City of Moonee Valley


The City of Moonee Valley is a local government area located within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It comprises the north-western suburbs between 3 and 13 kilometres from the Melbourne city centre, and in June 2018, the city had a population of 127,883.

History

Moonee Valley was formed in December 1994 after the merger of the City of Essendon and eastern parts of the City of Keilor.
The original council logo from 1994 was replaced in February 2010.
Exchange prefixes in the city are 937x, 837x, 933x or 833x.

Features

The Moonee Valley is a culturally diverse region with a substantial residential population and various commercial set-ups and industries. It comprises the Moonee Valley Racecourse, Essendon Airport and has several shopping precincts, restaurants, parks and offices. It is well connected and easily accessible through trams and the Craigieburn train line. It is also a thriving business centre, with close to 10,000 businesses operating in the region.

Suburbs

Wards

The City of Moonee Valley has three wards: Buckley, Myrnong and Rose Hill.
Buckley Ward comprises Essendon Fields, Essendon North, Strathmore, Aberfeldie, most of Essendon and Strathmore Heights, and parts of Moonee Ponds and Essendon West.
Myrnong Ward comprises Ascot Vale, Flemington, Travancore, most of Moonee Ponds and part of Essendon.
Rose Hill Ward comprises Avondale Heights, Keilor East, Airport West, Niddrie, most of Essendon West and part of Strathmore Heights.

Current composition

Councillors are elected from the three multi-member wards, each electing three members, for a total of nine councillors. The current council was elected in October 2016, as its composition is:
WardPartyCouncillorNotes
BuckleyNarelle Sharpe
Buckley LiberalRebecca Gauci Maurici
BuckleyRichard Lawrence
Myrnong WardCam Nation
Myrnong Ward LaborJim Cusack
Myrnong Ward LaborNicole Marshall
Rosehill WardAndrea Surace
Rosehill WardJohn SipekDeputy Mayor
Rosehill WardSamantha ByrneMayor

Mayors

The current Mayor is Samantha Byrne and the Deputy Mayor is John Sipek. They were elected by council in October 2019 and will serve the 2019/2020 year.