Moreland is located in the inner north of Melbourne, five kms from the central business district. It is culturally diverse, with a third of residents born overseas, mostly in non English speaking countries.
The city is a mix of residential and industrial areas, with a major retailing strip along Sydney Road. Other features include the Fawkner Crematorium and the former Pentridge Prison.
The main industries include electrical equipment and appliance manufacturing, photographic and scientific equipment manufacturing, clothing manufacturing, retailing and health and community services.
Moreland is part of the Metropolitan council grouping and can be compared with similar councils. More information on council groupings can be found here.
Batman, Brunswick, Brunswick East, Brunswick West, Coburg, Coburg North, Fawkner, Fitzroy North, Glenroy, Gowanbrae, Hadfield, Merlynston, Moreland, Oak Park, Parkville, Pascoe Vale, Pascoe Vale South and Tullamarine.
For a detailed map showing shire boundaries and locality names, visit VICNAMES.
Local Government Community Satisfaction Survey Statewide Results 2016
Moreland City Council is a subdivided municipality consisting of 3 wards and 11 Councillors.
Councillors are elected through proportional representation voting. Since 2008, all Victorian Councillors serve a four year term. The next general election is in October 2020.
The council's independent Electoral Representation Review was conducted prior to the 2012 elections.
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11 Councillors elected in October 2016.
North-East - Cr Sue Bolton
North-East - Cr Natalie Abboud
North-East - Cr Annalivia Carli Hannan
North-East - Cr Ali Irfanli
North-West - Cr Helen Davidson - Mayor
North-West - Cr John Kavanagh
North-West - Cr Oscar Yildiz
North-West - Cr Dale Martin
South - Cr Samantha Ratnam
South - Cr Lambros Tapinos
South - Cr Mark Riley
Estimated resident population. Source: Victoria in Future 2016 - Population and Household Projections to 2031
Source: Victoria Grants Commission.
The figures in the bottom two rows of the table show combined one-off and ongoing funding received by council from both the Federal and State Governments. It is important to note that this amount can change significantly from year to year as individual government funding programs change and natural events such as fires and floods occur.
Data shows the amount allocated in respect of the relevant financial year. In some years, that amount will vary from the payments received that year, as a result of the Commonwealth "bringing forward" some payments.
| 2015-16 | 2014-15 | 2013-14 | 2012-13 | 2011-12 | 2010-11 | 2009-10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recurrent Expenditure ($) | 162.077m | 149.669m | 147.295m | 142.757m | 150.869m | 132.309m | 121.992m |
| Recurrent Revenue ($) | 186.619m | 176.554m | 158.589m | 158.186m | 146.301m | 136.334m | 125.676m |
| - Rates and Charges | 130.942m | 122.847m | 114.268m | 109.526m | 100.704m | 92.311m | 83.926m |
| - VGC Grants | 5.757m | 5.969m | 6.065m | 5.555m | 5.506m | 5.446m | 5.145m |
| Non-Recurrent Government Grants |
0.482m |
0.270m |
4.042m |
3.829m |
3.996m |
3.748m |
4.439m |
| Recurrent Government Grants |
14.753m |
10.877m |
10.493m |
10.059m |
9.501m |
10.421m |
9.715m |
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