City of Banyule

The area was originally occupied by the Wurundjeri, Indigenous Australians of the Kulin nation, who spoke variations of the Woiwurrung language group.

The City was named after the Indigenous Australian term Banyule or "Banyool", and was originally the name of a locality within the former City of Heidelberg before being adopted as the name of the new Council during the amalgamation of local government areas in Victoria. It was formed in December 1994 from the merger of the City of Heidelberg with parts of the Shires of Diamond Valley and Eltham.

The City also has some significant heritage within its boundaries. Significant buildings listed on the Victorian Heritage Register include:

• Charterisville (1840){{Cite web|title=Victorian Heritage Database|url=https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/4390|date=May 6, 1999|website=vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au|access-date=2020-05-18}}
• Banyule (1846){{Cite web|title=Victorian Heritage Database|url=https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/589|date=July 2, 2004|website=vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au|access-date=2020-05-18}}
• Ravenswood (1891){{Cite web|title=Victorian Heritage Database|url=https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/601|date=July 2, 2004|website=vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au|access-date=2020-05-18}}
• Chadwick House (1904){{Cite web|title=Victorian Heritage Database|url=https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/2080|date=May 6, 1999|website=vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au|access-date=2020-05-18}}
• Heidelberg Town Hall (1937){{Cite web|title=Victorian Heritage Database|url=https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/2808|date=January 5, 2006|website=vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au|access-date=2020-05-18}}

There are a number of housing estates{{Cite web|title=Victorian Heritage Database|url=https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/14277|date=January 5, 2007|website=vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au|access-date=2020-05-18}}{{Cite web|title=Victorian Heritage Database|url=https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/11115|date=January 5, 2007|website=vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au|access-date=2020-05-18}} designed by leading early 20th Century architects Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin and by property developer Albert Victor (A.V.) Jennings, some of the most significant art deco buildings in Melbourne, and the world's first Olympics athletes' village.

Banyule is the birthplace of the Heidelberg School of Art, which was formed when a group of artists, including Tom Roberts, Arthur Streeton, Frederick McCubbin, Walter Withers, Charles Conder and others moved to a shack on Mount Eagle (now known as Eaglemont) and began painting the landscape in a uniquely Australian way during the late 1880s.

Former councils which formed part of Banyule council's current jurisdiction prior to their amalgamation include:

• City of Heidelberg (all apart from the Bundoora Health precinct)
• Shire of Diamond Valley (all apart from the area north of Greensborough Highway, the Bundoora Health precinct and the eastern part of Eltham North)
• Shire of Eltham (suburbs of Montmorency and Lower Plenty only).

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| leader2 = Peter Castaldo

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The councillors of Banyule after the elections in October 2024 are:

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{{excerpt|Results of the 2020 Victorian local elections in Northern Melbourne|section=Banyule results}}

The 2021 census, the city had a population of 126,236 up from 121,865 in the 2016 census.{{cite web |title=Census {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census |website=www.abs.gov.au |language=en |date=11 January 2023}}

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Ivanhoe Library, Rosanna Library and Watsonia Library are operated by Yarra Plenty Regional Library. A mobile library service to West Heidelberg is also operated by Yarra Plenty Regional Library.

Heidelberg Historical Society is a varied group of people with a shared interest in understanding and preserving the history of Heidelberg and surrounding suburbs.{{Cite web|url=http://www.heidelberghistoricalsociety.com.au/about_us.html|title=Heidelberg Historical Society About Us|website=Heidelberg Historical Society|access-date=16 May 2019}}

[https://www.warringal.org.au/ Warringal Conservation Society] is a community group which advocates for the green spaces of Banyule and beyond.{{Cite web|url=https://www.warringal.org.au/about-us/what-we-do|title=About Us Warringal Conservation Society|date=2019|website=Warringal Conservation Society|access-date=16 May 2019}}

U3A Banyule provides learning opportunities especially for people of 50 years and older.{{Cite web|title=U3A Banyule Inc Vic {{!}} Community Education|url=https://www.u3abanyule.org.au/history.html|access-date=2021-06-01|website=www.u3abanyule.org.au|language=en}}

• City of Heidelberg

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• [http://www.banyule.vic.gov.au/ Official website]
• [http://www.yprl.vic.gov.au/ Yarra Plenty Regional Library]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20110227201755/http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/location/view/1 Public Transport Victoria local public transport map]
• [http://services.land.vic.gov.au/landchannel/jsp/map/InteractiveMapIntro.jsp Link to Land Victoria interactive maps] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324211834/http://services.land.vic.gov.au/landchannel/jsp/map/InteractiveMapIntro.jsp |date=24 March 2022 }}
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