The Shire of Nillumbik ( ) is a
local government area
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in Victoria, Australia. It contains outer northern suburbs of
Melbourne
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and rural localities beyond the urban area. It has an area of 432 square kilometres and at th
2021 census the Shire had a population of 62,895.
[ It was formed in 1994 from the merger of parts of the Shires of ]Eltham
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, Diamond Valley, Healesville
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and the City of Whittlesea. The Shire uses the tag-line ''The Green Wedge Shire''. The Nillumbik Council offices are located in Civic Drive, Greensborough.
The shire's name is derived from the Parish of Nillumbik, which was named in the 1830s the term ''nyilum bik'' meaning "Bad Earth" in the local Aboriginal language Woiwurrung.
On 13 October 1998, Nillumbik Council was suspended by then Local Government minister Rob Maclellan, with the state government declaring that infighting was affecting the ability of the council to function.
Nillumbik was rated third of 590 Australian local government areas in the BankWest Quality of Life Index 2008.
Council
The current council was elected in October 2020 for a four-year term.
Suburbs and Towns
* Arthurs Creek
* Bend of Islands
* Christmas Hills
* Cottles Bridge
* Greensborough (shared with the City of Banyule)
* Diamond Creek
* Doreen (shared with the City of Whittlesea)
* Eltham
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* Eltham North
Eltham North is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 21 km north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Banyule and Shire of Nillumbik local government areas. Eltham North recorded a population of 6 ...
(shared with the City of Banyule)
* Hurstbridge
* Kangaroo Ground
* Kinglake (shared with the Shire of Murrindindi
The Shire of Murrindindi is a local government area in the Hume region of Victoria, Australia, located in the north-east part of the state. It covers an area of and, in June 2018, had a population of 14,478. It includes the towns of Alexandra, ...
)
* Kinglake West (shared with the City of Whittlesea and Shire of Murrindindi
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)
* North Warrandyte
* Nutfield
* Panton Hill
* Plenty
*Research
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* Smiths Gully
* St Andrews
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* Strathewen
* Watsons Creek
* Wattle Glen
*Yan Yean
Yan Yean is a locality in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 34 km north-east of Melbourne's central business district, located within the City of Whittlesea and Shire of Nillumbik local government areas. Yan Yean recorded a population of 246 ...
(shared with the City of Whittlesea)
* Yarrambat
Yarrambat is a town in Victoria, Australia, 24 km north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Nillumbik local government area. Yarrambat recorded a population of 1,602 at the .
Yarrambat is located ...
Facilities
Nillumbik's oldest public building is the Eltham courthouse which was restored in 2022.
Eltham Library and Diamond Valley Library located in Greensborough are operated b
Yarra Plenty Regional Library
A mobile library service is also operated by Yarra Plenty Regional Library serving the locations of Doreen, Panton Hill, St Andrews, Hurstbridge, North Warrandye, Kangaroo Ground, Diamond Creek and Christmas Hills.
Nillumbikk U3A provides a wide range of courses open to all retired and semi-retired people
NillumBUG is a bicycle user group for the Nillumbik Shire.
Books on the Shire of Nillumbik
Marshall, Marguerite, ''Nillumbik Now and Then'' Research, Vic. MPrint Publications, 2008
See also
* Shire of Eltham
The Shire of Eltham was a local government area about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1856 until 1994.
History
Eltham was first incorporated as a road district ...
References
External links
Official websitePublic Transport Victoria local public transport map
Link to Land Victoria interactive mapsYarra Plenty Regional LibraryEltham District Historical SocietyLocal Community WikiLiving and Learning in NillumbikCommunity Organisations in Nillumbik and EnvironsNillumbik Heritage Guide
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