Shire of East Pilbara

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Shire of East Pilbara
Western Australia

Location in Western Australia
Population: 6,732 (2001 census)
Area: 379571 km² (146553.2 sq mi)
Mayor: Lynne Craigie
Council Seat: Newman
Region: Pilbara
State District: Central Kimberley-Pilbara, Murchison-Eyre
Federal Division: Kalgoorlie
Website: http://www.eastpilbara.wa.gov.au/
LGAs around Shire of East Pilbara:
Broome Derby-West Kimberley Halls Creek
Ashburton Shire of East Pilbara Northern Territory
Meekatharra Wiluna Ngaanyatjarraku

The Shire of East Pilbara is one of the four Local Government Areas in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, and with an area close to 380,000 square kilometres (147,000 sq mi), is claimed to be the largest of its kind in the world. The Shire's seat of government, and home to slightly over half the Shire's population, is the town of Newman in the shire's west.

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[edit] History

In 1896, Bamboo Road Board (renamed Marble Bar Road Board in 1904) was gazetted, and in 1898 Nullagine Road Board followed. On 1 July 1961, both became Shire Councils following changes to the Local Government Act.

On 27 May 1972 the two merged to form East Pilbara Shire.

[edit] Wards

The Shire is divided into 6 wards, most with one councillor:

  • South Ward (5 councillors)
  • North
  • North West
  • Central
  • Lower Central
  • East

[edit] Towns

[edit] Former towns

[edit] External links

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Local Government Areas of the Pilbara region of Western Australia

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