The City of Richmond was a local government area about 2 kilometres (1 mi) east of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia.

The city covered an area of 6.12 square kilometres (2.36 sq mi), and existed from 1855 until 1994.

[2] In 1920, it became the first municipal council in Australia to have a female councillor, when Mary Rogers of the Labor Party was elected.

[3][4] The Richmond council was sacked in 1982 by the State Government following a report which revealed allegations of electoral malpractice and fraud.

The council was replaced by a state-appointed commissioner, Alex Gillon, to administer the city in its stead until an elected council was restored in 1988.