Shire of Tambellup
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| Shire of Tambellup Western Australia |
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 Location in Western Australia |
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| Population: | 670 | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1905 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 1436.3 km² (554.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Barry Webster | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Tambellup | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Great Southern | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Wagin | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | O'Connor | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Tambellup is a Local Government Area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Katanning and about 330 kilometres (205 mi) south-southeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 1,436 square kilometres (554 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Tambellup.
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[edit] History
The Tambellup Road Board was gazetted in 1905. On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire Council following changes to the Local Government Act.[1]
On 3 September 2007 the Local Government Advisory Board confirmed that the Shires of Broomehill and Tambellup are looking to merge. A proposal put forward by the Shire of Katanning to absorb Woodanilling, Broomehill and Tambellup was rejected by the other councils. On 8 February 2008 the two Shires held a combined special meeting and resolved to recommend to the Board that the new Shire have two wards—North Ward, with four councillors, representing Broomehill, and South Ward, with five councillors, representing Tambellup.[2]
[edit] Wards
The shire is divided into 3 wards:
- Stirling Ward (3 councillors)
- Toolbrunup Ward (3 councillors)
- Warrenup Ward (3 councillors)
[edit] Towns/Localities
- Tambellup
- Lake Toolbrunup
- Tunney
[edit] References
- ^ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.
- ^ Shires of Broomehill and Tambellup. "Merger Update", 27 February 2008. Retrieved on 2007-04-07.
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