City of Whitehorse: History
The City of Whitehorse was created in December 1994 following the amalgamation of the City of Box Hill and the City of Nunawading, which shared a boundary along Middleborough Road. Earlier plans to form a smaller City of Whitehorse by merging the City of Box Hill and the eastern part of the City of Camberwell were not followed through.
The municipality derives its name and logo from The White Horse Hotel, a popular coaching inn located on the corner of Elgar Road and Whitehorse Road. After its demolition in 1933, the Council acquired the horse and porch from the hotel, and they were erected on Whitehorse Road. In 1986, the monument was relocated to Box Hill Town Hall and a replica was erected in its place.