Whittlesea City Council
Address
25 Ferres Boulevard, SOUTH MORANG 3752
Postal
Locked Bag 1, BUNDOORA MDC 3083
Tel
03 9217 2170
Fax
03 9217 2111
info@whittlesea.vic.gov.au
Website
Municipality Profile
The southern parts of the City of Whittlesea are well established urban areas, while the north remains rural in character. The city incorporates important facilities such as the RMIT campus at Bundoora, the Epping Hospital and Epping Plaza Shopping Centre.
Residents of the City come from a diverse range of cultural backgrounds, with a very high percentage of residents born in other countries, particularly Macedonia, Italy, and Greece. Demographically, over half of the residents are from non-English speaking backgrounds.
Localities
Beveridge, Bruces Creek, Bundoora, Donnybrook, Doreen, Eden Park, Epping, Humevale, Kinglake West, Lalor, Mernda, Mill Park, Morang South, Thomastown, Whittlesea, Wollert, Woodstock and Yan Yean.
For a detailed map showing shire boundaries and locality names, visit
VICNAMES.
Area
490 sq km
Population
Estimated Resident Population
 | Total | 0-17 | 18-34 | 35-64 | 65+ |
| 2006 | 129,525 | 26% | 26% | 39% | 10% |
| 2007 | 133,156 | 26% | 27% | 40% | 10% |
| 2016 | 156,743 | 23% | 21% | 43% | 13% |
2006 & 2007 - Australian Bureau of Statistics - ABS Census 2006 (and updates).
2016 - DSE, Victoria in Future 2004 – Projections based on 2001 Census.
Elections
Whittlesea City is a subdivided municipality consisting of 3 wards and 9 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.
Visit the Victorian Electoral Commission for more elections details.
Councillors
9 Councillors elected in Nov 2008.
East - Cr Sam Alessi
East - Cr Mary Lalios (Mayor)
East - Cr Norm Kelly
North - Cr John Fry
North - Cr Rex Griffin
North - Cr Pam McLeod
West - Cr Stevan Kozmevski
West - Cr Frank Merlino
West - Cr Kris Pavlidis
Chief Executive Officer
Mr David Turnbull
Finances
| Recurrent Income | VGC Grants | Rates Income | % Income from rates |
| 2005/06 | $ 95.154 M | $ 7.105 M | $ 52.894 M | 56% |
| 2006/07 | $ 103.366 M | $ 7.220 M | $ 57.541 M | 56% |
| 2007/08 | $ 106.994 M | $ 7.905 M | $ 63.799 M | 60% |
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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