City of Kingston
Victoria
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 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
Locality20162021
Aspendale6,9407,285
Aspendale Gardens6,5306,427
Bonbeach6,4166,855
Braeside2125
Carrum3,9804,239
Chelsea7,7738,347
Chelsea Heights5,3355,393
Cheltenham^22,29123,992
Clarinda7,4817,441
Clayton South12,64213,381
Dingley Village10,32010,495
Edithvale5,8066,276
Heatherton2,9072,826
Highett^10,45412,016
Mentone12,96513,197
Moorabbin5,8956,287
Moorabbin Airport026
Mordialloc8,1668,886
Oakleigh South^9,2619,851
Parkdale11,74612,308
Patterson Lakes7,5647,793
Waterways2,4612,422

^ - 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]

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. At the 2020 election, the councillors re-elected included Tamsin Bearsley, David Eden, George Hua, Georgina Oxley, and Steve Staikos. They were joined by newly elected councillors Tim Cochrane, Jenna Davey-Burns, Tracey Davies, Chris Hill, Cameron Howe and Hadi Saab.[12]

Elected representatives

Kingston City Council
Type
Type
Council of the City of Kingston
Structure
Council political groups
  Labor: 4 seats
  Liberal: 2 seats
  Independent: 5 seats

Starting in November 2020 the City of Kingston commenced a new ward system with 11 wards each electing a single Councillor.[13] This new system was introduced by the Victorian Government under the Local Government Act 2020.[13]

WardPartyCouncillorNotes
Banksia   Independent Cameron Howe
Bunjil   Labor[14] Steve Staikos[14]
Caruana   Liberal[14] George Hua
Chicquita   Independent Tracey Davies
Como   Independent Chris Hill
Karkarook   Labor Hadi Saab
Longbeach   Labor[14] Georgina Oxley[14]
Melaleuca   Independent Tim Cochrane
Sandpiper   Labor[14] David Eden[14]
Wattle   Independent Jenna Davey-Burns
Yammerbrook   Liberal[14] Tamsin Bearsley

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. 1 2 3 "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. ↑ https://www.kingston.vic.gov.au/council/your-council/councillors/jenna-davey-burns
  3. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 4 5 "City of Kingston 2019-20 Annual Report".
  12. ↑ Five re-elected to expanded council - Bayside News
  13. 1 2 "Council Wards". City of Kingston. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Tracking Victorian Crs who are members of a political party". The Mayne Report. Retrieved 23 June 2020.

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