The City Of Moreland covers an area of 51 square kilometres; the Merri Creek is the eastern boundary, the Moonee Ponds Creek being the western boundary. It is bounded by Park Street in the south and the Western ring road in the north. It consists of the suburbs of Brunswick, Brunswick East, Brunswick West, Coburg, […]
Tag: Local Government
Whittlesea District Road Board
The Whittlesea Road District was proclaimed in December 1862. Road Districts were one of the earliest forms of local government in Victoria. As well as providing a model for future local governance, they also provided a planned approach to the development of roads in Victoria. The first Whittlesea District Road Board was elected at a […]
Ben Morgan
Cr. Ben (Baden) Morgan Ben Morgan (c1901-1985) was of Welsh background and Northcote councilor, union organiser and ALP member. Councilor for seventeen years from 1959/60 to 1975/6 though was never a mayor. From 1941 lived at 115 Roberts St. in Northcote. A boilermaker by trade, employed at the Newport railway yards. Was actively involved with […]
Edwin Bastings
In 1849 Edwin and Horace Bastings arrived in Victoria from London. They possibly sought their fortune in the goldfields before establishing themselves in Northcote in 1850. They built two buildings in the small township, a two storey blue stone general store and a hotel across the road. Edwin established the general store and soon added […]
Epping District Roads Board
Local government in Darebin can trace its roots back to 1841 and the establishment of the District Council of the County of Bourke. Drawing its members from prominent local landowners, it included Thomas Wills, Alexander McCrae and Major G.F. St. John. The District Council was an advisory body, reporting to the Superintendent of Victoria on […]