History
The area which came under the City of Berwick had previously been the Berwick and Doveton ridings of the Shire of Berwick. It had been incorporated as the Berwick Road District on 24 October 1862 and became a shire on 12 May 1868. On 1 October 1973, the area surrounding Berwick and Narre Warren, which was undergoing rapid population growth and urbanisation, split from the Shire and was proclaimed a city.
On 15 December 1994, along with nearly all other councils in Victoria, the City of Berwick was abolished, and merged with sections of City of Cranbourne to form the new City of Casey. The Doveton industrial district became part of the City of Greater Dandenong.
Council met at the Narre Warren Civic Centre adjacent to Westfield Fountain Gate in Narre Warren. The facility is still in use for similar purposes by the City of Casey.
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