City of Maroondah
City of Maroondah | |||||||||||||
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Map of Melbourne showing Maroondah City Council | |||||||||||||
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Interactive map of City of Maroondah | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 37°48′24″S 145°15′48″E / 37.8067925°S 145.2632003°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | Greater Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| City | Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| Established | 15 December 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Ringwood | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Cr Linda Hancock | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 61.2 km2 (23.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 115,043 (2021) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,879.8/km2 (4,869/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+11 (AEDT) | ||||||||||||
| County | Mornington Evelyn | ||||||||||||
| Website | City of Maroondah | ||||||||||||
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The City of Maroondah is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Maroondah had a population of 115,043 in August 2021.
Suburbs located in the City include Ringwood, Croydon, Heathmont, Ringwood East, Ringwood North, Warranwood, Croydon North, Croydon South, Croydon Hills, Bayswater North and parts of Kilsyth South, Vermont and Park Orchards.
The Lilydale and Belgrave railway lines run through the City of Maroondah, with stations at Heatherdale, Ringwood, Ringwood East, Croydon, and Heathmont. The Maroondah City Council is served by many buses operated by Ventura, Kinetic, McKenzies and V/Line.
Maroondah Hospital, a large public hospital located in Ringwood East serves Maroondah and the surrounding areas.
Maroondah contracts JJ Richards for their garbage collection and have 3 bins: A 240-litre blue-lidded bin for recycling, a 240-litre lime green-lidded bin for food organics and garden organics (FOGO) and a 120-litre red-lidded bin for waste/landfill collection (an 80-litre bin is also available). Prior to 2023, the bin lids were maroon for garden organics (only) and green for waste/landfill and food organics.