User talk:Gowanbrae

Gowanbrae's former LGA
According to the 1993 Melway as well as a map on deposit at the State Library of Victoria, Gowanbrae was in the City of Broadmeadows. As our article on Broadmeadows states, when the amalgamation happened on 15 December 1994, all areas south of the Western Ring Road became part of the City of Moreland. Only the areas north of that went into the City of Hume. (This can be confirmed by checking the 1995 Melway.) Therefore, Gowanbrae was never part of Hume at any time - it went straight from Broadmeadows to Moreland. This document confirms this state of affairs:


 * Hume (C) - Broadmeadows (C) - Broadmeadows, Campbellfield, Coolaroo, Tullamarine and Westmeadows districts (p.7)
 * Moreland (C) - Broadmeadows (C) - Fawkner, Hadfield, Glenroy, Pascoe Vale districts (p.10)

Orderinchaos 04:14, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

Hi Orderinchos,

Gowanbrae was never Gowanbrae under the Broadmeadows City Council. Gowanbrae, as a suburb, has only been around for 10 years. Prior to that it was land owned by the Broadmeadows City Council and other areas were owned by the Board of Works. It however was never Gowanbrae. With the council restructure under the Jeff Kennett Government, the Broadmeadows City Council/City of Broadmeadows became the City of Hume. That is why it was tagged the City of Hume.

Hope this clears things up.

(Gowanbrae (talk) 04:07, 8 June 2008 (UTC))