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City of Monash My Local Government. By Olivia Withington. History. The city of Monash was created in December 1994.The history of the area is dates back to about 150 years ago. The first inhabitants of the land in the area that it is now the City of Monash were the Bunurong Tribe.
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City of MonashMy Local Government By Olivia Withington
History • The city of Monash was created in December 1994.The history of the area is dates back to about 150 years ago. • The first inhabitants of the land in the area that it is now the City of Monash were the Bunurong Tribe. • The first settler in the district was a Scottish builder called Thomas Napier. He established Bushy Park run in 1839 on the west side of Dandenong creek. • In 1854 the land in Mount Waverley was first subdivided.
SUBURBS AND AREAS THEY COVER • The City of Monash includes the following suburbs: • Ashwood • Burwood • Chadstone • Clayton • Glen Waverley • Hughesdale • Huntingdale • Mount Waverley • Taken fromhttp://www.monash.vic.gov.au/council/images/municipal- map1.jpg • Mulgrave • Notting Hill • Oakleigh • Oakleigh East • Oakleigh South • Wheelers Hill
THE MAYOR and THE DEPUTY MAYOR • The Mayor of the City of Monash is Councillor Michaela Driebergand the Deputy Mayor is Councillor Jieh – Yung Lo. • Councillor Michaela Drieberg has a background in health profession and hopes to use this knowledge to ensure “the community well being is put first”. • Councillor Jieh- Yung Lo was first elected into council in 2008 and became mayor in late 2011.
What they DO • The City of Monash provides services for the local community for example: • Rubbish collections • Roads • Nature strips • Pre schools/Child care • Health services • Community activities • Wellfare
Bibliography • http://www.monash.vic.gov.au/ • http://en.wikipedia.org/ • THANKYOU FOR WATCHING!!!!!!!!