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The City of Maroondah is a local government area in Victoria, Australia in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Maroondah had a population of 117,498 in June 2018.[1]

City of Maroondah Victoria
Map of Melbourne showing Maroondah City Council
Population	117,498 (2018)[1]
• Density	1,926/km2 (4,990/sq mi)
Established	December 1994
Area	61 km2 (23.6 sq mi)[1]
Mayor	Cr Mike Symon
Council seat	Croydon
State electorate(s)	Bayswater Croydon Ringwood Warrandyte
Federal division(s)	Deakin Menzies
Website	City of Maroondah
LGAs around City of Maroondah: Manningham Manningham Yarra Ranges Whitehorse City of Maroondah Yarra Ranges Knox Knox Yarra Ranges

The City of Maroondah was created through the amalgamation the former Cities of Ringwood and Croydon in December 1994. The name 'Maroondah' was taken from two Aboriginal words - meaning "throwing" and "leaf" - symbolising the green environment.[2]

Suburbs located in the City include Ringwood, Croydon, Heathmont, Ringwood East, Ringwood North, Warranwood, Croydon North, Croydon South, Croydon Hills, Bayswater North and parts of Kilsyth South, Vermont and Park Orchards.

The Lilydale and Belgrave railway lines run through the City of Maroondah,[3] with stations at Ringwood, Croydon, Ringwood East and Heathmont.[4] The Maroondah City Council is served by many buses ran by Ventura, Transdev, McKenzies and Vline.

Maroondah contracts JJ Richards for their garbage collection and have 3 bins. Blue lidded 240l bin for recycling, a Maroon lidded 240l bin for garden organics and a 120l all green bin for waste/landfill collection.[5]

Schools

Maroondah residents have plenty of great schools that also attract students from other councils. These include catholic schools and state schools:

• Ringwood Secondary College
• Heathmont College
• Norwood Secondary College
• Aquinas College
• Luther College
• Yarra Valley Grammar
• Mullum Primary School
• Eastwood Primary School
• Ringwood Heights Primary School
• Ringwood North Primary School
• Kalinda Primary School
• Great Ryrie Primary School
• Heathmont East Primary School
• Ruskin Park Primary School
• Dorset Primary School
• Good Shepherd Primary School
• Croydon Hills Primary School
• Yarra Road Primary School

Suburbs

• Bayswater North
• Croydon
• Croydon Hills
• Croydon North
• Croydon South
• Heathmont
• Kilsyth (Shared with the Shire of Yarra Ranges)[6]
• Kilsyth South
• Park Orchards (Shared with the City of Manningham)[6]
• Ringwood
• Ringwood East
• Ringwood North (Shared with City of Manningham)[7]
• Vermont (Shared with the City of Whitehorse)[6]
• Warranwood
• Wonga Park (Shared with the City of Manningham and Shire of Yarra Ranges)[6]

Libraries

There are two libraries located in the Maroondah region, both managed by Eastern Regional Libraries.

Croydon Library - Civic Square, Mount Dandenong Road, Croydon

Realm - Ringwood Town Square, 179 Maroondah Highway Ringwood (opposite Ringwood Station)

Councillors and wards

The City of Maroondah has nine wards, each electing a single member:

Ward		Party	Councillor	Notes
Barngeong		Independent	Marijke Graham
Bungalook		Labor	Tony Dib
Jubilee		Labor	Mike Symon, Mayor
McAlpin		Independent	Suzanne Stojanovic
Tarralla		Independent	Paul Macdonald
Wicklow		Liberal	Tasa Damante
Wombolano		Liberal	Kylie Spears
Wonga			Linda Hancock
Yarrunga		Liberal	Rob Steane, Deputy Mayor

See also

• List of places on the Victorian Heritage Register in the City of Maroondah

References

External links

• Official Maroondah City Council website
• Public Transport Victoria local public transport map
• Ringwood Community Garden - Selkirk Avenue, Wantirna
• Link to Land Victoria interactive maps

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-37.816666666667145.23333333333 Maroondah City ist ein lokales Verwaltungsgebiet (LGA) im australischen Bundesstaat Victoria. Maroondah gehört zur Metropole Melbourne, der Hauptstadt Victorias. Das Gebiet ist 61 km² groß und hat etwa 110.000 Einwohner.

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