History
Oakleigh was initially part of the Oakleigh Road District in January 1857, which became the Shire of Oakleigh in December 1871. Parts of the Central and South Ridings were severed to create the Oakleigh Borough on 13 March 1891. The remainder was renamed Shire of Mulgrave in 1897 and went on to become the City of Waverley.
On 16 April 1913, Oakleigh annexed part of the City of Caulfield, and went on to be declared a town on 19 February 1924 and a City on 2 August 1927. It annexed part of the Shire of Mulgrave on 15 December 1949, which became the East Ward, and on 1 October 1959, Oakleigh incorporated small areas of land from all surrounding areas.
On 15 December 1994, along with nearly all other councils in Victoria, the City of Oakleigh was abolished and merged into the newly-created City of Monash along with Waverley, although the suburb of Clayton South moved into City of Kingston to join parts of the former Moorabbin.
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