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The City of Moonee Valley is a local government area located within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It comprises the north-western suburbs between 3 and 13 kilometres from the Melbourne city centre, and in June 2018, the city had a population of 127,883.[1]

City of Moonee Valley Victoria
Location within Melbourne metropolitan area
Population	127,883 (2018)[1]
• Density	2,970/km2 (7,700/sq mi)
Established	December 1994
Area	43 km2 (16.6 sq mi)[1]
Mayor	Cr Pierce Tyson
Council seat	Moonee Ponds
Region	Metropolitan Melbourne
State electorate(s)	Essendon Niddrie
Federal division(s)	Maribyrnong Melbourne Wills
Website	City of Moonee Valley
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History

Moonee Valley was formed in December 1994 after the merger of the City of Essendon and eastern parts of the City of Keilor.

The original council logo from 1994 was replaced in February 2010.[2]

Exchange prefixes in the city are 937x, 837x, 933x or 833x (the latter left over from the old City of Keilor).

Features

The Moonee Valley is a culturally diverse region with a substantial residential population and various commercial set-ups and industries. It comprises the Moonee Valley Racecourse, Essendon Airport and has several shopping precincts, restaurants, parks and offices. It is well connected and easily accessible through trams and the Craigieburn train line. It is also a thriving business centre, with close to 10,000 businesses operating in the region.[3]

Suburbs

• Aberfeldie
• Airport West
• Ascot Vale
• Avondale Heights
• Essendon
• Essendon North
• Essendon West
• Flemington (Shared with the City of Melbourne)
• Keilor East (Shared with the City of Brimbank)
• Moonee Ponds
• Niddrie
• Strathmore
• Strathmore Heights
• Travancore

Council

Wards

The City of Moonee Valley has three wards: Buckley, Myrnong and Rose Hill.[4]

Buckley Ward comprises Essendon Fields, Essendon North, Strathmore, Aberfeldie, most of Essendon and Strathmore Heights, and parts of Moonee Ponds and Essendon West.[4]

Myrnong Ward comprises Ascot Vale, Flemington, Travancore, most of Moonee Ponds and part of Essendon.[4]

Rose Hill Ward comprises Avondale Heights, Keilor East, Airport West, Niddrie, most of Essendon West and part of Strathmore Heights.[4]

Current composition

Councillors are elected from the three multi-member wards, each electing three members, for a total of nine councillors. The current council was elected in October 2020, as its composition is:

Ward		Party	Councillor	Notes
Buckley		Independent	Ava Adams
		Independent	Cam Nation	Previous Membership: Liberal Party of Australia
		Independent	Narelle Sharpe
Myrnong Ward		Independent	Jacob Bettio
		Labor	Katrina Hodgson	Australian Labor Party, since Nov 2010
		Independent	Rose Iser	Previous Memberships: Australian Labor Party, Sep 2014 – May 2015 Australian Greens, Apr 2006 – May 2013
Rose Hill Ward		Independent	Samantha Byrne	Deputy Mayor
		Independent	John Sipek	Previous Membership: Australian Labor Party, 2005-2016
		Labor	Pierce Tyson	Mayor, Australian Labor Party, since Jul 2013

Mayors

The current Mayor is Pierce Tyson and the Deputy Mayor is Samantha Byrne. They were elected by council in October 2022 and will serve the 2022/23 year.

Learn more about Moonee Valley

You can learn more about our community by checking out our

• Community profile
• Economy profile
• Population forecast
• Housing analysis

See also

• Moonee Valley Racing Club
• List of places on the Victorian Heritage Register in the City of Moonee Valley

References

External links

• Official website

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-37.766666666667144.91666666667 Moonee Valley City ist ein lokales Verwaltungsgebiet (LGA) im australischen Bundesstaat Victoria. Moonee Valley gehört zur Metropole Melbourne, der Hauptstadt Victorias. Das Gebiet ist 44 km² groß und hat etwa 110.000 Einwohner.

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