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The '''2019 Boroondara subdivision review''' is a process currently being undertaken by the [[wikipedia:Victorian Electoral Commission|Victorian Electoral Commission]]. Its aims are to primarily seek if the current number of [[Councillor|councillors]] and [[Ward|wards]] is appropriate for representing the [[Boroondara]] community and the type of electoral divisions that should be in place. This is part of a rolling program of reviews for each council in Victoria.<ref name="VECBoroondaraWebsite">Victorian Electoral Commission. ''Boroondara City Council representation and subdivision reviews''. 15 March 2019. https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/reviews/Boroondararr.html, accessed: 16 March 2019</ref>

==Background==
The Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) investigates, reports on and implements any changes to state and local government electoral structures. The aims are to review:

* the appropriate number of councillors
* the electoral divisions of councils (i.e. whether councillors should elected from the whole local council or subdivided into wards)
* the number of wards, ward boundaries and the number of councillors per ward if the council is subdivided.<ref name="VECBoroondaraWebsite" />

The previous review for Boroondara occurred [[2008 Boroondara subdivision review|in 2008]]. While the final report included very minimal changes, the preliminary document initially recommended that larger multi-member wards be introduced. This sparked a widespread community campaign to keep the existing single-member ward system.<ref name="VECBoroondara2008Report">Victorian Electoral Commission. ''FINAL REPORT Electoral Representation Review for the Boroondara City Council''. 26 May 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20180420113831/https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/resources/boroondaraFinalReport2008.PDF <small>(archived from the original)</small>, accessed: 18 March 2019</ref>

==Process==
The review includes two stages of community consultation. The first is open before the preliminary report is published to allow the public to make submissions on the three aims of the Review. Once the preliminary report is published, a second round of consultation occurs where further submissions may be made. Public hearings are held if necessary.

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! Date !! Schedule
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| 13 February 2019 || Preliminary submissions open
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| 13 March 2019 || Preliminary submissions close
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| 10 April 2019 || Preliminary report released, response submissions open
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| 8 May 2019 || Response submission close
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| 14 May 2019 || Public hearing held
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| 5 June 2019 || Scheduled date for release of final report
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==Submissions==
Over 130 submissions were made in the preliminary phase from 13 February to 13 March 2019.<ref name="VECBoroondaraWebsite" />

==References==
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