City of Greater Dandenong

For other uses of the name Dandenong, see Dandenong (disambiguation).

City of Greater Dandenong
Map of Melbourne showing City of Greater Dandenong
Population	146,000 (2014)
• Density	1,128/km2 (2,922/sq mi)
Established	1994
Area	129.42 km2 (50.0 sq mi)
Mayor	Meng Heang Tak
Council seat	Dandenong
State electorate(s)	Carrum Dandenong Keysborough Mordialloc Mulgrave
Federal Division(s)	Bruce Hotham Isaacs
Website	City of Greater Dandenong
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The City of Greater Dandenong is a local government area in Victoria, Australia in the southeastern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of just under 130 square kilometres (50 sq mi) and approximately 146,000 residents in 2014.

It was formed in 1994 by the merger of parts of the former City of Dandenong and City of Springvale.

Geography

The Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) completed a review of Greater Dandenong’s electoral system in May 2008. As a result, the City of Greater Dandenong is now divided into four wards: Lightwood (three councillors), Paperbark (three councillors), Red Gum (three councillors) and Silverleaf (two councillors).

• Red Gum Ward – The largest ward geographically, taking in the suburbs of Dandenong, Dandenong North (part), Dandenong South, Keysborough, Lyndhurst (part) and Bangholme
• Paperbark Ward – taking in the suburbs of Noble Park and Keysborough (part)
• Lightwood Ward – taking in the suburbs of Springvale, Springvale South and Noble Park (part)
• Silverleaf Ward – taking in Noble Park North and a section of Dandenong North

Wards and councillors

• Cr Roz Blades, Paperbark ward
• Cr Peter Brown, Paperbark ward
• Mayor Cr Meng Heang Tak, Paperbark ward
• Cr Maria Sampey, Silverleaf ward
• Cr John Kelly, Silverleaf ward
• Cr Matthew Kirwan, Red Gum ward, Victorian Greens
• Cr Angela Long, Red Gum ward
• Cr Jim Memeti, Red Gum ward
• Cr Sean O'Reilly, Lightwood ward
• Cr Loi Truong, Lightwood ward
• Cr Youhorn Chea, Lightwood ward

History

Clare O'Neil became the youngest female mayor in Australian history when she served as Mayor of Greater Dandenong from 2003 to 2004.

Places of interest

• Drum Theatre
• Heritage Hill Museum and Historic Gardens

Suburbs and towns

• Bangholme
• Dandenong
• Dandenong North
• Dandenong South
• Keysborough
• Parts of Lyndhurst
• Noble Park
• Noble Park North
• Springvale
• Springvale South

Sport

Dandenong Rangers play home games at the Dandenong Basketball Stadium and compete in the WNBL. Two championships have been won in the 2003-04 and 2004-05 seasons and again in 2005/2006 the team reached the Grand Final only to lose to the Canberra Capitals.

Dandenong Thunder compete in the Victorian Premier League, playing at George Andrews Reserve.

The Greater Dandenong Warriors Hockey Club is based at the Bill Toon Playing fields on Cleeland Road, Dandenong North. The club currently fields 5 Men's teams, 2 Women's teams, 6 Junior teams and 3 Veteran's team.

Community groups

Greater Dandenong has many active community groups.

Service clubs include the Lions Club of Greater Dandenong, the Lions Club of Dandenong, the Lions Club of Dandenong (Supper), the Rotary Club of Dandenong, the Rotary Club of Noble Park and the Rotary Club of Springvale.

Schools

Due to this connection these schools in Greater Dandenong have established relationships with schools in Xuzhou:

• Wallarano Primary School & Minzulu
• Coomoora Secondary College & Xuzhou No. 3
• Springvale Primary School & Xuzhou Arts School
• Maralinga Primary School & Jinshinqaun
• Noble Park English Language School & Xingi Middle School
• Springvale Secondary College & Xuzhou No.1 Middle School

External links

• Official website
• Metlink local public transport map
• Link to Land Victoria interactive maps
• Local Government & Municipal Knowledge Base
• Victorian Electoral Commission – Greater Dandenong City Council profile