Shire of Carnarvon

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Shire of Carnarvon Western Australia
Location in Western Australia
Population:	5,681 (2006 census)
Established:	1890s
Area:	46663.5 km² (18016.9 sq mi)
Mayor:	Dudley Maslen
Council Seat:	Carnarvon
Region:	Gascoyne
State District:	North West Coastal
Federal Division:	Kalgoorlie
Website: http://www.carnarvon.wa.gov.au
LGAs around Shire of Carnarvon: Indian Ocean Exmouth Ashburton Indian Ocean Shire of Carnarvon Upper Gascoyne Indian Ocean Shark Bay Shark Bay

The Shire of Carnarvon is a Local Government Area in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia, located about 900 kilometres (559 mi) north of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 46,664 square kilometres (18,017 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Carnarvon. The major industries in the area are wool, agriculture (especially bananas and tomatoes) and, more recently, tourism.

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

[edit] History

Carnarvon started as three entities - the Carnarvon Municipal District, which governed the town of Carnarvon and was constituted in 1891; the Lower Gascoyne Road Board (1887) and the Minilya Road Board (1893). In 1911, the two Road Boards merged to form the Gascoyne-Minilya Road Board. On 1 July 1961, Carnarvon became a Town and Gascoyne-Minilya a Shire following changes to the Local Government Act. On 1 March 1965, the two entities merged to form the Shire of Carnarvon.^[1]

[edit] Wards

The shire is divided into 4 wards, most of which have one councillor. The Shire President is directly elected.

• Town Ward (6 councillors)
• Plantation Ward
• Gascoyne/Minilya North
• Gascoyne/Minilya South

[edit] Towns/Localities

• Carnarvon
• Babbage Island
• Brockman
• Coral Bay
• Kennedy Range
• Lyndon
• Macleod
• Wooramel

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Shire of Carnarvon

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