City of Gosnells

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City of Gosnells
Western Australia

Population: 91,579 (2006 census)
Established: 1907
Area: 128 km² (49.4 sq mi)
Mayor: Olwen Searle JP
Council Seat: Gosnells
Region: SE Metropolitan Perth
State District: Kenwick, Southern River, Serpentine-Jarrahdale
Federal Division: Hasluck, Canning
Website: http://www.gosnells.wa.gov.au
LGAs around City of Gosnells:
Canning Kalamunda
Canning City of Gosnells Kalamunda
Cockburn Armadale Armadale
This article is about a local government authority. For the suburb, see Gosnells, Western Australia.

The City of Gosnells is a Local Government Area in the southeastern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, located northwest of Armadale and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Perth's central business district. The City covers an area of 128 square kilometres (49.42 sq mi), much of which is state forest rising into the Darling Scarp to the east, and has a population of 91,579 (2006).

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[edit] History

The name Gosnells dates back to 1862 when Charles Gosnells who was the owner of London cosmetic company John Gosnells & Co., brought Canning location 16 from the Davis family who were the original grantees in 1829. While the purchase of the land was a personal investment by Charles Gosnells when the land was sold to developers in 1903 the developers used the association to the well known cosmetic company claiming it had brought the land because of its fertile soil to grow flowers of for the manufacture of it perfume range. The abundance of the Arum Lily in the area and the marketing contribute to the myth about the Gosnells company, the marketing was so successful that the Gosnells train station was also built on the Armadale line in 1903 because of the growth.[1][2]

Gosnells Road Board was created out of the abolished Canning Road Board on 1 July 1907. In 1923, it received land from Jandakot Road Board when that entity was abolished. In 1955, it was renamed to the Cockburn Road Board.

On 1 July 1961, Gosnells Road Board became a Shire Council following changes to the Local Government Act. On 1 July 1973 it became a Town and exactly four years later it attained City status.[3]

[edit] Wards

The city has been divided into 3 wards, each of 4 councillors. The mayor is directly elected.

  • Canning Vale Ward
  • Bickley Ward
  • Gosnells Ward

[edit] Suburbs

( * indicates suburb partially located within City)

[edit] References

  1. ^ A Condensed History. Retrieved on 2008-04-23., City of Gosnells 2007
  2. ^ North Otago Times, Volume IX, Issue 262, 26 November 1867, Page 1. Papers Past. Retrieved on 2008-04-23., 1867 the arrival of perfumes Direct from John Gosnells & Co., Perfumers to Her Majesty(Queen Victoria), was noted in the business section of the New Zealand newspaper North Otago Times
  3. ^ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.

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