City of Darebin
The City of Darebin is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of 54 square kilometres (20.8 sq mi) and in June 2018 Darebin had a population of 161,609.[1] Municipal offices are located at 350 High Street, Preston.
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Population | 161,609 (2018)[1] (48th) | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 2,993/km2 (7,750/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1994 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 54 km2 (20.8 sq mi)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Julie Williams | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Preston | ||||||||||||||
Region | Greater Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Cooper | ||||||||||||||
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Website | City of Darebin | ||||||||||||||
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Darebin was rated 386th of 590 Australian Local Government Areas in the BankWest Quality of Life Index 2008.[2]
History
The City of Darebin was formed in 1994 with the merger of most of the former Cities of Northcote and Preston, with the transfer of the portion of the City of Northcote of Heidelberg Road to the City of Yarra and minor adjustments with the former Cities of Coburg, Heidelberg and the Shire of Diamond Valley.
Council
Until the 2016 elections, Darebin Council elections were dominated by the Labor Party (ALP). At the first City of Darebin election in 1996 and at subsequent elections in 1998, 2002 and 2004 only ALP member candidates were successful. The ALP endorsed candidates for the very first Darebin Council elections, but in subsequent elections the local party organisation supported particular candidates in each contested ward. The decision of the party not to endorse candidates almost certainly arises from the performance of the very first elected council, in which a deal between ALP factions determined the preselection of the party's council candidates.[3]
Dissatisfaction with the performance of the first Darebin Council led to the Kennett Government holding an Inquiry under David Elsum, which reported to the Victorian Parliament in April 1997.[4] The Elsum Report found that factional differences led to poor governance on the Council. As a result, the Kennett Government sacked the Council and appointed a commissioner, but decided to return to an elected council about eighteen months later in 1998.
The council consisted of nine single-Councillor wards at each of the four elections totally dominated by the ALP. In 2008, following a representation review by the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC), Darebin was divided into three wards comprising three councillors in each elected by proportional representation. For the first time the ALP stranglehold was broken with the election of Trent McCarthy, a Greens candidate, to the Rucker Ward. In 2012, the ALP stranglehold was further weakened with the election of independents Julie Williams and Bo Li elected to the Cazaly Ward, along with Oliver Walsh, a Liberal Party member, elected to the Rucker Ward. Later in that term, Vince Fontana of Cazaly Ward and Gaetano Greco of La Trobe Ward quit the ALP, leaving only three ALP members, Tim Laurence, Steven Tsitas and Angela Villella, on the Council.
The first election in 1996 was by attendance voting. Postal voting has been used at each subsequent election.
ALP factions provided much of the interest in Darebin politics, given that the ALP has traditionally been in a commanding position within the municipality. Two councillors elected from the Right or Labor Unity faction, Nazih Elasmar and Marlene Kairouz, were subsequently elected to the Victorian Parliament. Both Elasmar and Kairouz have at various times served as Mayor of Darebin, Kairouz having held the office of Mayor on two occasions.
At the first Darebin Council Election no faction held control, with four councillors from the Preston area being members of the Labor Unity (Right) faction, four councillors from the Northcote area being members of the Socialist Left, and one Councillor from the Preston area being a member of the Pledge faction, a breakaway group from the Socialist Left frequently voting with the Right.[5] After elections in 1998, 2002 and 2004 the Labor Unity group held almost all Council positions, but complications existed within Labor Unity as two sub-factions competed for dominance and for the election of Mayor. In 2008, with the introduction of the proportional representation voting system, no faction again held dominance.
Current councillors
Coming into effect at the 2020 council elections, Darebin was divided into nine single-member wards, each elected through preferential voting. Prior to this, councillors were elected from three multi-member wards.[6]
Party | Councillors | |
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Greens | 3 | |
Labor | 3 | |
Independent | 3 | |
Total | 9 |
Ward | Party | Councillor | Notes | |
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Central | Independent | Lina Messina | ||
North Central | Labor | Julie Williams | Mayor | |
North East | Labor | Tim Laurence | ||
North West | Independent | Gaetano Greco | ||
South | Greens | Tom Hannan | ||
South Central | Independent | Susan Rennie | ||
South East | Labor | Emily Dimitriadis | ||
South West | Greens | Trent McCarthy | ||
West | Greens | Susanne Newton |
Election results
2020 election
Party | Votes | % | Seats | Change | ||
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Independent | 26,794 | 29.05 | 3 | ![]() | ||
Greens | 22,661 | 24.57 | 3 | ![]() | ||
Darebin Labor | 20,519 | 22.24 | 3 | ![]() | ||
Victorian Socialists | 6,977 | 7.56 | 0 | ![]() | ||
Independent Labor | 4,939 | 5.35 | 0 | ![]() | ||
Save The Planet | 2,934 | 3.18 | 0 | ![]() | ||
Reason | 1,913 | 2.07 | 0 | ![]() | ||
Independent Liberal | 1,853 | 2.01 | 0 | ![]() | ||
Liberal Democrats | 899 | 0.97 | 0 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 92,225 | 97.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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Greens | Esther Kennedy | 2,391 | 25.83 | +25.83 | ||
Independent | Lina Messina | 2,339 | 25.27 | +13.70[lower-alpha 1] | ||
Darebin Labor | Peter Gonis | 1,249 | 13.50 | +13.50 | ||
Independent Labor | Jim Shen | 1,226 | 13.25 | +13.25 | ||
Victorian Socialists | Omar Hassan | 808 | 8.73 | +8.73 | ||
Independent | Craig Walters | 571 | 6.17 | +2.95[lower-alpha 1] | ||
Independent | Brendan John Cameron | 457 | 4.94 | +4.94 | ||
Independent Labor | Nalliah Suriyakumaran | 214 | 2.31 | +0.88[lower-alpha 1] | ||
Turnout | 9,583 | 78.72% | ||||
Two-candidate-preferred result | ||||||
Independent | Lina Messina | 4,712 | 50.91 | N/A | ||
Greens | Esther Kennedy | 4,543 | 49.09 | N/A | ||
Independent gain | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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Darebin Labor | Julie Williams | 3,049 | 32.86 | +21.63[lower-alpha 1] | ||
Greens | Monique Keel | 1,768 | 19.05 | +19.05 | ||
Independent | Jessica Sullivan | 1,212 | 13.06 | +13.06 | ||
Independent | Benny Pascuzzi | 967 | 10.42 | +10.42 | ||
Victorian Socialists | Seb Evans | 740 | 7.97 | +7.97 | ||
Independent | Melanie Triantafillidis | 617 | 6.65 | +2.84[lower-alpha 1] | ||
Independent Labor | Louise Shen-Kenney | 605 | 6.52 | +6.52 | ||
Independent | Alice Maddineni | 321 | 3.46 | +2.56[lower-alpha 2] | ||
Turnout | 9,610 | 78.35% | ||||
Two-candidate-preferred result | ||||||
Darebin Labor | Julie Williams | 5,441 | 58.64 | N/A | ||
Greens | Monique Keel | 3,838 | 41.36 | N/A | ||
Darebin Labor gain | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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Darebin Labor | Tim Laurence | 3,371 | 34.78 | +18.97[lower-alpha 2] | ||
Independent | Adam Cursio | 1,917 | 19.78 | +19.78 | ||
Save The Planet | Bryony Edwards | 1,438 | 14.84 | +10.62[lower-alpha 3] | ||
Victorian Socialists | Steven Chang | 847 | 8.74 | +8.74 | ||
Independent | Greg Chiminello | 737 | 7.60 | +7.60 | ||
Greens | Dave Lee | 648 | 6.69 | +6.69 | ||
Independent | Kush Singh | 426 | 4.40 | +4.40 | ||
Independent | Lutvi Tair | 308 | 3.18 | +2.45[lower-alpha 1] | ||
Turnout | 10,055 | 81.66% | ||||
Two-candidate-preferred result | ||||||
Darebin Labor | Tim Laurence | 5,503 | 56.78 | N/A | ||
Independent | Adam Cursio | 4,189 | 43.22 | N/A | ||
Darebin Labor gain | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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Independent | Gaetano Greco | 4,014 | 39.84 | +18.43[lower-alpha 2] | ||
Reason | Carmen Lahiff-Jenkins | 1,913 | 18.99 | +18.99 | ||
Independent Labor | Sofia Kotanidis[lower-alpha 4] | 1,917 | 18.69 | +13.41[lower-alpha 3] | ||
Independent Labor | Douglas Leitch | 977 | 9.70 | +9.70 | ||
Greens | Alec Wilmot | 719 | 7.14 | +7.14 | ||
Victorian Socialists | Adam Bottomley | 570 | 5.66 | +5.66 | ||
Turnout | 10,459 | 82.35% | ||||
Two-candidate-preferred result | ||||||
Independent | Gaetano Greco | 6,091 | 60.45 | N/A | ||
Reason | Carmen Lahiff-Jenkins | 3,985 | 39.55 | N/A | ||
Independent gain | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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Greens | Tom Hannan | 4,063 | 37.73 | +35.96[lower-alpha 3] | ||
Darebin Labor | Chiara Lawry | 2,960 | 27.49 | +27.49 | ||
Independent | Zac Galbally | 1,717 | 15.94 | +15.94 | ||
Independent | Hugh Morris-Dalton | 1,546 | 14.36 | +14.36 | ||
Victorian Socialists | Liam Ward | 483 | 4.49 | +4.49 | ||
Turnout | 10,975 | 81.34% | ||||
Two-candidate-preferred result | ||||||
Greens | Tom Hannan | 5,883 | 54.63 | N/A | ||
Darebin Labor | Chiara Lawry | 4,886 | 45.37 | N/A | ||
Greens gain | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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Independent | Susan Rennie | 3,564 | 35.54 | +21.30[lower-alpha 3] | ||
Greens | Harriet De Kok | 1,992 | 19.87 | +19.87 | ||
Darebin Labor | Peter Willis | 1,506 | 15.02 | +15.02 | ||
Independent | Kathy Zisiadis | 883 | 8.81 | +8.81 | ||
Victorian Socialists | Roz Ward | 774 | 7.72 | +7.72 | ||
Darebin Labor | Ash Verma | 643 | 6.41 | +1.98[lower-alpha 3] | ||
Independent | Agapi Pashos | 480 | 4.79 | +4.79 | ||
Independent | Ross Dabscheck | 185 | 1.85 | +0.20[lower-alpha 3] | ||
Turnout | 10,337 | 78.85% | ||||
Two-candidate-preferred result | ||||||
Independent | Susan Rennie | 6,110 | 60.94 | N/A | ||
Greens | Harriet De Kok | 3,917 | 39.06 | N/A | ||
Independent gain | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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Darebin Labor | Emily Dimitriades | 4,626 | 43.91 | +43.91 | ||
Greens | Julie O'Brien | 2,641 | 25.07 | +25.07 | ||
Independent Liberal | Oliver Walsh | 1,853 | 17.59 | +17.59 | ||
Save The Planet | Philip David Sutton | 711 | 6.75 | +6.75 | ||
Victorian Socialists | Jess Lenehan | 703 | 6.67 | +6.67 | ||
Turnout | 10,827 | 82.13% | ||||
Two-candidate-preferred result | ||||||
Darebin Labor | Emily Dimitriades | 6,185 | 58.71 | N/A | ||
Greens | Julie O'Brien | 4,349 | 41.29 | N/A | ||
Darebin Labor gain | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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Greens | Trent McCarthy | 4,138 | 43.91 | +24.88[lower-alpha 3] | ||
Darebin Labor | Nick McCubbin | 2,036 | 22.03 | +18.82[lower-alpha 3] | ||
Liberal Democrats | Archibald Alan Maclean | 899 | 9.73 | +9.73 | ||
Save The Planet | Adrian Whitehead | 785 | 8.49 | +6.94[lower-alpha 1] | ||
Victorian Socialists | Ali Hogg | 714 | 7.72 | +7.72 | ||
Independent | Brian Sangahan | 671 | 7.26 | +7.26 | ||
Turnout | 9,493 | 82.29% | ||||
After distribution of preferences | ||||||
Greens | Trent McCarthy | 4,645 | 50.25 | N/A | ||
Darebin Labor | Nick McCubbin | 2,409 | 26.06 | N/A | ||
Liberal Democrats | Archibald Alan Maclean | 1,158 | 12.53 | N/A | ||
Save The Planet | Adrian Whitehead | 1,031 | 11.15 | N/A | ||
Greens gain | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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Greens | Susanne Newton | 4,304 | 40.67 | +26.31[lower-alpha 2] | ||
Independent | Vasilios Tsalkos | 1,411 | 13.33 | +13.33 | ||
Victorian Socialists | George Kanjere | 1,338 | 12.64 | +12.64 | ||
Independent | Samuel Fontana | 1,324 | 12.51 | +12.51 | ||
Independent | John Mercuri | 1,127 | 10.65 | +6.84[lower-alpha 2] | ||
Darebin Labor | Isabel Jackson | 1,079 | 10.20 | +7.41[lower-alpha 1] | ||
Turnout | 10,886 | 81.66% | ||||
After distribution of preferences | ||||||
Greens | Susanne Newton | 5,783 | 54.64 | N/A | ||
Independent | Samuel Fontana | 2,698 | 25.49 | N/A | ||
Independent | Vasilios Tsalkos | 2,102 | 19.86 | N/A | ||
Greens gain | Swing | N/A |
Townships and localities
At the 2021 census, the city had a population of 148,570 up from 146,719 at the 2016 census.[10]
Population | ||
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Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
Alphington^ | 5,080 | 5,702 |
Bundoora^ | 28,653 | 28,068 |
Fairfield^ | 6,558 | 6,535 |
Kingsbury | 3,780 | 3,460 |
Macleod^ | 9,769 | 9,892 |
Northcote | 24,561 | 25,276 |
Preston | 32,851 | 33,790 |
Reservoir | 50,474 | 51,096 |
Thornbury | 18,568 | 19,005 |
^ - Territory divided with another LGA
Economy of Darebin
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The 2012 Business Register states that Darebin currently has 11,575 businesses operating within the region. These businesses create 55,278 jobs for locals and residents of Melbourne, and the Darebin area itself has 74,291 employed residents. Darebin had a Gross Regional Product of A$5.23 billion in 2012, a 0.3% increase on the previous year. Since 2001, approximately A$1 billion of extra GRP has been created in the region.[11] The biggest exports in Darebin are:
- Manufacturing ($1,072 million)
- Education & training ($313 million)
- Wholesale trade ($243 million)
Since 2006, gentrification in the Darebin area has seen average incomes and property values increase significantly in the region, particularly in the suburbs of Northcote, Fairfield, Alphington and Thornbury. As a result, there has been a dramatic change in the economy of Darebin and the types of businesses that operate. For example, since 2006, there has been increases in the total exports of the following industry sectors:[11]
- Accommodation & food services – 49% increase ($39 million to $88.8 million)
- Wholesale trade – 39.4% increase ($203 million to $243 million)
Darebin also experienced growth thanks to the mining boom, with a 57% increase in mining-relating exports from 2006 to 2012, despite there being no mines in the municipality.
Of the 11,575 registered businesses in Darebin, the most common industry sectors are:
- Construction – 1,992 registered businesses (17.2%)
- Professional, scientific & technical services – 1,442 registered businesses (12.3%)
- Rental, hiring & real estate services – 1,167 registered businesses (10.1%)
- Transport, postal & warehousing – 1,031 registered businesses (8.9%)
Demographics of Darebin
As of 2012, Darebin has 144,086 residents living in its boundaries which include 5,344 hectares or 53 km². This gives the area of Darebin a population density of 26.96 persons per hectare. Darebin residents have a median age of 36 and earn on average $1,178 per week. According to the 2011 Australian Bureau of Statistics census, in Darebin:[12]
- 28% of households are couples with children. (4% lower than Victorian average)
- 34% live in Medium/High density housing (11% higher than Victorian average)
- 34% of residents rent their property (8% higher than Victorian average)
- 28% have a bachelor's degree or Higher (7% higher than Victorian average)
- 21% travel on Public Transport to work (10% higher than Victorian average)
- 29% from Non-English speaking backgrounds (9% higher than Victorian average)
The most common occupations in Darebin are:
- Professionals (28.7%)
- Clerical & Administrative Workers (14.7%)
- Technicians & Trade Workers (12.0%)
With gentrification, more educated and affluent residents are moving to the Darebin area, particularly in the suburbs of Northcote and Fairfield. This has seen a marked change in the occupations of residents in Darebin since 2006. There has been a decline in the number of residents employed in manual labour sectors and an increase in the number of residents employed in managerial, professional and community service sectors. This is also related to the number of residents living in Darebin with tertiary education, with a 6% increase in residents with degrees in the last 7 years.[13] Furthermore, the largest increase in residents in Darebin came from those earning in the top 25%, with a 3.4% increase in these households since 2006.
Darebin has a diverse multicultural population, with 33.7% of residents being born overseas. The most common countries of birth are:[14]
- Italy (5.3%)
- Greece (3.7%)
- India (3.3%)
- China (3.2%)
26% of Darebin residents also arrived in Australia within the last 5 years.
Darebin as a region is home to many environmentalists, and this, along with Darebin's proximity to the Melbourne CBD, is reflected in the transportation methods used by Darebin residents compared to Melbourne as a whole. Most residents still drive to work, with 50.1% of residents driving alone to work, however this is 10% lower than the Greater Melbourne average. Furthermore, 14.2% of Darebin residents travel to work by bus, compared to 11.9% in the rest of Melbourne. Darebin residents also walk to work, cycle to work or catch other modes of public transport more often than the rest of Melbourne. Since 2006, the largest single increase in transportation use has been in train travel, with 2,423 more residents catching the train, compared to 2,416 new vehicle drivers. This is the largest increase in Victoria.[15]
Arts and entertainment
Darebin City has an active artist community which is contemporary, experimental and culturally diverse. Writers, musicians and visual artists flock to the locality for performance, collaboration and acceptance. Notable contributors to the Darebin arts community are locals, Rose Turtle Ertler, Sundown and/or Last Stand, The Contrast, The Melbourne Ukulele Kollective, DIY art shows and house gigs collective, Loveanarchistpress Publishing, Performing Older Women's Circus (POW Circus) and TRAX Arts.
Darebin celebrates the artistry and diversity of the community with regular festivals and events such as the Darebin Music Feast and the High Vibes festival. The city also funds community music, such as the Preston Symphony Orchestra and public artwork, such as the Fairfield Industrial Dog Object.[16]
The Preston Markets are a central feature of Darebin and attract people from all around the area.
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Controversies
Australia Day
In August 2017 the City of Darebin followed the City of Yarra Council in deciding not to celebrate Australia Day events. This was criticised by conservative commentators,[17][18] with the Federal government subsequently removing the council's powers to hold citizenship ceremonies.[19]
Same-sex marriage
In the lead-up to the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey the council announced it will allow pro same-sex marriage campaigners to use its facilities and services (for free) and deny this access to those of an alternate view. This was criticised by conservative commentators but welcomed by community members.[20]
The council subsequently reversed its plans to oppose those campaigning for the 'no' vote.[21]
Men banned from applying for a council position
In September 2021, it was widely reported in the Australian media that the Darebin City Council had banned men from applying for a new position despite being an "equal opportunity employer".[22][23]
2022 state election
During the 2022 Victorian state election Labor took what they described as a 'Greens-dominated' Darebin council to court for removing Labor's billboards in the state seat of Northcote.[24][25] Labor was able to obtain a court order that the council not interfere with Labor's campaign material.[26]
References
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- Lyle Allan (2010), "Dummy candidates and the end of Labor endorsements. The Darebin Council election of 1998," in Recorder (Australian Society for the Study of Labour History, Melbourne Branch), No. 268, Page 4.
- David L. Elsum (1997), Inquiry into the Darebin City Council (Elsum Report), Victorian Government Printer, Melbourne
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- "Darebin City Council election results 2020". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
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- "2011 Census QuickStats: Darebin (C)". www.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
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- "Inner-city haven – Property – Domain". The Age. www.theage.com.au. 24 June 2006. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
- Clure, Elias (21 August 2017). "Melbourne's City of Darebin council decides to dump Australia Day ceremonies". ABC News. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- Wahlquist, Calla (22 August 2017). "Second Melbourne council votes to cancel Australia Day ceremony and celebrations". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- "Darebin council stripped of citizenship ceremony after controversial Australia Day vote". ABC News. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- "Darebin Council to pass motion to offer resources to marriage equality campaign". Herald Sun. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- Gardiner, Ed (22 August 2017). "Darebin Council backs down on plans to oppose 'no' side in same-sex marriage debate". Herald Sun. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- Homrigh, Mitchell Van (6 September 2021). "Men banned from applying for council job". News.com.au.
- "Melbourne's Darebin council BANS MEN from applying for street sweeper job in bid to recruit 'women, non-binary and gender non-conforming people' | 7NEWS". 7 September 2021.
- "Council removal of Labor billboards in Northcote sparks Supreme Court action". ABC News. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- "Labor takes Melbourne council to court over removal of Victoria election campaign billboards". the Guardian. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
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External links
Media related to City of Darebin at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Metlink local public transport map
- Link to Land Victoria interactive maps
- Australian Places – Darebin at the Wayback Machine (archived 2004-04-05)
- Darebin Council Waste Management photos
- Darebin Libraries at the Library of Congress Web Archives (archived 2009-06-13)
- Darebin City Council