City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder

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City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder
Western Australia

Location in Western Australia
Population: 28,422 (2006 census)
Area: 95575.1 km² (36901.8 sq mi)
Mayor: Ron Yuryevich
Council Seat: Kalgoorlie
Region: Goldfields-Esperance
State District: Kalgoorlie, Murchison-Eyre
Federal Division: Kalgoorlie
Website: http://www.kalbould.wa.gov.au
LGAs around City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder:
Menzies Menzies Outback Areas (SA)
Coolgardie City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder Outback Areas (SA)
Coolgardie Dundas Outback Areas (SA)
This article is about a local government area. For the city, see Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.

The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder is a Local Government Area in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, about 550 kilometres (342 mi) east of the state capital, Perth. The City covers an area of 95,575 square kilometres (36,902 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Kalgoorlie; all but 244 of the city's population live either in Kalgoorlie or in Boulder.

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[edit] History

In the years immediately after discovery of gold in the region, a variety of local government entities sprang up around the often-temporary settlements on the Kalgoorlie goldfields. Only three persisted beyond the early 20th century:

  • Boulder Municipal District (1897-1969) - later Town of Boulder
  • Kalgoorlie Road District (1897-1969) - later Shire of Kalgoorlie
  • Kalgoorlie Municipal District (1895-1989) - later Town of Kalgoorlie

The others were:

  • Broad Arrow Municipal District (1897-1903)
  • Broad Arrow Road District (1899-1922)
  • Broad Arrow-Paddington Municipal District (1903-1910)
  • Bulong Municipal District (1896-1909)
  • Bulong Road District (1899-1911)
  • East Coolgardie Road District (1895-1897)
  • Kanowna Municipal District (1896-1917)
  • North East Coolgardie Road District (1896-1922)
  • Paddington Municipal District (1901-1903)

[edit] Origins of the City

[edit] Key dates

  • 1 July 1961 - Boulder and Kalgoorlie municipalities became Town Councils, and Kalgoorlie Road District became a Shire Council, following changes to the Local Government Act
  • 1 July 1969 - Town of Boulder was amalgamated into the Shire of Kalgoorlie, which was renamed Shire of Boulder.
  • 1 February 1989 - The Shire of Boulder and Town of Kalgoorlie amalgamated to form the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder.[1]

[edit] Wards

The City is not divided into wards and the 12 councillors sit at large. The mayor is elected by popular vote.

[edit] Suburbs

  • Kalgoorlie
  • Boulder
  • Broadwood
  • Brown Hill
  • Fimiston
  • Hannans
  • Karlkurla
  • Lamington
  • Mullingar
  • Parkeston
  • Piccadilly
  • Somerville
  • South Boulder
  • South Kalgoorlie
  • Trafalgar
  • Victory Heights
  • West Kalgoorlie
  • West Lamington
  • Williamstown
  • Yilkari

[edit] Towns

[edit] References

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

[edit] External links

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