City of Moonee Valley

The City of Moonee Valley is a local government area located within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It comprises the inner north-western suburbs between 3 and 13 kilometres from the Melbourne city centre. In 2023, the City of Moonee Valley Estimated Resident Population was 126,486, with a population density of 2,935 persons per square km, based on the 2023 Census.

History

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The original logo

The City of Moonee Valley was formed in December 1994 after the merger of the City of Essendon (which had been expanded south-eastwards in 1993) and the part of the City of Keilor south-east of the Albion–Jacana railway line.

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The City's predecessor LGAs (green) as they were in 1993

On 1 July 2008, the parts of North Melbourne and Kensington in the Moonee Valley LGA were transferred to the City of Melbourne.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The original council logo from 1994 was replaced in February 2010.<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Dead link</ref>

Exchange prefixes in the city are 937x, 837x, 933x or 833x (the latter left over from the old City of Keilor).

Features

The Moonee Valley is a culturally diverse region with a substantial residential population and various commercial set-ups and industries. It comprises the Moonee Valley Racecourse, Essendon Airport and has several shopping precincts, restaurants, parks and offices. It is well connected and easily accessible through trams and the Craigieburn train line. It is also a thriving business centre, with close to 10,000 businesses operating in the region.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Council

Wards

Prior to the 2024 Council Elections, The City of Moonee Valley had three wards: Buckley, Myrnong and Rose Hill.<ref name="VECprofilemv">Template:Cite web</ref>

Buckley Ward comprises Essendon Fields, Essendon North, Strathmore, Aberfeldie, most of Essendon and Strathmore Heights, and parts of Moonee Ponds and Essendon West.<ref name=VECprofilemv/>

Myrnong Ward comprises Ascot Vale, Flemington, Travancore, most of Moonee Ponds and part of Essendon.<ref name=VECprofilemv/>

Rose Hill Ward comprises Avondale Heights, Keilor East, Airport West, Niddrie, most of Essendon West and part of Strathmore Heights.<ref name=VECprofilemv/> Template:Victoria LGA ward map At the 2024 Council Elections, nine wards were established with each ward electing once councillor each.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The following wards were established;

• Airport Ward
• Buckley Ward
• Canning Ward
• Fairbairn Ward
• Milleara Ward
• Myrnong Ward
• Queens Park Ward
• Steele Creek Ward
• Woodlands Ward

Current composition

Councillors are elected from nine single member wards. The current council was elected in October 2024, its composition is:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Ward	Party		Councillor	Notes
Airport	Template:Australian party style|	Independent Liberal	Hamish Jones
Buckley	Template:Australian party style|	Independent Liberal	John Barnes<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Canning	Template:Australian party style|	Labor	Paula Theocharides
Fairbairn	Template:Australian party style|	Labor	Phil Burn
Milleara	Template:Australian party style|	Independent	John Sipek
Myrnong	Template:Australian party style|	Labor	Rose Iser
Queens Park	Template:Australian party style|	Independent	Ava Adams	Mayor<ref name="mayor">Template:Cite web</ref>
Steele Creek	Template:Australian party style|	Independent	Samantha Byrne
Woodlands	Template:Australian party style|	Labor	Fran Cosgriff	Deputy Mayor<ref name="mayor"/>

Mayors

The current mayor is Rose Iser and the Deputy Mayor is Phil Burn. They were elected by council in October 2025 and will serve the 2025–26 year.

Past councillors

2008−2024 (three wards)

Buckley Ward

YearTemplate:Efn	Councillor		Party	Councillor		Party	Councillor		Party
2008	rowspan="2" width="1px" Template:Australian party style|	Jan Chantry	Labor	rowspan="2" width="1px" Template:Australian party style|	Paul Giuliano	Independent	rowspan="5" width="1px" Template:Australian party style|	Narelle Sharpe	Independent
2012
2016	rowspan="1" width="1px" Template:Australian party style|	Rebecca Gauci Maurici	Liberal	rowspan="1" width="1px" Template:Australian party style|	Richard Lawrence	Independent
2020	rowspan="1" width="1px" Template:Australian party style|	Cam Nation	Independent	rowspan="3" width="1px" Template:Australian party style|	Ava Adams	Independent
2024	width="1px" Template:Australian party style|	Jessica O'Neil	Independent

Myrnong Ward

YearTemplate:Efn	Councillor		Party	Councillor		Party	Councillor		Party
2008	rowspan="6" width="1px" Template:Australian party style|	Jim Cusack	Labor	rowspan="1" width="1px" Template:Australian party style|	Rose Iser	Greens	rowspan="2" width="1px" Template:Australian party style|	James Rankin	Independent
2011	rowspan="1" width="1px" Template:Australian party style|			Miriam Gillis	Independent
2012	rowspan="4" width="1px" Template:Australian party style|			Nicole Marshall	Labor	rowspan="1" width="1px" Template:Australian party style|	Cam Nation	Liberal
2014	rowspan="1" width="1px" Template:Australian party style|					No East West Link
2015	rowspan="2" width="1px" Template:Australian party style|					Independent
2016
2020	rowspan="2" width="1px" Template:Australian party style|	Katrina Hodgson	Labor	rowspan="1" width="1px" Template:Australian party style|	Rose Iser	Independent	rowspan="2" width="1px" Template:Australian party style|	Jacob Bettio	Independent
2024	width="1px" Template:Australian party style|			Labor

Rose Hill Ward

YearTemplate:Efn	Councillor		Party	Councillor		Party	Councillor		Party
2008	rowspan="2" width="1px" Template:Australian party style|	John Sipek	Labor	rowspan="3" width="1px" Template:Australian party style|	Shirley Cornish	Labor	rowspan="1" width="1px" Template:Australian party style|	Ange Kenos	Independent
2012	rowspan="3" width="1px" Template:Australian party style|			Andra Surace			Independent
2016	rowspan="3" width="1px" Template:Australian party style|		Independent
2016	rowspan="2" width="1px" Template:Australian party style|				Samantha Byrne	Independent
2020	rowspan="2" width="1px" Template:Australian party style|			Pierce Tyson			Labor

Libraries

The City of Moonee Valley has five libraries:<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref>

• Ascot Vale Library
• Avondale Heights Library and Learning Centre
• Flemington Library
• Niddrie Library
• Sam Merrifield Library (Moonee Ponds)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The libraries offer uncommon services such as a seed library, where customers can take home seeds to grow plants or flowers.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2024, Moonee Valley Libraries removed overdue fines for late return of items. The change was made to remove a potential barrier of people using the library services.<ref name=":0" />

Townships and localities

At the 2021 census, the city had a population of 121,851 up from 116,671 at the 2016 census.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Population
Locality	2016	2021
Template:VICcity	3,897	3,925
Template:VICcity	7,564	8,173
Template:VICcity	14,750	15,197
Template:VICcity	11,633	12,388
Template:VICcity	20,596	21,240
Template:VICcity	0	13
Template:VICcity	2,987	3,071
Template:VICcity	1,439	1,559
Template:VICcity^	7,719	7,025
Template:VICcity^	14,514	15,078
Template:VICcity	14,250	16,224
Template:VICcity	5,479	5,901
Template:VICcity	8,419	8,980
Template:VICcity	1,004	1,047
Template:VICcity	2,480	2,116

^ - Territory divided with another LGA<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

See also

• List of places on the Victorian Heritage Register in the City of Moonee Valley
• Moonee Ponds, Victoria
• Moonee Ponds Creek Trail
• Moonee Ponds Creek
• Clocktower Centre
• Keilor East railway station
• Airport West, Victoria
• Moonee Valley Racing Club
• Maribyrnong River
• Essendon Airport

External links

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• Official website
• Template:Victorian local government areas pre-1994 vs present map link