City of Kingston

This article is about the municipality in Victoria, Australia. For other places, see List of places called Kingston.

City of Kingston
Victoria
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Population163,431 (2018)[1] (44th)
 • Density1,796/km2 (4,651/sq mi)
Established1994
Area91 km2 (35.1 sq mi)[1]
MayorJenna Davey-Burns (2023-24) [2]
Location15 km (9 mi) from Melbourne city centre
Council seatCheltenham
RegionGreater Melbourne
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)
WebsiteCity of Kingston
LGAs around City of Kingston:
Bayside Glen Eira Monash
Port Phillip City of Kingston Greater Dandenong
Port Phillip Frankston Frankston

The City of Kingston is a local government area in Victoria, Australia in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, its northern boundary lying approximately 15 km from the Melbourne city centre[3] along the north-eastern shorelines of Port Phillip. It covers an area of 91 km² and has an estimated population of 163,431 people.[1][3]

History

The City of Kingston headquarters, on Nepean Highway in Cheltenham.

The City of Kingston area was originally governed by the Moorabbin Roads Board, which formed in 1862 and became a shire council in 1871, covering a large area of mixed agricultural and semi-urban land. After years of agitation, in 1917 the seaside town of Sandringham became a borough with its own council, and this fuelled the desire of those living in towns further south to combine their efforts and demand self-representation. This finally occurred in May 1920 and the "Borough of Mordialloc and Mentone" was formed. It became a town in 1923 and the City of Mordialloc in 1926.

The City of Moorabbin had a population of 109,588 by the time of the 1971 census.[4]

In 1994, the state government amalgamated local councils all over Victoria, as part of its local government reform. The new City of Kingston was one result, and on 15 December 1994 the City was formally Gazetted comprising all of the City of Chelsea, most of the City of Mordialloc, a substantial portion of the City of Moorabbin, and parts of the Cities of Oakleigh and Springvale.

A new electoral structure for Kingston was effected in November 2008. Under the new structure there are three wards – North Ward, Central Ward and South Ward, and three Councillors representing each ward. This makes a total of nine Councillors, instead of the previous structure of seven wards each represented by one Councillor, and as of November 2020 there are 11 wards each individually represented by a ward councillor.

Kingston's headquarters are located at the 7-storey '1230 Nepean Hwy' building, which has become a landmark to Cheltenham as well as the council. The A-Grade office building was built in 1993.[5]

Schools

Primary education

  • Aspendale Gardens Primary School
  • Aspendale Primary School
  • Bonbeach Primary School
  • Carrum Primary School
  • Chelsea Primary School
  • Chelsea Heights Primary School
  • Cheltenham East Primary School
  • Clarinda Primary School
  • Clayton South Primary School
  • Dingley Primary School
  • Edithvale Primary School
  • Kingston Heath Primary School
  • Kingswood Primary School
  • Le Page Primary School
  • Mentone Primary School
  • Mentone Park Primary School
  • Mordialloc Beach Primary School
  • Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School
  • Parktone Primary School
  • Parkdale Primary School
  • Patterson Lakes Primary School
  • Southmoor Primary School
  • St Andrew's Catholic Primary School
  • St Brigid's Catholic Primary School
  • St Catherines Catholic Primary School
  • St John Vianney's Catholic Primary School
  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
  • St Louis De Montforts Catholic Primary School
  • St Mark's Primary School
  • St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
  • Westall Primary School

Secondary education

Primary and secondary education

Townships and localities

The city had a population of 158,129 at the 2021 census, up from 151,389 in the 2016 census.[6]

Population
Locality 2016 2021
Aspendale 6,940 7,285
Aspendale Gardens 6,530 6,427
Bonbeach 6,416 6,855
Braeside 21 25
Carrum 3,980 4,239
Chelsea 7,773 8,347
Chelsea Heights 5,335 5,393
Cheltenham^ 22,291 23,992
Clarinda 7,481 7,441
Clayton South 12,642 13,381
Dingley Village 10,320 10,495
Edithvale 5,806 6,276
Heatherton 2,907 2,826
Highett^ 10,454 12,016
Mentone 12,965 13,197
Moorabbin 5,895 6,287
Moorabbin Airport 0 26
Mordialloc 8,166 8,886
Oakleigh South^ 9,261 9,851
Parkdale 11,746 12,308
Patterson Lakes 7,564 7,793
Waterways 2,461 2,422

^ - Territory divided with another LGA

Railway stations

Library services

The City of Kingston operates nine free council run libraries.[7]

Major branches

  • Chelsea
  • Cheltenham
  • Clarinda
  • Parkdale
  • Westall

Minor branches

  • Dingley
  • Highett
  • Moorabbin
  • Patterson Lakes

Sport and recreation facilities

The City of Kingston operates two swimming and recreation centres:[8]

The Kennedy Community Centre, the future training and administrative base of the Hawthorn Football Club, is located in Dingley Village.

Council structure

Corporate management

  • Chief Executive Officer, Peter Bean[10]
  • General Manager, Customer & Corporate Support, Dan Hogan [11]
Advocacy, Engagement & Communications
Customer Experience
Governance
Information Services & Strategy
People Support
  • General Manager Planning and Development, Jonathan Guttmann[11]
City Development
City Strategy
City Economy & Innovation
Compliance & Amenity
  • General Manager Organisational City Assets and Environment, Samantha Krull[11]
Active Kingston
City Works
Infrastructure
Open Space
Project Management Office
  • General Manager Community Sustainability, Sally Jones[11]
AccessCare
Arts, Events & Libraries
Family, Youth & Children's Services
Inclusive Communities
  • Chief Financial Officer, Bernard Rohan [11]
Finance
Procurement
Property

Council services

The council has an annual budget of $245 million (2021–22), with works involving areas such as road maintenance and construction, community, cultural and youth activities, town planning and development, waste management and recycling, maintenance of parks and public areas, public health and animal control, library services, and business and tourism support.

Election results

As of November 2020 there are 11 wards each individually represented by a ward councillor. All wards elected councillors at the 2024 election.

Current elected representatives

Kingston City Council
Type
Type
Council of the City of Kingston
Structure
Council political groups
  Labor: 3 seats
  Freedom Party of Victoria: 1 seat
  Independent: 7 seats
Ward Party Councillor Notes
Banksia   Independent Chris Howe
Bunjil   Independent Labor Tony Athanasopoulos
Caruana   Independent Caroline White 2022 Senate candidate for Liberal Democrats[12]
Chicquita   Independent Jane Agirtan Formerly Liberal Party[13][14]
Como   Independent Chris Hill
Karkarook   Independent Labor Hadi Saab
Longbeach   Independent Labor[15] Georgina Oxley[15]
Melaleuca   Independent Tess Law
Sandpiper   Independent Kirralee Ashworth-Collett
Wattle   Independent Freedom Party[16][17][18] Georgia Erevnidis 2022 Freedom Party of Victoria candidate for Carrum[19]
Yammerbrook   Independent Sarah O’Connell 2022 Liberal Democrats candidate for Isaacs[20]

Councillors and Mayors 1997 - 2024

  • Greg Alabaster 1997 – 2000 / 2005 - 2008
  • Ron Brownlees OAM 1997 – 2000 / 2000 – 2003 / 2008 – 2012 / 2012 – 2016 / 2016 – 2020 (Mayor: 1998-99, 2010-11 & 2012-13)
  • Di Comtesse 1997 - 2000
  • Lesley McGurgan 1997 – 2000 (Mayor: 1999-2000)
  • Bill Nixon OAM 1997 – 2000 / 2003 – 2005 / 2005 – 2008 (Mayor: 1997-98 & 2007-08)
  • John Ronke 1997 – 2000 / 2000 – 2003 / 2005 – 2008 / 2008 – 2012 / 2012 – 2016 (Mayor: 2011-12)
  • Dalene Salisbury 1997 – 2000
  • Arthur Athanasopoulos 2000 – 2003 / 2003 – 2005 / 2005 – 2008 / 2008 – 2012 (Mayor: 2000-01, 2003–04, March – December 2004, 2008–09)
  • Elizabeth Larking 2000 – 2003 / 2003 – 2005 (Mayor: 2001-02)
  • David Normington 2000-2001
  • Topsy Petchey OAM 2000 – 2003 / 2003 – 2005 / 2005 – 2008 (Mayor: 2002-03, 2004–05, 2005-06 & 2006-07)
  • Joanna van Klaveren 2000 - 2005
  • Trevor Shewan 2001 - 2003 / 2008 – 2012
  • Andrew Adams 2003 - 2005
  • Rosemary West OAM 2003 – 2005 / 2005 – 2008 / 2008 – 2012 / 2012 – 2016 / 2016 – 2020
  • Justin McKeegan 2005 – 2008
  • Donna Bauer 2008 – 2010
  • Lew Dundas 2008 – 2012
  • Paul Peulich 2008 – 2012 / 2012 – 2016 (Mayor: 2013-14)
  • Steve Staikos 2008 – 2012 / 2012 – 2016 / 2016 – 2020 / 2020 – 2024 (Mayor 2009-10, 2017–18, 2020-21 & 2021-22)
  • Dan Maloney 2011 – 2012
  • Tamara Barth 2012 – 2016 / 2016 – 2020
  • Geoff Gledhill 2012 – 2016 / 2016 – 2020 (Mayor: 2014-15)
  • Tamsin Bearsley 2012 – 2016 / 2016 – 2020 / 2020 – 2024 (Mayor: 2015-16)
  • David Eden 2012 – 2016 / 2016 – 2020 / 2020 – 2024 (Mayor: 2016-17)
  • George Hua 2016 – 2020 / 2020 – 2024
  • Georgina Oxley 2016 – 2020 / 2020 – 2024 (Mayor: 2018-19 & 2019-20)
  • Tim Cochrane 2020 – 2024
  • Jenna Davey Burns 2020 – 2024 (Mayor: 2023-24)
  • Tracey Davies 2020 – 2024
  • Chris Hill 2020 – 2024
  • Cameron Howe 2020 – 2024
  • Hadi Saab 2020 – 2024 (Mayor: 2022-23)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017–18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Cr Jenna Davey-Burns".
  3. ^ a b "Kingston City Council – Local Government Victoria – Department for Victorian Communities". Find your local council. Department for Victorian Communities. 24 January 2007. Archived from the original on 3 September 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2007.
  4. ^ Arnold, V.H. (1973). Victorian year book 1973 (First ed.). Melbourne: Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics, Victorian Office. p. 800. ISBN 0642952965.
  5. ^ "Kingston City Council, Melbourne, Australia - Kingston Council to Purchase 1230 Nepean Hwy, Cheltenham". Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  6. ^ "Census | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. 11 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Kingston City Council, Melbourne, Australia - Opening Hours and Addresses". Archived from the original on 2 April 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  8. ^ "Kingston City Council, Melbourne, Australia - Leisure Centres". Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  9. ^ Don Tatnell Leisure Centre will close due to major structural issues – Kingston City Council
  10. ^ "Kingston welcomes appointment of new CEO Peter Bean".
  11. ^ a b c d e "City of Kingston 2019-20 Annual Report".
  12. ^ Libertarian Party (Australia) (29 November 2021). Victorian Senate candidates announced! (David Limbrick, Krystle Mitchell & Caroline White). Retrieved 8 November 2024 – via YouTube.
  13. ^ "Council candidate Jane Agirtan under fire for sharing racist memes about Indigenous Australians". Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  14. ^ Sakkal, Paul (4 October 2020). "Council candidate owns mattress shop caught up in corruption probe". The Age. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  15. ^ a b "Tracking Victorian Crs who are members of a political party". The Mayne Report. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  16. ^ Hatch, Patrick (8 November 2024). "Victorian council election results 2024 LIVE updates: Liberals lose control in Boroondara, fewer women at City of Melbourne". The Age. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  17. ^ https://baysidenews.com.au/2024/11/11/huge-shake-up-at-kingston-council/
  18. ^ https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/a-shadowy-affair-push-for-probe-to-overhaul-council-elections-20241118-p5krhx.html
  19. ^ "Carrum - VIC Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  20. ^ "Isaacs - Federal Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. Retrieved 8 November 2024.

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