Junction Ward Councillor

Profile

Cr Osborne-Smith has lived in Boroondara for over 25 years, in Hawthorn and Glen Iris. He is married with 2 children.

Cr Osborne-Smith was first elected to Junction Ward in 2024.

Council Advisory Committees

• Waste Management Reference Group
• Glenferrie and Kew Precinct Development Plans Advisory Committee
• Boroondara Urban Design Awards Committee
• Greenways Advisory Committee
• Heritage Advisory Committee
• Camberwell Junction Precinct Advisory Committee
• Services Delegated Committee
• Urban Planning Delegated Committee

Hobbies and interests

Cr Osborne-Smith enjoys bushwalking, mountaineering, hockey, cycling, urban design and gardening.

History of Junction Ward

Camberwell Junction developed around the hotel licensed in 1857 by George Eastaway, which was built near where the main roads meet.

The area was formerly known as Red Gum Flat. Town Commons were set aside below, and a school, churches and Camberwell Town Hall built. This name was also used for residents across the boundary road in Hawthorn.

The Junction shopping centre spread to, and beyond, the new railway station in the 1880s. The name recalls the original village established around the Camberwell Cross, or crossroads.

Map of Junction Ward