The City of Sunshine was a local government area about 13 kilometres (8 mi) west of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia.

The city covered an area of 80.05 square kilometres (30.91 sq mi), and existed from 1860 until 1994.

Cilmi, aged 21, was elected to the Sunshine City Council in August 1982, although he only held office for one three-year term.

[3] The city was managed by a state-appointed commissioner, Alex Gillon, from November 1976 until 1982, after the elected council was sacked by the state government for its financial mismanagement.

Ruth Atkins in her book Albany to Zeehan: a new look at local governments[6] dedicated a chapter to the activities of the City of Sunshine during the period 1972–1976.