Shire of Laverton

This article is about a local government area. For the town, see Laverton, Western Australia.
Shire of Laverton
Western Australia

Location in Western Australia
Population 748 (2011 est)[1]
 • Density 0.0041602/km2 (0.010775/sq mi)
Area 179,797.8 km2 (69,420.3 sq mi)
Mayor Rob Wedge
Council seat Laverton
Region Goldfields-Esperance
State electorate(s) Kalgoorlie
Federal Division(s) O'Connor
Website Shire of Laverton
LGAs around Shire of Laverton:
Wiluna Ngaanyatjarraku Northern Territory
Leonora Shire of Laverton Outback Areas (SA)
Menzies Menzies Outback Areas (SA)

The Shire of Laverton is a local government area in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, about 370 kilometres (230 mi) northeast of the city of Kalgoorlie and about 950 kilometres (590 mi) east-northeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 179,798 square kilometres (69,420 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Laverton.

History

The Mount Margaret Road District was gazetted in 1906. It absorbed the Mount Morgans municipality in 1913, and in 1925 received some land from neighbouring road districts, most notably Lawlers. On 20 January 1950 it was renamed Laverton,[2] and on 1 July 1961, it became a Shire under the Local Government Act 1960.[3]


The residents of the Shire are represented by 7 Councillors.

Towns and localities

References

  1. ↑ "3218.0 Regional Population Growth, Australia. Table 5. Estimated Resident Population, Local Government Areas, Western Australia". 30 March 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "The Road Districts Act 1919-1948. Mount Margaret Road Board - Renaming of District. Order in Council. (per P.W. 85/44)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 20 January 1950. p. 1950:90.
  3. ↑ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.

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Coordinates: 28°37′41″S 122°24′11″E / 28.628°S 122.403°E