City of Whitehorse

City of Whitehorse
City of Whitehorse
Victoria
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Map of Melbourne showing City of Whitehorse
Population: 155,725(2009)[1]
Established: December 1994
Area: 64 km² (24.7 sq mi)
Mayor: Cr Ben Stennett
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Website: http://www.whitehorse.vic.gov.au/
LGAs around City of Whitehorse:
Manningham Manningham Maroondah
Boroondara City of Whitehorse Maroondah
Boroondara Monash Knox

The City of Whitehorse is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of 64 km2 (25 sq mi) and has a estimated population of 155,725 people.

Whitehorse was formed in December 1994 by the amalgamation of the former Cities of Box Hill and Nunawading. The name Whitehorse came from the White Horse Inn, a tavern originally located in the area in the late 19th Century. This name was applied to the major thoroughfare, Whitehorse Road, which runs through the municipality today.

In the original proposals for council amalgamations in Melbourne, Whitehorse was a suggested name for an area comprising the City of Box Hill, with the addition of residents east of Union Road (part of the old City of Camberwell). The affected residents were unhappy, believing an alignment with Box Hill would lower the value of their properties. A second proposal featured the current boundaries of Whitehorse. The City of Nunawading proposed the name "City of Koornung", claiming it was more appropriate as both cities shared the Koonung Creek, but unfortunately they failed to note they had spelled Koonung incorrectly in their proposal. Another suggestion was "City of Deakin", as the region of Whitehorse contains both the Federal electorate of Deakin, and the Melbourne campus of Deakin University in Burwood.

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Suburbs of Whitehorse

Other locally recognised names for regions in the city include:

Former names within the region:

  • Air Hill - now Mitcham
  • Ballyshannassy - small township located in present Burwood, 1860s
  • Beverley Hills - attached to Blackburn North, late 1960s-early 1970s
  • Emery's Hill - now Mitcham
  • L.L. Vale - name for Vermont used up until c.1885
  • Norwood - second name of Ballyshannassy, renamed Burwood in 1879
  • Mount Pleasant - 1860s name, now eastern area of Forest Hill
  • Scotchman's Hill - 1860s name, now Forest Hill
  • Tally Ho - incorporated into Burwood East during the 1960s
  • Tunstall - renamed Nunawading in 1945 The city was named after a white horse that was shot in the head by aboriginals

Major Thoroughfares

  • Blackburn Road Australian State Route 13.svg
  • Boronia Road Australian State Route 36.svg
  • Burwood Highway Australian State Route 26.svg
  • Canterbury Road Australian State Route 32.svg
  • Elgar Road
  • Eastern Freeway Australian Alphanumeric State Route M3.PNG
  • Highbury Road
  • Maroondah Highway (Whitehorse Road) Australian State Route 34.svg
  • Middleborough Road Australian State Route 23.svg
  • Mitcham Road Australian State Route 36.svg
  • Riversdale Road Australian State Route 20.svg
  • Springvale Road Australian State Route 40.svg
  • Station Street Australian State Route 47.svg
  • Surrey Road Australian State Route 13.svg
  • Warrigal Road Australian State Route 15.svg

Sister city

On 12 May 1971, The City of Box Hill established a sister city relationship with Matsudo, in Chiba, Japan. In December 1994, when Box Hill amalgamated with Nunawading, the City of Whitehorse re-affirmed its relationship with Matsudo.

See also

References

External links

Coordinates: 37°50′S 145°09′E / 37.833°S 145.15°E / -37.833; 145.15


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