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City of Greater Dandenong Victoria (Australia)
Map of Melbourne showing City of Greater Dandenong
Population:	132,000
Area:	130 km²
Mayor:	Youhorn Chea
Website: http://www.greaterdandenong.com/

The City of Greater Dandenong is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the south eastern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of 130 square kilometres. In 2001 it had a population of 132,000.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Wards and councillors 3 Places of Interest 4 Suburbs and Towns 5 Sport 6 Sister cities 6.1 Schools 7 See Also 8 External links

• Councillor Youhorn Chea, Current mayor - Springvale Central Ward
• Councillor Jim Memeti - Dandenong Ward
• Councillor Paul Donovan - Cleeland Ward
• Councillor John Kelly - Dandenong North Ward
• Councillor Roz Blades - Keysborough Ward
• Councillor Peter Brown - Keysborough South Ward
• Councillor Sue Walton - Lyndale Ward
• Councillor Pinar Yesil - Noble Park Ward
• Councillor Maria Sampey - Noble Park North Ward
• Councillor Alan Gordon - Springvale North Ward
• Councillor Yvonne Herring - Springvale South Ward

Clare O'Neil became the youngest female mayor in Australian history when she served as Mayor of Greater Dandenong from 2003 to 2004.

Drum Theatre
Heritage Hill Museum and Historic Gardens

• Bangholme
• Dandenong
• Dandenong North
• Dandenong South
• Keysborough
• Lyndhurst
• Noble Park
• Noble Park North
• Springvale
• Springvale South

Dandenong Rangers play home games at the Dandenong Basketball Stadium and compete in the WNBL. Two championships have been won in the 2003-04 and 2004-05 seasons and again in 2005/2006 the team reached the Grand Final only to lose to the Canberra Capitals.

Xuzhou, China 1996

Due to this connection these schools in Greater Dandenong have established relationships with schools in Xuzhou:

• Wallarano Primary School & Minzulu
• Coomoora Secondary Collage & Xuzhou No. 3
• Springvale Primary School & Xuzhou Arts School
• Maralinga Primary School & Jinshinqaun
• Noble Park English Language School & Xingi Middle School
• Springvale Secondary College & Xuzhou No.1 Middle School
• Maralinga Primary School & Jinshinqaun

See List of localities (Victoria) for other Melbourne suburbs and municipalities.

• Official website

Local Government Areas of Melbourne

Metropolitan City of Banyule • City of Bayside • City of Boroondara • City of Brimbank • City of Casey • City of Darebin • City of Frankston • City of Glen Eira • City of Greater Dandenong • City of Hobsons Bay • City of Hume • City of Kingston • City of Knox • City of Manningham • City of Maribyrnong • Maroondah City Council • City of Melbourne • City of Monash • City of Moonee Valley • City of Moreland • City of Port Phillip • City of Stonnington • City of Whitehorse • City of Whittlesea • City of Wyndham • City of Yarra • Outer Metropolitan Shire of Cardinia • Shire of Melton • Shire of Mornington Peninsula • Shire of Nillumbik • Shire of Yarra Ranges