City of Greater Dandenong

City of Greater Dandenong Victoria
The City of Greater Dandenong within metropolitan Melbourne
Coordinates	38°01′0″S 145°20′38″E / 38.01667°S 145.34389°E / -38.01667; 145.34389Coordinates: 38°01′0″S 145°20′38″E / 38.01667°S 145.34389°E / -38.01667; 145.34389
Population	157,242 (2017 est.)
• Density	1,214.97/km2 (3,146.77/sq mi)
Established	1994
Area	129.42 km2 (50.0 sq mi)
Mayor	Cr Jim Memeti
Council seat	Dandenong
State electorate(s)	Carrum Dandenong Keysborough Mordialloc Mulgrave
Federal Division(s)	Bruce Hotham Isaacs
Website	City of Greater Dandenong
LGAs around City of Greater Dandenong: Monash Monash Knox Kingston City of Greater Dandenong Casey Kingston Frankston Casey

Greater Dandenong City Council
Type
Type	Council of the City of Greater Dandenong
Leadership
Mayor	Cr Jim Memeti
Structure
Council political groups	Labor (8)      Greens (1)      Independent Labor (1)      Liberal (1)

The City of Greater Dandenong is a local government area in Victoria, Australia in the southeastern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of just under 130 square kilometres (50 sq mi) and approximately 157,000 residents in 2017. 29% of its land area forms part of the South East Green Wedge.

It was formed in 1994 by the merger of parts of the former City of Dandenong and City of Springvale.

In 1994, the Jeff Kennett government restructured local government in Victoria. His reforms dissolved 210 councils and created 78 new councils through amalgamations. As part of the reforms City of Springvale and City of Dandenong were merged to create City of Greater Dandenong.

Greater Dandenong City Council is composed of 11 Councillors, elected from four wards: Lightwood, Paperbark, Red Gum and Silverleaf. Councillors are elected to fixed-four year terms in a proportional manner using the STV voting system, with each ward electing Councillors based on their respective population.

Elections are held every four years, in accordance with the Local Government Act 1989, with voting being compulsory; however, statistics by the Victorian Electoral Commission show that only 2 in 3 eligible voters at any one election actually vote.

The Mayor is the head of the municipality and leads and coordinates the Council's works. A Mayor is elected among the Councillors for a term of one year, meaning that each period between two elections usually sees four mayorships. The current Mayor is Cr Jim Memeti, serving for the third time, since 2016. Clare O'Neil became the youngest female mayor in Australian history when she served as Mayor of Greater Dandenong from 2003 to 2004.