Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes
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| Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes Western Australia |
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| Population: • Density: |
3,920 (2001 census) 3/km² |
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| Area: | 1339.8 km² | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Rob Walster | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Bridgetown | ||||||||||||
| Region: | South West | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Warren-Blackwood | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Forrest | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes is a Local Government Area of Western Australia based in the town of Bridgetown. It is located in the state's South West region, approximately 260km south of Perth. The shire covers an area of 1,340 km² and has a population of about 3,900.
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[edit] History
The Nelson Road Board (renamed to Bridgetown Road Board in 1917) was gazetted in 1887, while the Greenbushes Road Board was gazetted in 1900. On 1 July 1961, they both became Shire Councils following changes to the Local Government Act. On 26 March 1970 the two shires were merged.
[edit] Wards
The shire has been divided into 4 wards.
- Central Ward (3 councillors)
- East Ward (3 councillors)
- North Ward (2 councillors)
- West Ward (2 councillors)
[edit] Towns
- Bridgetown
- Greenbushes
- Hester
- Yornup
[edit] External links
Augusta-Margaret River · Boyup Brook · Bridgetown-Greenbushes · Bunbury · Busselton · Capel · Collie · Dardanup · Donnybrook-Balingup · Harvey · Manjimup · Nannup
