The City of Broadmeadows was a
local government area about north of
Melbourne
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, the state capital of
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,
Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1857 until 1994.
History
Broadmeadows was first incorporated as a
road district on 27 November 1857. It became a shire on 27 January 1871.
On 1 October 1915, as part of a series of adjustments of local government boundaries in Victoria, Broadmeadows briefly absorbed Merriang Shire, a area, including the towns of
Kalkallo
Kalkallo is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Hume local government area. Kalkallo recorded a population of 5,548 at the 2021 census.
Located on the Hume Fr ...
,
Donnybrook and
Wallan
Wallan , traditionally known as Wallan Wallan (large circular place of water), is a town in Victoria, north of Melbourne's Central Business District. The town sits at the southern end of the large and diverse Shire of Mitchell which extends f ...
and dating from 1863. Many of these areas were transferred to the
Shire of Romsey
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History
Romsey was incorporated as a road distr ...
on 31 May 1916.
[
With the arrival of reticulated water, electricity and electrified rail in the 1920s, the southern part of the shire was opened up to residential development. However, the Great Depression reduced the demand for new housing, and small farms and derelict subdivisions were major features of the landscape. The ]Australian Blue Book
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described the shire in 1949 as "comprising general farming and grazing country which stretches in a narrow strip northward from the northern suburbs of Melbourne", noting that southern areas adjoining Coburg
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and Essendon Essendon may refer to:
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*Electoral district of Essendon
*Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington
* Essendon, Victoria
**Essendon railway station
**Essendon Airport
* Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League
United Ki ...
were "becoming definitely residential, but in other parts grazing, dairying, poultry farming and hay and grain growing is still going on".
In 1951, the Housing Commission of Victoria
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resumed of land near Broadmeadows
Broadmeadows is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Hume local government area. Broadmeadows recorded a population of 12,524 at the 2021 census.
Broadmeadow ...
, and while construction proceeded at a reasonable pace, shopping and other facilities lagged behind. In the process of developing the area, it was decided to sever the rural parts north of Somerton Road from the shire,[ and in 1955, parts of the Shire of Broadmeadows were severed and annexed to the Shires of ]Bulla
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, Whittlesea and Kilmore. While only 600 people were affected by the move, it represented most of Broadmeadows' land area to that point. On 30 May 1956, Broadmeadows was proclaimed a city.[
On 1 October 1979, the areas of Strathmore and Strathmore Heights were transferred to the City of Essendon - a loss of .][ Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.]
On 15 December 1994, the City of Broadmeadows was abolished; suburbs south of the Western Ring Road
The M80 Ring Road (also known as simply the Ring Road or by the name of its constituent parts: Western Ring Road and Metropolitan Ring Road) is a currently incomplete urban freeway ring road around Melbourne, Australia. This article will dea ...
were transferred to the City of Moreland
The City of Merri-bek is a local government area in metropolitan Melbourne, Australia. It comprises the inner northern suburbs between 4 and 11 kilometres from the Melbourne CBD. The Merri-bek local government area covers , and in June 2018, ...
, which was created earlier in June 1994 after the merger of the Cities of Brunswick and Coburg, while suburbs north of the Western Ring Road were merged with the Shire of Bulla and parts of the Cities of Keilor
Keilor is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Cities of Brimbank and Hume local government areas. Keilor recorded a population of 5,906 at the 2021 census.
...
and Whittlesea, into the newly created City of Hume
The City of Hume is a local government area located within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It includes the outer north-western suburbs and a number of rural localities between 13 and 40 kilometres from the Melbourne c ...
.
In its final years, the council met at the Broadmeadows Town Hall, at Pascoe Vale Road
Pascoe Vale Road is a major thoroughfare through the northern suburbs of Melbourne, connecting the outer northern fringe to the inner northern suburbs.
Route
Pascoe Vale Road starts at the intersection with Somerton Road in Coolaroo and runs ...
and Dimboola Road, Broadmeadows. The facility is still used today by the City of Hume.
The last mayor of the City of Broadmeadows was Cr. Dorothy (Dot) White.
Wards
On 1 April 1988, the City of Broadmeadows was subdivided into four wards, each of which elected three councillors:
* Broadmeadows Ward
* Fawkner Ward
* Glenroy Ward
* Somerton Ward[
]
Suburbs
North:
* Broadmeadows
Broadmeadows is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Hume local government area. Broadmeadows recorded a population of 12,524 at the 2021 census.
Broadmeadow ...
+
* Campbellfield
Campbellfield is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Hume local government area. Campbellfield recorded a population of 4,977 at the 2021 census.
History
Ca ...
* Coolaroo
Coolaroo is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Hume local government area. Coolaroo recorded a population of 3,193 at the 2021 census.
History
Coolaroo is th ...
* Dallas
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*
* Gladstone Park*
* Jacana*
* Meadow Heights*
* Tullamarine
Tullamarine is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Cities of Brimbank, Hume and Merri-bek local government areas. Tullamarine recorded a population of 6,733 at t ...
(shared with the City of Keilor)
* Westmeadows
South:
* Fawkner
Fawkner is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Cities of Hume and Merri-bek local government areas. Fawkner recorded a population of 14,274 at the 2021 census.
The ma ...
* Glenroy
* Hadfield
* Oak Park*
* Pascoe Vale
Pascoe Vale is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Merri-bek local government area. Pascoe Vale recorded a population of 18,171 at the 2021 census.
History
Pa ...
(shared with the City of Coburg)
* Suburbs gazetted since the amalgamation.
+ Council seat.
Population
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
+ The area annexed to City of Essendon in 1979 contained 8,892 people, so the net figure is 99,852.
Mayors
[Council of the City of Broadmeadows Special Meeting Agenda 5/12/1994]
References
External links
Victorian Places - Broadmeadows and Broadmeadows City
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Broadmeadows
Broadmeadows is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Hume local government area. Broadmeadows recorded a population of 12,524 at the 2021 census.
Broadmeadow ...
Broadmeadows, Victoria
City of Merri-bek
City of Hume
1857 establishments in Australia
1994 disestablishments in Australia