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The City of Geelong was a local government area about 75 kilometres (47 mi) southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of 13.4 square kilometres (5.2 sq mi), and existed from 1849 until 1993.
The council was created in 1993 as an amalgamation of a number of other municipalities in the region, [59] with the council chambers located at the Geelong City Hall in central Geelong. The City is made up of four wards - Brownbill (central Geelong and inner suburbs), Bellarine, Kardinia (southern Geelong, south of the Barwon River) and ...
Greater Geelong City Council is composed of eleven single-member wards. Prior to the 2024 election, it was composed of four multi-member wards (three three-member wards and one two-member ward), but the electoral structure has changed as a result of the Local Government Act 2020. [11]
The City of Greater Geelong is a local government area in the Barwon South West region of Victoria, Australia, located in the western part of the state.It covers an area of 1,248 square kilometres (482 sq mi) and, had a population of 271,057 as of the 2021 Australian census. [3]
The previous Greater Geelong City Council was elected in 2012, while Mayor Darryn Lyons was elected at a 2013 by-election. The council was sacked by the Andrews Government in May 2016 after allegations of bullying, with administrators installed to manage city and council affairs as well as to remove cultural problems that led to the sacking. [6]
The City of Geelong West was a local government area about 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of the regional city of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of 5.26 square kilometres (2.0 sq mi), and existed from 1875 until 1993.
The Geelong and District Kitchener Memorial Hospital as it was known opened on 13 March 1924. [1] That building consisted of a central administration block, which remained until 2007, with wards branching off to each side. From 1927, the Gala Day festival in Geelong helped raise money for the hospital.
2020 Victorian local elections: Greater Geelong [6] Party Votes % Swing Seats Change Independent: 58,513 35.52 4 Independent Liberal: 43,263 26.46 4 Independent Labor: 25,648 15.57 1 Greens: 17,081 10.37 1 Put Climate First: 12,518 7.60 +7.60 1 1 Socialist Alliance: 4,292 2.61 0 Animal Justice: 3,408 2.07 0 Formal votes 164,723