Shire of Dundas

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Shire of Dundas Western Australia
Population: • Density:	1,646 (2001 census) 0.017/km²
Area:	93,179 km²
Mayor:	Mark Thompson
Council Seat:	Norseman
Region:	Goldfields-Esperance
State District:	Murchison-Eyre
Federal Division:	Kalgoorlie
Website: http://www.dundas.wa.gov.au
LGAs around Shire of Dundas Coolgardie Kalgoorlie-Boulder Maralinga (SA) Kondinin Shire of Dundas Outback Areas (SA) Ravensthorpe Esperance Great Australian Bight

The Shire of Dundas is a Local Government Area of Western Australia based in the town of Norseman ( 32°11′S, 121°46′E; post code: 6443). It covers an area of about 93,000 km² in the Goldfields-Esperance region between Norseman and the South Australian border generally along the Eyre Highway, between 700 and 1,500 km east of the capital, Perth. It has a population of 1,646 (ABS 2001).

Contents 1 History 2 Wards 3 Towns 4 References 5 External links

[edit] History

In 1895, the Dundas Road Board was gazetted. It merged with part of Esperance to become the Norseman Road Board in 1918, but reestablished as Dundas in 1929. On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire Council following changes to the Local Government Act.^[1]

[edit] Wards

The town has 8 councillors and 4 wards:

• Kambalda West (3 councillors)
• Kambalda (2 councillors)
• Coolgardie (2 councillors)
• Country (1 councillor)

[edit] Towns

• Norseman
• Balladonia
• Caiguna
• Cocklebiddy
• Madura
• Mundrabilla
• Eucla

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Shire of Dundas

Towns on the Nullarbor Plain, Australia
Western Australia: Norseman | Balladonia | Caiguna | Cocklebiddy | Madura | Mundrabilla | Eucla |
South Australia: Border Village | Nullarbor | Yalata | Nundroo | Penong | Ceduna |