Port Melbourne (Borough 1884-1893; Town 1893-1919; City 1919-1994) previously known as Sandridge (Municipal District 1860-1863; Borough 1863-1884)

Full description

The municipal district of Sandridge was proclaimed on 11 July 1860 in response to a petition from the ratepayers of Macarthur ward of the City of Melbourne for the separation of the ward from the city and the erection thereof into a distinct municipal district.

By the same proclamation, all existing and future piers, jetties and wharves were specifically excluded from the municipal district of Sandridge.

The name, the Borough of Sandridge, was changed to the Borough of Port Melbourne by proclamation published in the Government Gazette 25 January 1884 in accordance with Act No.762 (1883) which gave the Governor-in-Council power to change the names of towns, cities, etc., by proclamation.

Local Government Reform 1993-1995

This council was abolished on 22 June 1994 as part of a statewide program of local government reform enacted between 1993 and 1995. The reform process reduced the number of councils from 210 to 78. The City of Port Phillip (VA 3716) has been appointed as the successor in law of the City of Port Melbourne and has assumed its rights, assets and liabilities.

Sources

SANDRIDGE:
Start date: Government Gazette 1860 Vol.2, p.1295
Name change: Government Gazette 1884 Vol.1, p.164 (25 Jan 1864)