City of Frankston | |||||||||||||
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 Location inMelbourne | |||||||||||||
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 The extent of the City of Frankston at its dissolution in 1994 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | SoutheastMelbourne | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1860 | ||||||||||||
| Abolished | 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Frankston | ||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 70.96 km2 (27.40 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 89,600 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,262.7/km2 (3,270.3/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| County | Mornington | ||||||||||||
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TheCity of Frankston (known before 1966 as theShire of Frankston) was alocal government area about 40 kilometres (25 mi) south ofMelbourne, the state capital ofVictoria,Australia. The city covered an area of 70.96 square kilometres (27.4 sq mi) in and aroundFrankston, and existed from 1860 until 1994.
The City of Frankston had its origins in the Mount ElizaRoad District, which was created on 6 November 1860, and redesignated as a shire and renamedMornington on 24 November 1871.
The West riding of Mornington Shire was excised to create theNew Mornington Shire on 30 May 1893 (and was itself renamed Mornington Shire on 15 January 1894), and the remaining East and North ridings were renamed Frankston & Hastings Shire on 20 October 1893. The two shires were almost reunited in a major local government reform programme in 1915.[2]
On 19 October 1960, the Central and Eastern Ridings of Frankston & Hastings Shire were severed, and with parts of the Eastern Riding of theShire of Flinders, were incorporated as theShire of Hastings. The remainder was renamed the Shire of Frankston.
After a petition was received by theGovernment on 4 May 1966, Frankston Shire was proclaimed as a city on 24 August 1966.[3]
On 15 December 1994, the City of Frankston was abolished, and along with parts of the Cities ofCranbourne andSpringvale, was merged into the newCity of Frankston. Parts ofMount Eliza were transferred to the newly createdShire of Mornington Peninsula.[4]
Some changes occurred between the release of the Local Government Board report in July 1994 and the actual amalgamation; the original plan was to merge Frankston with theCity of Chelsea, and takeBraeside andCarrum Downs from the City of Springvale. However, Frankston City Council submitted that it should expand eastwards instead, as well as taking Mount Eliza andBaxter.[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 formerly met at the Civic Centre at Young Street and Davey Street, Frankston. The facility is still used for the same purpose by the new City of Frankston.
The City of Frankston was divided into four wards, each of which elected three councillors:
* Council seat.
| Year | Population |
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| 1954 | 15,478 |
| 1958 | 20,600* |
| 1961 | 26,722 |
| 1966 | 42,042 |
| 1971 | 59,410 |
| 1976 | 71,899 |
| 1981 | 78,808 |
| 1986 | 83,819 |
| 1991 | 84,986 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.