street
• The Jam Factory

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References

• Betty Malone's introduction to Sally Wilde's 'History of Prahran, Vol II: 1925-1990'. Retrieved 14 March, 2006
• City of Stonnington Community Profile. Retrieved 12 March, 2006
• National Centre for Australia Studies - Australian Places: Prahran, Victoria. Retrieved 10 March, 2006
• National Centre for Australia Studies - Australian Places: Malvern, Victoria. Retrieved 10 March, 2006
• Victorian Electoral Commission - Results for Stonnington City Council Elections 2004. Retrieved 9 March, 2006
• John Butler Cooper, The History of Prahran. Retrieved 9 March, 2006
• John Butler Cooper, The History of Malvern. Retrieved 9 March, 2006

External links

• Official website of Stonnington Council