History
Caulfield was incorporated as a road district on 15 October 1857, and became a shire on 17 April 1871. In the 1880s the area was a market gardening district with 182 hectares (450 acres) under cultivation, but by the end of the century, its character had become more residential. As such, it became a borough on 30 April 1901 and a town on 23 September 1901. It was proclaimed a City on 26 July 1913. On 16 April 1923, it lost part of its area (the current suburb of Hughesdale) to the Oakleigh Borough.
On 15 December 1994, along with nearly all other councils in Victoria, the City of Caulfield was abolished and merged with nearby parts of Moorabbin to form the City of Glen Eira.
Council meetings were held at Caulfield Town Hall on Glen Eira Road and Hawthorn Road, Caulfield. It presently serves as a service centre for the City of Glen Eira.
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