City of Frankston
Victoria
Population139,281 (2021)[1]
 • Density1,070/km2 (2,770/sq mi)
Established1994
1860 (original)
Area130 km2 (50.2 sq mi)[1]
MayorCr Nathan Conroy
Council seatFrankston
RegionGreater Melbourne
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)Dunkley
WebsiteCity of Frankston
LGAs around City of Frankston:
Kingston Greater Dandenong Casey
Port Phillip City of Frankston Casey
Port Phillip Mornington Peninsula Mornington Peninsula

The City of Frankston (officially known as Frankston City Council) is a local government area (LGA) in Victoria, Australia in the southern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of 130 square kilometres, and in June 2018, the City of Frankston recorded a population of 141,845.[1]

Despite its similar area and name, the City of Frankston is a different entity to the former City of Frankston which existed from 1966 until 1994, which was a continuation of the former Shire of Frankston and was abolished under state government reforms. This is similar to the situation for the Shire of South Gippsland and Shire of Glenelg, but is unlike the City of Melbourne, City of Knox, City of Whittlesea and City of Melton, whose administrations stayed intact through the amalgamations of the early 1990s.[citation needed]

Geography

The city is located on the eastern shores of Port Phillip, and is bounded on the north by the City of Kingston and the City of Greater Dandenong, on the east by the City of Casey, and on the south by the Shire of Mornington Peninsula. The boundaries of the city are defined largely on the north by Eel Race Road and Thompsons Road, on the east by the Dandenong-Hastings Road, and on the south by a complex boundary featuring Baxter-Tooradin Road, Golf Links Road and Humphries Road.[2]

History

The City of Frankston was created in 1994 out of the remains of three abolished councils – all but the suburbs of Mount Eliza, Baxter and Pearcedale from the former City of Frankston; the suburbs of Carrum Downs, Langwarrin and Skye from the City of Cranbourne; and part of Carrum Downs from the City of Springvale.[3]

The major part of the city was first incorporated in 1860 as the Mornington Roads District, which became a shire in 1871 and was renamed Shire of Frankston and Hastings in 1893, losing its western riding to form the Shire of Mornington, which has since been amalgamated into the Shire of Mornington Peninsula.[citation needed] On 19 October 1960, the Shire of Frankston and Hastings split in two, with the western part remaining as the Shire of Frankston, and the eastern part being incorporated as the Shire of Hastings.[citation needed]

Frankston was officially proclaimed as a City on 24 August 1966.[4]

In 1993 the state government announced a major statewide program of local government amalgamations, most of which took effect on 15 December 1994. Most councils and their LGA's were abolished with new ones being created to replace them.[citation needed]

Some changes occurred between the release of the Local Government Board report in July and the actual amalgamation – the original plan was to merge with the City of Chelsea and take Braeside and Carrum Downs from the City of Springvale. However, Frankston City Council submitted that it should expand eastwards instead, as well as taking Mount Eliza and Baxter.[5] By October, the present boundaries had been agreed upon, but the new entity was to be known as the City of Nepean. This appeared in the Board's final report in November 1994.[6][7] However, the State Government ultimately decided to use the old name for the new entity, departing from the Board's recommendation.[8]

Council

The current council, as of November 2020, in order of election, is:[9]

Ward Party Councillor Notes
North-East Liberal Nathan Conroy Mayor
Independent David Asker
Liberal Suzette Tayler
North-West Independent Steven Hughes
Independent Kris Bolam
Independent Sue Baker
South   Labor Brad Hill
Independent Claire Harvey
Independent Liam Hughes Deputy Mayor

Mayors

The following Frankston councillors have served as mayor since the inaugural elections in 1997:

[10]

Townships and localities

The 2021 census, the city had a population of 139,281 up from 134,143 in the 2016 census[11]

Population
Locality 2016 2021
Carrum Downs 20,711 21,976
Frankston 36,097 37,331
Frankston North 5,762 5,711
Frankston South 18,199 18,801
Langwarrin 22,588 23,588
Langwarrin South 1,248 1,346
Sandhurst 4,981 5,211
Seaford 16,463 17,215
Skye 8,096 8,088

Wards

Ratepayers within the municipality are represented by elected city councillors. In the 2005 elections, held on 26 November 2005, where the previous single-councillor ward system was replaced with three, multi-councillor wards.[citation needed] These wards are known as North-West Ward (covering mostly Seaford, Frankston North and parts of Frankston), South-West Ward (covering the southern parts of Frankston and Frankston South) and East Ward (covering Langwarrin and Carrum Downs).[citation needed] Voting is compulsory and conducted by postal ballot, and is based on a preferential voting system.[citation needed]

Elections were last held in October 2020, and councillors were elected for a four-year term. Current councillors are:

Facilities

Notable facilities/locations within the LGA include;

Sister Cities

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b c "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
  2. ^ "VICNAMES – The Register of Geographic Names". Victoria State Government Environment, Land, Water and Planning. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  3. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (1 August 1995). Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. p. 6. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 16 December 2007.
  4. ^ Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 377–378, 695. Accessed at State Library Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
  5. ^ Neales, Sue (27 July 1994). "Crunch time for councils in south and south-east". The Age. p. 8.
  6. ^ "The councils shake-up". The Age. 22 October 1994. p. 10.
  7. ^ Gettler, Leon (19 November 1994). "Report outlines new council boundaries". The Age. p. 10.
  8. ^ Gettler, Leon (16 December 1994). "Most council elections in 1996". The Age. p. 6.
  9. ^ "Frankston City Council election results 2020". vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Councillors". Frankston City Council. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Census | Australian Bureau of Statistics". abs.gov.au. 11 January 2023.
  12. ^ "Councillors". Frankston City Council. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  13. ^ Frankston Susono Friendship Association
  14. ^ Frankston City Council Archived 15 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ "Suva Fiji".

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