Shire of Esperance

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Shire of Esperance
Western Australia

Location in Western Australia
Population: 12,965 (2006 census)
Established: 1895
Area: 42546.9 km² (16427.4 sq mi)
Mayor: Ian Mickel
Council Seat: Esperance
Region: Goldfields-Esperance
State District: Roe
Federal Division: Kalgoorlie
Website: http://www.esperance.wa.gov.au
LGAs around Shire of Esperance:
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This article is about a local government area. For the town, see Esperance, Western Australia.

The Shire of Esperance is a Local Government Area in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, about 400 kilometres (250 mi) south of the city of Kalgoorlie and about 720 kilometres (450 mi) east-southeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 42,547 square kilometres (16,427 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Esperance, where about three-quarters of the Shire's population resides.

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[edit] History

The Esperance Road Board was constituted and gazetted in 1895. A municipality covering the town of Esperance, gazetted the same year, was merged into the Road District in 1908. On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire Council following changes to the Local Government Act. [1]

[edit] Wards

The shire is divided into two wards. Prior to the 2005 elections, a 13-councillor setup with North, West and East wards each with 2 councillors was in place. The shire president is elected from amongst the councillors.

  • Town Ward (7 councillors)
  • Rural Ward (4 councillors)

[edit] Towns/Localities

  • Esperance
    • Bandy Creek
    • Castletown
    • Chadwick
    • Nulsen
    • Pink Lake
    • Sinclair
    • West Beach
    • Windabout

[edit] References

  1. ^ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.

[edit] External links

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