The City of Whitehorse is a local government area in Victoria, Australia in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of 64.3 km2 (25 sq mi) and an estimated residential population of 171,167 as of June 2021.[1]
The City of Whitehorse was created in December 1994 following the amalgamation of the former cities of Box Hill and Nunawading.[2] The municipality derives its name and logo from The White Horse Hotel, a popular coaching inn located on the corner of Elgar Road and Whitehorse Road.[3] After its demolition in 1933, the Council acquired the horse and porch from the hotel, and they were erected on Whitehorse Road. In 1986, the monument was relocated to Box Hill Town Hall and a replica was erected in its place.
The City of Whitehorse was originally planned to be formed from the merger of the City of Box Hill and the eastern part of the City of Camberwell.[4]
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The City of Whitehorse is divided into eleven wards: Cootamundra, Eley, Elgar, Kingsley, Lake, Mahoneys, Simpson, Sparks, Terrara, Walker and Wattle.[5] One Councillor is elected to represent each ward, every four years.[6] Council elections are conducted by postal voting and votes are counted using instant-runoff voting. Voting is compulsory for residents who are on the electoral roll for state elections, but voters aged 70 years or over are not obliged to vote at local council elections. The Mayor and Deputy Mayor are elected by the Councillors to serve as the principal ambassador for the city for a twelve-month term.
The current council was elected in November 2020, and its composition is:[7]
Picture of Nunawading railway station exterior, taken from across Springvale Road in May 2014.Aerial panorama of Whitehorse LGA facing west towards the Melbourne skyline. April 2023.
An episode of Neighbours being filmed at Pin Oak Court
Neighbours is filmed in Vermont South; Pin Oak Court is the real cul-de-sac that has doubled for Ramsay Street since 1985.[13][14] All of the houses featured in the show are real and the residents allow Neighbours to shoot external scenes in their front and back yards and on occasions, in their garages.[15] Owing to its association with the show, Pin Oak Court has become popular with tourists; Tours to the cul-de-sac run throughout the year.[16] The interior scenes are filmed at the Global Television studios in the adjacent suburb of Forest Hill.[17][18]
On 12 May 1971, the City of Box Hill established a sister city relationship with Matsudo, in Chiba, Japan.[19] In December 1994, when Box Hill amalgamated with Nunawading, the City of Whitehorse re-affirmed its relationship with Matsudo.[19]
In April 2005, the City of Whitehorse signed a Memorandum of Friendship and Understanding with Shaoxing, in Zhejiang, China. The Memorandum of Friendship and Understanding aims to foster international liaisons and links and facilitate the exchange of information and personal visits, as well as to strengthen economic, tourism and educational connections between the two cities through sharing knowledge and cultural understanding.[20]
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^"Municipal shake-up". The Age. 9 April 1994. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
^"Whitehorse Wards". City of Whitehorse. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
^"Councillors". City of Whitehorse. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
^"Whitehorse City Council election results 2020". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
^"City of Whitehorse Council – BURWOOD LIBERALS". Retrieved 25 December 2020.
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^"Whitehorse, 2021 Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
^"Whitehorse, 2016 Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
^"Neighbours: 25 years young". Holy Soap. Channel 5. 18 March 2010. Archived from the original on 25 May 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
^. Backpack Melbourne. Archived from the original on 30 March 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
^. Archived from the original on 21 November 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
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^"Shaoxing Friendship Exchange Agreement". City of Whitehorse. City of Whitehorse. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
External linksedit
Media related to City of Whitehorse at Wikimedia Commons
Official website
Link to Land Victoria interactive maps 24 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine
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For other cities see White horse disambiguation Places The City of Whitehorse is a local government area in Victoria Australia in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne It has an area of 64 3 km2 25 sq mi and an estimated residential population of 171 167 as of June 2021 1 City of Whitehorse VictoriaMap of Melbourne showing City of WhitehorsePopulation171 167 2021 1 Density2 662 8 km2 6 897 sq mi Established15 December 1994Area64 3 km2 24 8 sq mi 1 MayorCr Denise MassoudCouncil seatNunawadingRegionGreater MelbourneState electorate s AshwoodBox HillGlen WaverleyRingwoodFederal division s ChisholmDeakinKooyongMenziesWebsiteCity of WhitehorseLGAs around City of Whitehorse Manningham Manningham MaroondahBoroondara City of Whitehorse MaroondahBoroondara Monash KnoxBox Hill Town Hall Contents 1 History 2 Council 3 Past councillors 3 1 2000 2020 multi member wards 4 Townships and localities 5 Major thoroughfares 6 Culture 7 Sister city relations 8 Libraries 9 See also 10 References 11 External linksHistory editThe City of Whitehorse was created in December 1994 following the amalgamation of the former cities of Box Hill and Nunawading 2 The municipality derives its name and logo from The White Horse Hotel a popular coaching inn located on the corner of Elgar Road and Whitehorse Road 3 After its demolition in 1933 the Council acquired the horse and porch from the hotel and they were erected on Whitehorse Road In 1986 the monument was relocated to Box Hill Town Hall and a replica was erected in its place The City of Whitehorse was originally planned to be formed from the merger of the City of Box Hill and the eastern part of the City of Camberwell 4 Council editThe City of Whitehorse is divided into eleven wards Cootamundra Eley Elgar Kingsley Lake Mahoneys Simpson Sparks Terrara Walker and Wattle 5 One Councillor is elected to represent each ward every four years 6 Council elections are conducted by postal voting and votes are counted using instant runoff voting Voting is compulsory for residents who are on the electoral roll for state elections but voters aged 70 years or over are not obliged to vote at local council elections The Mayor and Deputy Mayor are elected by the Councillors to serve as the principal ambassador for the city for a twelve month term The current council was elected in November 2020 and its composition is 7 Party Councillors Liberal 8 6 Independent 5 Total 11 Ward Party Councillor Notes Cootamundra Liberal Andrew Munroe Eley Independent Trudy Skilbeck Elgar Liberal Blair Barker Kingsley Liberal Amanda McNeill Lake Liberal Denise Massoud Mahoneys Liberal Mark Lane Simpson Independent Prue Cutts Sparks Independent Tina Liu Terrara Independent Raylene Carr Walker Independent Ben Stennett Wattle Liberal Andrew DavenportPast councillors edit2000 2020 multi member wards edit Whitehorse comprised five two member wards until 2020 when they were replaced by single member wards 9 10 Year Central Elgar Morack Riversdale Springfield Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor 2000 Jessie McCallum Ind Peter Allan Ind Bernie Millane Ind Robert Chong Ind Bill Bowie Ind Noel Spurr Ind Helen Buckingham Ind Richard Anderson Ind Chris Aubrey Ind Kaele Way Ind 2003 George Droutsas Ind Sharon Ellis Ind John Koutras Ind Sharon Patridge Ind 2004 Haley Weller Ind 2005 Helen Harris Ind Pauline Richards Labor 2006 Ben Stennett Ind 2008 Andrew Munroe Liberal Bill Pemberton Ind Mark Lane Liberal Raylene Carr Ind Phillip Daw Ind 2012 Denise Massoud Liberal Bill Bennett Ind Andrew Davenport Liberal 2016 Tanya Tescher Liberal Tina Liu Ind Prue Cutts Ind 2017 Blair Barker Liberal Townships and localities editThe 2021 Census counted 169 346 residents in the City of Whitehorse up from 162 078 in 2016 11 12 Population Locality 2016 2021 Balwyn North 20 406 21 302 Blackburn 13 940 14 478 Blackburn North 7 436 7 627 Blackburn South 10 793 10 939 Box Hill 11 395 14 353 Box Hill North 11 874 12 337 Box Hill South 8 434 8 491 Burwood 15 019 15 147 Burwood East 10 273 10 675 Forest Hill 10 626 10 780 Mitcham 16 148 16 795 Mont Albert 4 840 4 948 Mont Albert North 5 503 5 609 Nunawading 11 876 12 413 Surrey Hills 13 605 13 655 Vermont 10 442 10 993 Vermont South 11 678 11 954 Territory divided with another LGAMajor thoroughfares edit nbsp Picture of Nunawading railway station exterior taken from across Springvale Road in May 2014 nbsp Aerial panorama of Whitehorse LGA facing west towards the Melbourne skyline April 2023 nbsp Blackburn Road State Route 13 nbsp Boronia Road State Route 36 nbsp Burwood Highway State Route 26 nbsp Canterbury Road State Route 32 nbsp Elgar Road B970 nbsp Eastern Freeway M3 nbsp Highbury Road nbsp Maroondah Highway Whitehorse Road State Route 34 nbsp Middleborough Road State Route 23 nbsp Mitcham Road State Route 36 nbsp Riversdale Road State Route 20 nbsp Springvale Road State Route 40 nbsp Station Street State Route 47 nbsp Surrey Road State Route 13 nbsp Warrigal Road State Route 15 Culture edit nbsp An episode of Neighbours being filmed at Pin Oak Court Neighbours is filmed in Vermont South Pin Oak Court is the real cul de sac that has doubled for Ramsay Street since 1985 13 14 All of the houses featured in the show are real and the residents allow Neighbours to shoot external scenes in their front and back yards and on occasions in their garages 15 Owing to its association with the show Pin Oak Court has become popular with tourists Tours to the cul de sac run throughout the year 16 The interior scenes are filmed at the Global Television studios in the adjacent suburb of Forest Hill 17 18 Box Hill has variously supported an eponymous brass band since 1889 Sister city relations editOn 12 May 1971 the City of Box Hill established a sister city relationship with Matsudo in Chiba Japan 19 In December 1994 when Box Hill amalgamated with Nunawading the City of Whitehorse re affirmed its relationship with Matsudo 19 In April 2005 the City of Whitehorse signed a Memorandum of Friendship and Understanding with Shaoxing in Zhejiang China The Memorandum of Friendship and Understanding aims to foster international liaisons and links and facilitate the exchange of information and personal visits as well as to strengthen economic tourism and educational connections between the two cities through sharing knowledge and cultural understanding 20 Libraries editAll libraries in the City of Whitehorse are operated by the Whitehorse Manningham Regional Library Corporation which also has 4 branches in the City of Manningham nbsp Nunawading LibraryBlackburn Library Located at Cnr Blackburn and Central Roads Blackburn Box Hill Library Located at 1040 Whitehorse Road Box Hill Nunawading Library Located at 379 Whitehorse Road Nunawading Vermont South Library Located at Pavey Place Vermont South See also editList of places on the Victorian Heritage Register in the City of WhitehorseReferences edit a b c Regional Population 2021 Population estimates by LGA and Electoral Division ASGS2021 2001 to 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics Australian Bureau of Statistics 26 July 2022 Retrieved 9 April 2023 History and Heritage City of Whitehorse Retrieved 9 April 2023 Southall Ivan 1957 A Tale of Box Hill Day of the Forest Box Hill Australia Box Hill City Council Municipal shake up The Age 9 April 1994 Retrieved 23 April 2023 Whitehorse Wards City of Whitehorse Retrieved 24 August 2020 Councillors City of Whitehorse Retrieved 9 April 2023 Whitehorse City Council election results 2020 www vec vic gov au Retrieved 9 November 2020 City of Whitehorse Council BURWOOD LIBERALS Retrieved 25 December 2020 VEC Whitehorse City Council Countback results 2 October 2009 Archived from the original on 2 October 2009 Retrieved 14 November 2020 Countback results for the Whitehorse City Council 2017 election Victorian Electoral Commission 2 April 2019 Archived from the original on 2 April 2019 Retrieved 14 November 2020 Whitehorse 2021 Census All persons QuickStats Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Retrieved 9 April 2023 Whitehorse 2016 Census All persons QuickStats Australian Bureau of Statistics 2016 Retrieved 9 April 2023 Neighbours 25 years young Holy Soap Channel 5 18 March 2010 Archived from the original on 25 May 2010 Retrieved 25 May 2010 Love Thy Neighbour Backpack Melbourne Archived from the original on 30 March 2010 Retrieved 18 December 2009 Neighbours Tour FAQs Archived from the original on 21 November 2009 Retrieved 18 December 2009 Conrad Peter 5 December 2004 Why everyone wants to be Australian The Guardian London Archived from the original on 28 August 2013 Retrieved 31 May 2010 Studios Global TV Archived from the original on 25 March 2009 Retrieved 20 December 2009 Where Is Neighbours Filmed Neighbours com au Network Ten Archived from the original on 6 April 2010 Retrieved 17 December 2009 a b Matsudo Sister City City of Whitehorse Retrieved 18 May 2020 Shaoxing Friendship Exchange Agreement City of Whitehorse City of Whitehorse Retrieved 1 July 2020 External links edit nbsp Media related to City of Whitehorse at Wikimedia Commons Official website Public Transport Victoria local public transport map Link to Land Victoria interactive maps Archived 24 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine 37 50 S 145 09 E 37 833 S 145 150 E 37 833 145 150 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title City of Whitehorse amp oldid 1223394371, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
