Local Council
Our local Council is the City of Glen Eira
Glen Eira City Council serves a vibrant and diverse community of more than 123,000 people, approximately 53,000 households, 105 different ethnic groups and almost 6,000 registered businesses. Glen Eira covers 38.7 square kilometres in inner south-east metropolitan Melbourne. It contains some of Melbourne's oldest established suburbs—Bentleigh, Bentleigh East, Carnegie, Caulfield, Caulfield South, Caulfield North, Caulfield East, Elsternwick, Gardenvale, Glen Huntly, McKinnon, Murrumbeena, Ormond, and part of St Kilda East—with tree-lined streets and charming heritage homes.
It has 68 parks and reserves and is also home to such landmarks as Caulfield Racecourse, Brighton Cemetery, Rippon Lea Estate, Labassa National Trust historical estates and the Yarra Yarra Golf Club. Its major commercial centres are Elsternwick, Carnegie and Bentleigh. More than 32,000 people work in this municipality—especially in the sectors of education, health and community services, finance and business, and retail and wholesale trade.
The City is divided into three wards — Jasper, Mackie and Orrong. There are nine councillors, three serving in each of three wards.
Map courtesy of the City of Glen Eira
Map courtesy of the City of Glen Eira
163 hectares of parks and reserves — enough to fill 80 MCGs.
44 playgrounds.
50 sportsgrounds.
360km of drains — enough to reach Swan Hill.
935km of kerbing — enough to reach Sydney.
840km of footpaths — enough to reach Adelaide.
470km of roads — enough to reach Mount Gambier.
12,000 drainage pits.
3,300 off-street car parking spaces.
105 different ethnic groups.
5,953 registered businesses providing 32,750 jobs.
54 strip shopping centres.
55,793 rateable properties.
52,585 households.
35,000 street trees.
8,500 street lights.
52 per cent of the population is female.
47.9 per cent of people use the Internet.
Information courtesy of the City of Glen Eira
www.gleneira.vic.gov.au
Council’s Statement of Purpose
Council works with and for the Community
- to provide quality facilities, services, safeguards and supports;
- beyond the capacity of individuals, but achievable when working together;
- according to overall community values, needs and priorities;
- in a caring accountable and professional manner;
- in a way that provides value for money;
- for present and future generations.
It is useful to keep this overall ‘Statement of Purpose’ in mind and to this end it is published on the cover of Agenda papers for all Council meetings.
Also of renewed importance is the adoption by the new Council of a Councillor’s Code of Conduct which sets down the standards of conduct for Councillors in the city of Glen Eira.Every councillor has been given a copy of this Code and at their induction each has signed a Declaration that they have read the Code and agreed to abide by it.
Further to this, after the opening prayer at each Ordinary or Special meeting of Council, the Councillors present recite together:
“I declare that I will undertake the duties of the office of Councillor in the best interests of the people of the municipal district of Glen Eira and faithfully and impartially carry out the functions, powers, authorities and discretions invested in me under the Local Government Act 1989 or any other Act to the best of my skill and judgement”.
Suffice to say at this stage there is every indication that Councillors are endeavouring to abide by these precepts.