Shire of Menzies

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Shire of Menzies
Western Australia

Location in Western Australia
Population: 216 (2006 census)
Area: 124635 km² (48121.8 sq mi)
Mayor: Stephen Tonkin
Council Seat: Menzies
Region: Goldfields-Esperance
State District: Murchison-Eyre
Federal Division: Kalgoorlie
Website: http://www.menzies.wa.gov.au
LGAs around Shire of Menzies:
Leonora Laverton Outback Areas (SA)
Sandstone Shire of Menzies Outback Areas (SA)
Coolgardie Kalgoorlie-Boulder Outback Areas (SA)
This article is about a local government area. For the town, see Menzies, Western Australia.

The Shire of Menzies is a Local Government Area in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia located to the north of Kalgoorlie. The Shire covers an area of 124,635 square kilometres (48,122 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Menzies.

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[edit] History

The Menzies Municipal Council was gazetted in 1895. It was dissolved and included in the North Coolgardie Road Board in 1912, which was itself dissolved the same year to form the Menzies, Kookynie and Mt Malcolm Road Boards. In 1918, Kookynie was merged into Menzies, which on 1 July 1961 became a Shire Council following changes to the Local Government Act. [1]

[edit] Wards

The shire is divided into 3 wards:

  • Menzies Ward (3 councillors)
  • Kookynie Ward (3 councillors)
  • Ularring Ward (1 councillor)

[edit] Towns/Localities

[edit] References

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

[edit] External links

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