City of Preston
Local government area
Location inMelbourne
The City of Preston as at its dissolution in 1994
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Region	NorthernMelbourne
Established	1871
Council seat	Preston
Area
• Total	37.05 km2 (14.31 sq mi)
Population
• Total	79,700 (1992)[1]
• Density	2,151.1/km2 (5,571/sq mi)
County	Bourke
LGAs around City of Preston Broadmeadows Whittlesea Diamond Valley Broadmeadows City of Preston Heidelberg Coburg Northcote Heidelberg

TheCity of Preston was alocal government area about 11 kilometres (7 mi) north-northeast ofMelbourne, the state capital ofVictoria,Australia. The city covered an area of 37.05 square kilometres (14.31 sq mi), and existed from 1871 until 1994.

Preston's first involvement in local government was part of theEpping Road District in 1854, which also includedNorthcote. In 1870, the Epping District was amalgamated with the Merriang, Whittlesea, Morang and Woodstock Road Districts, to form a very large Darebin Shire. These entities mostly ended up in the Cities ofBroadmeadows andWhittlesea.^[2]

Preston was first incorporated as the Jika Jika Shire on 8 November 1871, which was renamed Preston on 11 September 1885. It became aborough on 14 March 1922, a town on 24 May 1922, and was proclaimed a city on 14 July 1926.^[3]

On 22 June 1994, the City of Preston was abolished, and along with theCity of Northcote and parts of theCity of Coburg, was merged into theCity of Darebin.^[4]

Council meetings were held at Preston City Hall, at High Street and Gower Street,Preston. It is still used for the same purpose by the City of Darebin.

The City of Preston was subdivided into four wards, each electing three councillors:

• South East Ward
• South West Ward
• North East Ward
• North West Ward^[3]

• Bundoora (shared with the City of Whittlesea and theShire of Diamond Valley)
• Kingsbury
• Preston*
• Reservoir

* Council seat.

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

• Interactive map of Victorian local government areas (pre-1994 vs present) -Victorian Government - Digital Twin Victoria
• Victorian Places - Preston

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• Former local government areas of Victoria (state)
• City of Darebin
• 1871 establishments in Australia
• 1994 disestablishments in Australia

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