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About Stonnington - A city is formed  On 22 June 1994, the City of Malvern and the City of Prahran were amalgamated to form the City of Stonnington with the boundaries of the municipality being the Yarra River, Gardiners Creek, Warrigal Road, Dandenong Road, Queens Way and Punt Road. The first election for the City of Stonnington was held on 16 March 1996 followed by the first meeting of the Council on 19 March 1996 at the Stonnington City Centre. The name Stonnington was taken from the mansion Stonington (Glenferrie Road, Malvern) erected in 1890 as a private residence for John Wagner, a partner in Cobb & Co. During the period that the mansion was the Vice-Regal residence for seven Governors of Victoria, the spelling of the name was changed to Stonnington. The residence has now reverted to the original spelling. Prahran Council Prahran is derived from the Aboriginal name for the area. According to George Langhorne, a missionary to local Aboriginies in 1837, Pur-ra-ran is a compound of two words meaning 'land partially surrounded by water'. Surveyor General; Robert Hoddle adopted the name Prahran for official use. On 17 May 1854, the Prahran Road District was proclaimed with the boundaries of the municipality being Yarra River, Kooyong Road, Dandenong Road, Wellington Street and Punt Road. On 24 April 1855 Prahran was declared a Municipality. The first elections for the Prahran Road Board were held on 22 February 1856 followed by the first meeting on 25 February 1856 at the Prahran Mechanics Institute. The Municipality became a Borough on 1 October 1863, a Town on 13 May 1870 and a City on 27 May 1879. The final meeting of Prahran Council was held on 20 June 1994 at the Prahran Town Hall. City Profile Located in Melbourne's inner east, Stonnington covers an area of 25.62 square kilometres. Taking in the suburbs of Prahran, Windsor, South Yarra, Toorak, Armadale, Malvern, Malvern East, Glen Iris and Kooyong, Stonnington has an economically and culturally diverse population of 87,412. The housing stock alone, ranging from some of Melbourne's finest mansions to large blocks of public housing, is just one obvious indication of the community's contrasting lifestyles, aspirations and expectations. Stonnington boasts world class shopping precincts such as Chapel Street, Toorak Road, High Street and Glenferrie Road and is also home to Chadstone Shopping Centre, Victoria's premier regional shopping centre. The City has a variety of parks, gardens and open space including Victoria Gardens, Central Park, the Glen Iris Wetlands and the Urban Forest. The range of recreation facilities on offer includes the Malvern Valley Golf Club, two aquatic centres, numerous tennis centres and a myriad of bicycle paths. Council's recreation and cultural centre, Chapel Off Chapel, provides the city with a dynamic arts, recreation and tourism focus. Business Snapshot According to the latest business activity figures from Yellow Pages the number of businesses in the City of Stonnington is now at an all time high of 9,779. The number of businesses locating in the Stonnington area has increased over the last three years by 417 or close to 5 per cent. Apart from the Retail Trade the most prevalent business types are the professional services including Marketing and Business Management, Medical and Dental, Computer, Legal and Accounting and Finance and Investment. The postcodes of Prahran and South Yarra continue to have the greatest concentration of businesses, accounting for over 40 per cent of the total. A breakdown of the business mix in the municipality by category shows some interesting facts: Retail Trade 23% Property and Business Services 20% Health and Community Services 12% Personal and Other Services 9% Wholesale Trade 7% Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 5% Construction 5% Manufacturing 5% Cultural and Recreation Services 5% The top three categories above are made up of 5,400 individual businesses, highlighting the fact that in the City of Stonnington there are a multitude of small businesses, professionals and sole traders operating but few large employers. Home based businesses also make up a large part of the City's economy accounting for over 4,000 businesses. Some major employers in the municipality are: Retail Trade - Chadstone Shopping Centre and the Gandel Corporation Health and Community Services - Cabrini Hospital and The Avenue Medical Centre and the attendant professionals who service them Education - Holmesglen TAFE, Swinburne University and TAFE (Prahran campus) and private schools Construction - Boral, Transfield Communication Services - Channel 10 Government and Admin Services City of Stonnington. (Source: Yellow Pages Business Activity Report provided by Sensis P/L) |
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