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Division Of Wills
The Division of Wills is an Australian Electoral Division, Australian electoral division of Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is currently represented by Peter Khalil of the Australian Labor Party. The electorate encompasses many of the suburbs in the City of Merri-bek in Melbourne's north, including Brunswick, Victoria, Brunswick, Carlton North, Coburg, Victoria, Coburg, Pascoe Vale, Victoria, Pascoe Vale, Fawkner, Victoria, Fawkner, Hadfield, Victoria, Hadfield and Glenroy, Victoria, Glenroy, as well as some suburbs in the City of Yarra including Fitzroy North, Victoria, Fitzroy North, Princes Hill, Victoria, Princes Hill and Carlton North, Victoria, Carlton North (). Geography Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or soone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division Of Wills 2022
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City Of Yarra
The City of Yarra is a local government area (LGA) in Victoria, Australia in the inner eastern and northern suburbs of Melbourne. It is the second smallest LGA in the state (after the Borough of Queenscliffe) with an area of , and in June 2021 it had a population of 91,543, making it the second most densely populated LGA (after the City of Port Phillip), with around 4,695 people per square kilometre. The City of Yarra was formed in 1994 as a result of the amalgamation of the former Cities of Richmond, Collingwood, Fitzroy, and parts of Carlton North (previously part of the City of Melbourne) and parts of Alphington and Fairfield (previously part of the former City of Northcote). The administrative centre of the City of Yarra is the old Richmond Town Hall in Bridge Road, Richmond. The Collingwood Town Hall in Hoddle Street, Abbotsford is also still used by the council as secondary offices and as a service centre, and the Fitzroy Town Hall in Napier Street, Fitzroy is used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reservoir, Victoria
Reservoir ( ) is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, north of Melbourne's Melbourne central business district, Central Business District, located within the City of Darebin Local government areas of Victoria, local government area. Reservoir recorded a population of 51,096 at the 2021 Australian census, 2021 census. Reservoir is an established suburb with standard brick or clapboard, weatherboard homes, and an increasing number of new developments. The suburb contains popular recreation areas and facilities, including Edwardes Lake and the Reservoir Leisure Centre, and is home to the Edwardes Street and Broadway shopping strips. History The land which became the suburb of Reservoir was first surveyed by Robert Hoddle in 1837, and was formed from parts of both the Jika Jika Parish and Keelbundoora Parish. The Rose Shamrock Hotel, formerly known as The Rose Shamrock & Thistle Hotel, opened on Plenty Road in 1854. Reservoir post office opened around ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thornbury, Victoria
Thornbury () is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Darebin local government area. Thornbury recorded a population of 19,005 at the . Thornbury is bordered by the Merri Creek to the west, and the Darebin Creek to the east. The heart of Thornbury is known as Thornbury Village, and is located at the centre of Thornbury, at the intersection of High Street and Normanby Avenue/Clarendon Street. Thornbury is shaped as a thin strip of land sandwiched between Northcote and Preston. Its east–west distance is four times its north–south distance. For 111 years, Thornbury was part of the former City of Northcote local government area, which existed from 1883 until June 1994. As such, Thornbury is universally understood to be a demographic and commercial satellite of Northcote, along with Westgarth, although the latter does not have its own postcode. In the 2021 census, the most co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preston, Victoria
Preston is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, north-east of Melbourne's Melbourne central business district, central business district, located within the City of Darebin Local government areas of Victoria, local government area. Preston recorded a population of 33,790 at the 2021 Australian census, 2021 census. History 19th century The area was first surveyed by Robert Hoddle in 1837. Parcels of land between 300 acres (in the southern area) and over 1000 acres (in the north) were all sold during the Melbourne "land boom" sales of the late 1830s. The first permanent white resident was Samuel Jeffrey in 1841, and from him the area's early name was Irishtown. In 1850, Edward Wood, a settler from Sussex, England, opened a store at the corner of High Street and Wood Street, which was also the district's first post office. Meeting at Wood's store, members of the Ebenezer Church, Particular Baptist from Brighton, England met to change the name. They w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oak Park, Victoria
Oak Park is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Merri-bek local government area. Oak Park recorded a population of 6,714 at the 2021 census. Oak Park is bounded by New Road, Victoria Street, Kiama Street and Charlotte Street in the north, Watt Avenue and Pascoe Vale Road in the east, Moonee Ponds Creek in the west and Main Street in the south. History Oak Park was formed from part of the John Pascoe Fawkner estate. The name of the area derived from the name chosen by the purchasers of the Fawkner Estate. Oak Park was relatively slowly developed, as the area did not have a railway station until housing development had commenced in the 1950s. Through the 1950s and 1960s, development of the area proceeded quickly, with the post office opening on 2 April 1957. Today Major features of the area include McDonald's on Pascoe Vale Road, the Winifred Street Shopping Centre, two reserves along Moone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brunswick East, Victoria
Brunswick East is an inner-city List of Melbourne suburbs, suburb in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, north of Melbourne's Melbourne city centre, Central Business District, located within the City of Merri-bek Local Government Areas of Victoria, local government area. Brunswick East recorded a population of 13,279 at the 2021 Australian census, 2021 census. Bordered generally by Lygon Street and Holmes Street in the west; the Merri Creek in the east adjoining Northcote, Victoria, Northcote; Park Street, Nicholson Street and Glenlyon Road in the south adjoining Carlton North, Victoria, Carlton North and Fitzroy North, Victoria, Fitzroy North; and Moreland Road in the north adjoining Coburg, Victoria, Coburg. Brunswick East is a mixed-use suburb, consisting of primarily residential and commercial properties. Geography Lygon Street and Nicholson Street run along Brunswick East's western border with neighbouring Brunswick, Victoria, Brunswick, while Park Stre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brunswick West, Victoria
Brunswick West is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north of Melbourne's Central Business district, located within the City of Merri-bek local government area. Brunswick West recorded a population of 14,746 at the 2021 census. Brunswick West adjoins Parkville to the south, Moonee Ponds at the Moonee Ponds Creek to the west, Pascoe Vale South and Coburg along Moreland Road to the north, and Brunswick along Grantham, Pearson and Shamrock Streets to the east. Parts of the suburb also borders the Tullamarine Freeway. Brunswick West is primarily a residential suburb with some light industry. History Brunswick West Post Office opened on 10 March 1913. There is a Moonee Vale Licensed Post Office at 164 Melville Road Brunswick West. Demographics In Brunswick West, 59.7% of people were born in Australia. The other most common countries of birth were Italy 4.3%, India 3.2%, Greece 3.0%, England 2.2% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.9%. 59.9% of p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division Of Maribyrnong
The Division of Maribyrnong () is an Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives, Australian electoral division in the States and territories of Australia, state of Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is located in the inner north-western suburbs of Melbourne. Suburbs include Aberfeldie, Victoria, Aberfeldie, Airport West, Victoria, Airport West, Avondale Heights, Victoria, Avondale Heights, Essendon, Victoria, Essendon, Footscray, Victoria, Footscray, Gowanbrae, Victoria, Gowanbrae, Keilor East, Victoria, Keilor East, Maribyrnong, Victoria, Maribyrnong, Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Moonee Ponds, Niddrie, Victoria, Niddrie, West Footscray, Victoria, West Footscray and Tullamarine. Due to redistributions, the division has been slowly moving west and changed with the introduction of the Division of Fraser (Victoria), Division of Fraser in 2018. According to the Census in Australia#2011, 2011 census, Maribyrnong has the highest proportion of Catholic Church in Australia, Cathol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Essendon, Victoria
Essendon () is an Inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Melbourne central business district, central business district, located within the City of Moonee Valley Local government areas of Victoria, local government area. Essendon recorded a population of 21,240 at the 2021 Australian census, 2021 census. Essendon is bounded in the west by Hoffmans Road, in the north by Keilor Road and Woodland Street, in the east by the Moonee Ponds Creek, and in the south by Buckley Street (except for a small section further south bordering Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Moonee Ponds). History Essendon and the banks of the Maribyrnong River were originally inhabited by the Wurundjeri clan of the Woiwurrung speaking people of the Kulin nation. In 1803, Charles Grimes (surveyor), Charles Grimes and James Fleming were the first known European explorers into the Maribyrnong area. Essendon was named after the village of Essendon, Hertfordshire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division Of Bourke
The Division of Bourke was an Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives, Australian electoral division in Victoria (Australia), Victoria. The division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the List of Australian electorates contested at every election, original 65 divisions to be contested at the 1901 Australian federal election, first federal election. The division was named for Richard Bourke, Sir Richard Bourke, Governor of New South Wales at the time of the founding of Melbourne. After 1910, it was a safe seat for the Australian Labor Party, but was lost to an independent Labor member in 1946. When the division was first proclaimed, it covered a large area of the northern suburbs of Melbourne, spanning from Essendon, Victoria, Essendon in the west, to what was later Watsonia North, Victoria, Watsonia North in the north-east, and to Ivanhoe East, Victoria, Ivanhoe East in the south-east. The division underwent boundary changes throughout its existence and at one p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Electoral Commission
The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) is the independent statutory agency of the Australian Government responsible for the management and oversight of Australian federal elections, plebiscites, referendums and some trade union A trade union (British English) or labor union (American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers whose purpose is to maintain or improve the conditions of their employment, such as attaining better wages ... elections. History The ''Commonwealth Electoral Act 1902'' set up the framework for the Commonwealth electoral system, which was administered until 1916 as a branch of the Department of Home Affairs (1901–16), Department of Home Affairs, by the Department of Home and Territories until 1928, back to Department of Home Affairs (1928–32), Department of Home Affairs to 1932, and then Department of the Interior (1932–39), Department of the Interior until 1972. The Australian Electoral Office was cre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
