The City of Cranbourne was a
local government area
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about southeast of
Melbourne
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, the state capital of
Victoria
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, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1860 until 1994. It was notable for being the last local government area to be declared a city prior to the large-scale amalgamations of 1994 – its former designation was the Shire of Cranbourne.
History
The
Cranbourne Road District was first incorporated on 19 June 1860, and became a shire on 6 March 1868. On 27 January 1893, it annexed part of the
Shire of Buln Buln
The Shire of Buln Buln was a local government area about east-southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1878 until 1994.
History
Buln Buln was first incorporated as a s ...
, around the areas of
Koo Wee Rup
Koo Wee Rup is a town and satellite suburb in Victoria, Australia, 63 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Cardinia local government area. Built on former marshland now converted to market ...
and
Lang Lang
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, while on 6 May 1919, it lost some of its territory to the Shires of
Frankston and
Hastings
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east to the county town of Lewes and south east of London. The town gives its name to the Battle of Hastings, which took place to the north-west ...
.
[ Accessed at ]State Library of Victoria
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, La Trobe Reading Room. From the 1950s onwards, industrial development started to spread southwards from
Dandenong
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, and by the 1980s, Cranbourne was part of Melbourne's southeastern growth corridor and had essentially become a dormitory suburb of Dandenong and Melbourne. However, eastern parts of the shire were still rural in character, with dairying,
market gardening
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, potato growing and animal breeding being primary pursuits.
On 22 April 1994, Cranbourne was proclaimed a city by the
Governor of Victoria
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,
Richard McGarvie
Richard Elgin McGarvie, (21 May 1926 – 24 May 2003) was a judge in the Supreme Court of Victoria from 1976 to 1992, and the 24th Governor of Victoria from 1992 to 1997.
Early life
McGarvie was born and brought up on his parents' dairy farm a ...
. However, less than eight months later, on 15 December 1994, the City of Cranbourne was abolished, and split into six portions of varying sizes. The largest sections were given to the
City of Casey
The City of Casey is a local government area in Victoria, Australia in the outer south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Casey is Victoria's most populous municipality, with a June 2018 population of 340,419. It has an area of .
The city is named ...
, which received
Cranbourne itself, as well as
Hampton Park and the rural/semi-rural areas of
Devon Meadows,
Clyde Clyde may refer to:
People
* Clyde (given name)
* Clyde (surname)
Places
For townships see also Clyde Township
Australia
* Clyde, New South Wales
* Clyde, Victoria
* Clyde River, New South Wales
Canada
* Clyde, Alberta
* Clyde, Ontario, a tow ...
and a number of coastal villages, including
Tooradin
Tooradin is a town in Victoria, Australia, 57 km south east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Casey and the Shire of Cardinia local government areas. Tooradin recorded a population of 1,722 at the .
...
. The
City of Frankston
The City of Frankston (officially known as ''Frankston City Council)'' is a local government area (LGA) in Victoria, Australia in the southern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of 130 square kilometres, and in June 2018, the City of Franksto ...
received
Langwarrin
Langwarrin is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Frankston local government area. Langwarrin recorded a population of 23,588 at the .
Langwarrin is bound ...
,
Carrum Downs
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and
Skye
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, with other smaller transfers included:
*
Dandenong South
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and parts of
Lyndhurst to the
City of Greater Dandenong
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;
* Koo Wee Rup and Lang Lang to the
Shire of Cardinia
The Shire of Cardinia is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, in the south-east of Melbourne between Western Port and the Yarra Ranges on the outskirts of Melbourne. It has an area of 1,283 square kilometres, and had a population of ...
and
Bass Coast Shire
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;
* Part of
Pearcedale to the
Shire of Mornington Peninsula
The Shire of Mornington Peninsula is a local government area in southeastern Metropolitan Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is located to the south of the Melbourne City Centre. It has an area of 724 square kilometres and in June 2018 it had a ...
.
An article in ''
The Age
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'' in July 1994 reported that Cranbourne was "losing the fight to remain separate". During the submission process, the council had wanted to remain as is with no merger or loss of territory, as it was fast-growing and needed its entire rate base. In its final year of existence, Cranbourne was one of the five fastest growing municipalities in Australia, in marked contrast to most of the rest of the state.
Council met at Shire Offices in Sladen Street, Cranbourne, which were a purpose-built facility opening in 1978. The building was sold by Casey City Council in 1995, and is now used as a health care facility, known as the 'Cranbourne Integrated Care Centre'. Prior to 1978, the Shire of Cranbourne met at the 'Old Shire Offices', which is next to the buildings built in 1978. This building is now used as a venue for council meetings by the City of Casey, as well as hosting many historical artefacts of the former shire.
Wards
The Shire of Cranbourne was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors. On becoming a city, the ridings became wards.
* North Riding
* East Riding
* Centre Riding
* West Riding
Suburbs and localities
Outer Metropolitan:
*
Botanic Ridge*
*
Carrum Downs
Carrum Downs is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 36 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Frankston local government area. Carrum Downs recorded a population of 21,976 at the 2021 ce ...
(shared with the
City of Springvale
The City of Springvale was a Local government in Australia, local government area about southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1857 until 1994.
H ...
)
*
Clyde Clyde may refer to:
People
* Clyde (given name)
* Clyde (surname)
Places
For townships see also Clyde Township
Australia
* Clyde, New South Wales
* Clyde, Victoria
* Clyde River, New South Wales
Canada
* Clyde, Alberta
* Clyde, Ontario, a tow ...
*
Clyde North
*
Cranbourne+
*
Cranbourne East
Cranbourne East is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 45 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Casey local government area. Cranbourne East recorded a population of 24,679 at the .
...
*
*
Cranbourne North
Cranbourne North is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 39 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Casey local government area. Cranbourne North recorded a population of 24,683 at the . ...
*
Cranbourne South
*
Cranbourne West
Cranbourne West is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 40 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Casey local government area. Cranbourne West recorded a population of 19,969 at the 20 ...
*
*
Dandenong South
Dandenong South is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 31 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Greater Dandenong local government area. Dandenong South recorded a population of 125 a ...
(shared with the
City of Dandenong
The City of Dandenong was a local government area about southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1857 until 1994.
History
Dandenong was part of the Shire of Dandenong, ...
)
*
Devon Meadows
*
Hampton Park
*
Junction Village
*
Langwarrin
Langwarrin is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Frankston local government area. Langwarrin recorded a population of 23,588 at the .
Langwarrin is bound ...
*
Lynbrook*
*
Lyndhurst
*
Skye
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* Suburbs gazetted since the amalgamation.
+ Council seat.
Rural:
*
Baxter (shared with the
City of Frankston
The City of Frankston (officially known as ''Frankston City Council)'' is a local government area (LGA) in Victoria, Australia in the southern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of 130 square kilometres, and in June 2018, the City of Franksto ...
and
Shire of Hastings
The Shire of Hastings was a Local government in Australia, local government area about south-southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, encompassing the eastern extremity of the Mornington Peninsula ...
)
*
Bayles
*
Blind Bight
*
Caldermeade
*
Cannons Creek
*
Cardinia
*
Catani
*
Dalmore
*
Heath Hill
*
Koo Wee Rup
Koo Wee Rup is a town and satellite suburb in Victoria, Australia, 63 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Cardinia local government area. Built on former marshland now converted to market ...
*
Lang Lang
Lang Lang (; born 14 June 1982) is a Chinese pianist who has performed with leading orchestras in China, North America, Europe, and elsewhere. Active since the 1990s, he was the first Chinese pianist to be engaged by the Berlin Philharmonic, ...
*
Monomeith
*
Pearcedale (shared with the City of Frankston and Shire of Hastings)
*
Tooradin
Tooradin is a town in Victoria, Australia, 57 km south east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Casey and the Shire of Cardinia local government areas. Tooradin recorded a population of 1,722 at the .
...
*
Warneet
*
Yannathan
Population
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
External links
Victorian Places - Cranbourne Shire
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Cranbourne
City of Casey
City of Frankston
1860 establishments in Australia
1994 disestablishments in Australia
City of Greater Dandenong
Shire of Cardinia