The City of Bayside is a Local Government Area in Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

, Australia

Australia

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. It is located in the southern suburb

Suburb

The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...

s of Melbourne

Melbourne

Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...

. It has an area of 36 square kilometres and has a estimated population of 96,329 people.

City of Brighton

In 1858, after receiving two petitions, the Government proclaimed the Municipality of Brighton. Brighton was proclaimed a Borough in 1863, a Town in 1887, and a City in 1919.

City of Sandringham

The Moorabbin Road District was created in 1862 and became the Shire of Moorabbin in 1871. In 1917, parts of the West and South ridings were severed to create the Borough of Sandringham and three years later parts of the South and Cheltenham ridings were severed to create the Borough of Mentone and Mordialloc. The two Boroughs became the Town of Sandringham and the Town of Mentone and Mordialloc in 1919 and 1923 respectively and Sandringham the City of Sandringham in 1923.

City of Moorabbin

Created a District on 16 May 1862 and later proclaimed a Shire in January 1871. A portion of Moorabbin Shire severed and annexed to Brighton Town in 1912 and a portion severed in 1917. The Borough of Mentone and Mordialloc was established in 1920 and re-subdivided in 1929 and later proclaimed a City in 1934.

City of Mordialloc

Created a Borough of Mentone and Mordialloc by severance from Moorabbin Shire in May 1920. Redefined a portion of Moorabbin Shire being severed and annexed in 1921. Declared a Town in April 1923 and name changed to Town of Mordialloc in April 1923 and later gazetted a City on 5 May 1926.

City of Bayside

On 14 December 1994 a new municipality was created to form Bayside City Council which comprises the former City of Brighton, the former City of Sandringham and part of the former City of Mordialloc west of Charman Road and part of the City of Moorabbin between the railway and Charman Road.

Bayside was rated eighth of 590 Australian Local Government Areas in the BankWest Quality of Life Index 2008.

Suburbs

• Beaumaris
  Beaumaris, Victoria
  Beaumaris is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 20 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Bayside. At the 2006 Census, Beaumaris had a population of 12,441....
  
  
• Black Rock
  Black Rock, Victoria
  Black Rock is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 18 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Bayside. At the 2006 Census, Black Rock had a population of 5796.-History:...
  
  
• Brighton
  Brighton, Victoria
  Brighton is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Bayside. At the 2006 Census, Brighton had a population of 20,651...
  
  
• Brighton East
  Brighton East, Victoria
  Brighton East is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Bayside. At the 2006 Census, Brighton East had a population of 15,167....
  
  
• Cheltenham
  Cheltenham, Victoria
  Cheltenham is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located 19 km south-east of Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Kingston to the eastern side of the area's metropolitan railway line and Charman Road north, while the City of Bayside resides over...
  
  
• Hampton
  Hampton, Victoria
  Hampton is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 14 km south east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Bayside. At the 2006 Census, Hampton had a population of 11,825.Hampton is located in a wealthy bayside area of Melbourne, wedged between the...
  
  
• Hampton East
  Hampton East, Victoria
  Hampton East is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 15 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Bayside. At the 2006 Census, Hampton East had a population of 4233.-History:...
  
  
• Highett
  Highett, Victoria
  Highett is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 16 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district and 2 km east of Port Phillip Bay. Its Local Government Area is the City of Bayside and the City of Kingston...
  
  
• Pennydale
  Pennydale, Victoria
  Pennydale is an old name, rarely used, for a part of the suburb of Cheltenham in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Pennydale was that part of Cheltenham lying between Bay Road , Reserve Road , Park Road and the Frankston railway line, and lay entirely within the current Local Government Areas of the...
  
   (now part of Cheltenham)
• Sandringham
  Sandringham, Victoria
  Sandringham is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 16 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Bayside. At the 2006 Census, Sandringham had a population of 8693.-History:...
  
  

Past Bayside Councillors

Ward	1997 – 2000	2000 – 2003	2003 – 2005	2005 – 2008
Dendy	Elizabeth Francis	Gary Andrews	Gary Andrews	Kristin Stegley
Were	Jill McKiggan	Michael Heffernan	Tim Ryan	Clifford Hayes
Mair	Alex del Porto	Alex del Porto	Alex del Porto	Alex del Porto
Smith	Graeme Disney	Graeme Disney	Mike Dwyer	James Long
Clayton	Craig Tucker	Craig Tucker	Andrew McLorinan	Andrew McLorinan
Abbott	Michael Harwood	Nicholas Eden	Chris Carroll	Michael Norris
Charman	Terry O'Brien	Terry O'Brien	Craig Tucker	Terry O'Brien
Ebden	Simon Russell	Simon Russell	Derek Wilson	Derek Wilson
Moysey	Vivien Kluger	Ken Beadle	Ken Beadle	John Knight

Current Bayside Councillors

Ward	2008 – 2012	2008 – 2012	2008 – 2012
Central	James Long	Felicity Frederico	Louise Cooper-Shaw
Northern	Clifford Hayes	Alex del Porto
Southern	Michael Norris	Simon Russell

Standup Paddle Board Summer Series

This annual event, held in April, is aimed at promoting the sport of Standup Paddle.

External links

• Official website
• Metlink local public transport map
• Link to Land Victoria interactive maps