Shire of Beverley
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| Shire of Beverley Western Australia |
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 Location in Western Australia |
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| Population: | 1,562 (2006 census) | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1871 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 2372.2 km² (915.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | J D Alexander | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Beverley | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Wheatbelt | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Avon | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Pearce | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Beverley is a Local Government Area located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, and is about 130 kilometres (80 mi) southeast of Perth, the state capital. The Shire covers an area of 2,372 square kilometres (916 sq mi), starting 20 kilometres (12 mi) outside Armadale in the Darling Scarp and extending eastwards beyond the scarp into agricultural lands which support broad acre activities such as livestock and cropping. Its seat of government is the town of Beverley, which accommodates just over half of the Shire's population.
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[edit] History
In 1871, the Beverley Road Board (later Shire Council) was created to manage a territory with immense boundaries, taking in land all the way east to Eucla on the South Australian border. Its scope was so broad that from 1892 to 1913, the town of Beverley had its own municipal council operating separately from the Road Board. However, over the years, each of the major towns developed their own road board, and by 1923 the present boundaries were established. In 1961, the Road Board was renamed to the Beverley Shire Council.[1]
[edit] Wards
The shire has been divided into 3 wards.
- North Ward (3 councillors)
- West Ward (2 councillors)
- South Ward (3 councillors)
[edit] Towns
- Beverley
- Flint
- Mount Kokeby
- Mount Dale
- Talbot West
- West Dale
[edit] References
- ^ Shire of Beverley. Council History. Retrieved on 2006-10-16.
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