City of Geraldton

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City of Geraldton (former)
Western Australia

Location in Western Australia
Population: 20,333 (2007 Census Estimate)
Area: 46.3 km² (17.9 sq mi)
Mayor: Vickie Petersen (until April 2007)
Council Seat: Geraldton
Region: Mid West
State District: Geraldton
Federal Division: O'Connor
LGAs around City of Geraldton (former):
Indian Ocean Chapman Valley Greenough
Indian Ocean City of Geraldton (former) Greenough
Indian Ocean Greenough Greenough
This article is about a former local government area in Western Australia. For its replacement, see City of Geraldton-Greenough.

The City of Geraldton was a Local Government Area in the Mid West region of Western Australia, 424 kilometres (263 mi) north of the state capital, Perth on the Indian Ocean. The City covered an area of 46.3 square kilometres (17.9 sq mi), and its seat of government was the town of Geraldton.

The council is in the process of amalgamating with the Shire of Greenough, which contains Geraldton's industrial and outer suburban areas. The new entity will be known as the City of Geraldton-Greenough.

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[edit] History

Geraldton was gazetted as a municipal district in 1871. On 1 July 1961, it became a Town Council following changes to the Local Government Act. On 22 April 1988, Geraldton attained city status.[1]

[edit] Amalgamation

A recommendation was made to the Minister for Local Government by the Local Government Advisory Board in August 2006 to amalgamate the City of Geraldton with the neighbouring Shire of Greenough.

The Greenough electors successfully petitioned for a referendum to determine whether amalgamation should proceed. This was held on 2 December 2006, and with a participation rate of 28.74%, a majority of 80% voted against the proposal.[2] However, under the Local Government Act 1995 (clause 10 of Schedule 2.1) as the vote did not attract 50% of registered voters, it did not meet the requirements for a valid poll.[3]

The councillors of both local government authorities resigned at the end of April 2007, and elections for the new local government are planned for October 2007.

[edit] Wards

The shire had not been divided into wards since the 1970s, and the 12 councillors sat at large. The mayor was directly elected.

[edit] Suburbs

[edit] References

  1. ^ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.
  2. ^ Western Australian Electoral Commission. "Greenough - Voting In Person Referendum", 2 December 2006. Retrieved on 2007-04-28. 
  3. ^ Local Government Advisory Board (December 2006). Inquiry Reports - Geraldton Greenough Inquiry Report. Retrieved on 2007-04-28.
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Local Government Areas of the Mid West region of Western Australia