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The Shire of Yarra Ranges, also known as Yarra Ranges Council, is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the outer eastern and northeastern suburbs of Melbourne extending into the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges. It has an area of 2,468 square kilometres (953 sq mi),[1] of which 3% is classified as urban.[2] In June 2018, it had a population of 158,173.[1]

Shire of Yarra Ranges Victoria
Location in Victoria
Map of Melbourne with Yarra Ranges LGA highlighted.
Population	158,173 (2018)[1] (45th)
• Density	64.090/km2 (165.99/sq mi)
Established	1994
Area	2,468 km2 (952.9 sq mi)[1]
Mayor	Richard Higgins
Council seat	Lilydale
Region	Outer Eastern Melbourne
State electorate(s)	Eildon Evelyn Monbulk
Federal division(s)	Casey
Website	Shire of Yarra Ranges
LGAs around Shire of Yarra Ranges: Nillumbik Manningham Murrindindi Mansfield Maroondah Shire of Yarra Ranges Baw Baw Knox Casey Cardinia

It was formed in 1994 by the merger of parts of the Shire of Sherbrooke, Shire of Lillydale, Shire of Healesville and Shire of Upper Yarra.[3]

History

Prior to European settlement, the land within and beyond the Yarra Ranges was occupied by the Wurundjeri people.[4]

European settlement was established from the 1830s with settlers engaging in agriculture and gold mining activities.[4]

Council

Yarra Ranges is divided into nine wards, each of which elects one councillor for a period of four years.[3] The next election will take place during October 2020.

Wards

• Billanook Ward, named after the Wurundjeri name for the region and pioneered by explorer Robert Hoddle[5]
• Chandler Ward, named after a pioneering family[5]
• Chirnside Ward, named after George Chirnside, a Mooroolbark settler and owner of the Werribee Park Mansion[5]
• Lyster Ward, named after William Saurin Lyster, an impresario who had a dairy farm in the area[5]
• Melba Ward, named after opera singer Dame Nellie Melba[5]
• O'Shannassy Ward, named after O'Shannassy River and reservoir, in turn named after John O'Shanassy (sic.), Premier of Victoria in the mid-1800s[5]
• Ryrie Ward, named after William Ryrie who planted the first vineyards in the area[5]
• Streeton Ward, named after Sir Arthur Streeton, a painter who lived in Olinda[5]
• Walling Ward, named after landscape designer Edna Walling[5]

Current composition

Ward[6]	Suburbs[6]	Party		Councillor[7]	Elected
Billanook	Lilydale, Mt Evelyn, Wandin North		Independent	Tim Heenan	2016
Chandler	Kalorama, Macclesfield, Monbulk, Seville, Silvan, Wandin, Olinda (part), Montrose (part), Mt Evelyn (part)		Independent	David Eastham	2020
Chirnside	Chirnside Park, Mooroolbark		Independent	Richard Higgins	2016
Lyster	Belgrave, Belgrave Heights, Belgrave South, Kallista, Lyserfield, Menzies Creek, Narre Warren East, Selby, Sherbrooke, Tecoma, The Patch.		Independent	Johanna Skelton	2020
Melba	Lilydale, Mooroolbark		Independent	Sophie Todorov	2020
O'Shannassy	Don Valley, Gladysdale, Hoddles Creek, Launching Place, McMahons Creek, Millgrove, Powelltown, Reefton, Warburton, Wesburn, Woori Yallock, Yarra Junction, Yellingbo		Independent	Jim Child	2012
Ryrie	Badger Creek, Chum Creek, Coldstream, Dixon's Creek, Gruyere, Healesville, Steels Creek, Tarrawarra, Yarra Glen, Yering		Independent	Fiona McAllister	2012
Streeton	Ferny Creek, Montrose, Mt Dandenong, Olinda, Sassafras, Tremont, Upper Ferntree Gully, Upwey		Independent	Andrew Fullagar	2022
Walling	Kilsyth, Mooroolbark, Montrose		Independent	Len Cox	1982[note 1]

Localities

The towns, suburbs and localities of the Yarra Ranges Shire are:

Major thoroughfares

• Burwood Highway (State Route 26)
• Canterbury Road/Swansea Road/Anderson Street (south) (State Route 32 / C401) (briefly merges with C415 before turning to SR32 (and SR22 respectively))
• Maroondah Highway (State Route 34 / B300)
• Belgrave-Hallam Road/Monbulk Road/Hereford Road (C404) (briefly merges with C406)
• Belgrave Road (State Route 26)
• Olinda-Monbulk Road/Emerald Monbulk Road
• Warburton Highway (B380)
• Healesville- Koo Wee Rup Road (C411)
• Mount Dandenong (Tourist) Road (State Route 22 / C415)

Notes

References

External links

• Official website
• Community profile at .id.com.au
• Public transport map at PTV

На других языках

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[de] Yarra Ranges Shire

-37.75145.35 Yarra Ranges Shire ist ein lokales Verwaltungsgebiet (LGA) im australischen Bundesstaat Victoria. Yarra Ranges gehört zur Outer Metropolitan Area von Melbourne, dem äußeren Großstadtgebiet der Hauptstadt Victorias. Das Gebiet ist mit 2.460 km² die flächenmäßig größte LGA der Stadt und hat etwa 150.000 Einwohner.

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[ru] Ярра-Рейнджес (графство)

Графство Я́рра-Ре́йнджес (англ. Yarra Ranges Shire) — район местного самоуправления Виктории (Австралия) в восточных и северо-восточных пригородах Мельбурна, в долине Ярры и на хребте Данденонг. Площадь — 2469,9 км². Население по оценке 2015 года — 150 661 человек.

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