Bayside City Council
Address
76 Royal Avenue, SANDRINGHAM 3191
Postal
PO Box 27, SANDRINGHAM 3191
Tel
03 9599 4444
Fax
03 9598 4474
enquiries@bayside.vic.gov.au
Website
Municipality Profile
Bayside City‘s northern boundary is about 8 kilometres from the Central Business District of Melbourne. The coastline of Port Phillip Bay forms the western boundary, while the Nepean Highway and the Frankston railway line form most of the eastern boundary. The city coastline stretches for 17 kilometres from Head St Brighton in the north to Charman Rd Beaumaris in the south.
Bayside is primarily a residential area. It includes beaches like Brighton Beach and Black Rock and contains some fine golf courses. The main industries include building construction, fruit and vegetable processing.
Localities
Beaumaris, Black Rock, Brighton, Brighton East, Cheltenham, Cromer, Dendy, Hampton, Hampton East, Highett, Moorabbin and Sandringham . For a detailed map showing shire boundaries and locality names, visit
VICNAMES.
Area
37 sq km
Population
Estimated Resident Population
 | Total | 0-17 | 18-34 | 35-64 | 65+ |
| 2006 | 91,726 | 23% | 17% | 43% | 17% |
| 2007 | 92,801 | 23% | 17% | 43% | 17% |
| 2016 | 94,642 | 20% | 20% | 43% | 17% |
2006 & 2007 - Australian Bureau of Statistics - ABS Census 2006 (and updates).
2016 - DSE, Victoria in Future 2004 – Projections based on 2001 Census.
Elections
Bayside City is a subdivided municipality consisting of 3 wards and 7 councillors.
Councillors are elected through proportional representation voting.
From November 2008 general council elections, all Victorian councillors serve a four year term.
The council's next independent Electoral Representation Review is scheduled to be conducted prior to the 2016 elections.
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Victorian Electoral Commission for more elections details.Councillors
7 Councillors elected in Nov 2008.
Central - Cr James Long (Mayor)
Central - Cr Felicity Frederico
Central - Cr Louise Shaw
Northern - Cr Alex Del Porto
Northern - Cr Clifford Hayes
Southern - Cr Michael Norris
Southern - Cr Simon Russell
Chief Executive Officer
Mr Adrian Robb
Finances
| Recurrent Income | VGC Grants | Rates Income | % Income from rates |
| 2005/06 | $ 65.797 M | $ 1.863 M | $ 43.768 M | 67% |
| 2006/07 | $ 69.687 M | $ 1.902 M | $ 47.148 M | 68% |
| 2007/08 | $ 74.703 M | $ 1.996 M | $ 50.825 M | 68% |
Map Source: Maps prepared by the Victorian Electoral Commission using Vicmap spatial data provided by the Department of Sustainability and Environment.
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