Cr Sophie Torney, Mayor
Contact details
Email: [email protected]
Mobile: 0497 111 615
Post: Private Bag 1, Camberwell VIC 3124
History of Studley Ward
This name is associated with John Hodgson, the Kew pioneer responsible for the establishment of the Studley Punt in the 1840s. The punt took traffic across the river into land which was part of his squatting run known as Studley.
Part of the area was used for quarrying, and volunteer army exercises took place there in the 1860s.
The road to the punt was known as Studley Park Road, and a bridge was later built there.
Some of the land was set aside for public purposes by the mid-1950s, and is now a popular recreational area.