SHIRE OF BRIDGETOWN-GREENBUSHES

The 'Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes' is a Local Government Area in the South West region of Western Australia, about southeast of Bunbury and about south of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of , and its seat of government is the town of Bridgetown.

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History

Wards

Towns

References

External links

History

The Nelson Road Board (renamed to Bridgetown Road Board in 1917) was gazetted in 1887, while the Greenbushes Road Board was gazetted in 1900. On 1 July 1961, they both became Shire Councils following changes to the Local Government Act. On 26 March 1970 the two shires were merged.^[1]

Wards

The shire has been divided into 4 wards.

★ Central Ward (3 councillors)

★ East Ward (3 councillors)

★ North Ward (2 councillors)

★ West Ward (2 councillors)

Towns

★ Bridgetown

★ Greenbushes

★ Hester

★ Yornup

References

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

External links

★ Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes website