Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes
- Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes
Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
name = Shire of Bridgetown Greenbushes
state = wa
imagesize= 180
caption = Location in Western Australia
pop = 3,953 (2006 census)
area = 1339.8
est = 1970
seat = Bridgetown
mayor = Brian Moore
region = South West
url = http://www.bridgetown.wa.gov.au
stategov = Blackwood-Stirling
fedgov = Forrest
near-nw =
near-n = Donnybrook-Balingup
near-ne =
near-e = Boyup Brook
near-w = Nannup
near-sw =
near-s = Manjimup
near-se =
The Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes is a Local Government Area in the South West region of Western Australia, about convert|80|km|mi|0 southeast of Bunbury and about convert|260|km|mi|0 south of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of convert|1340|km2|sqmi|0, and its seat of government is the town of Bridgetown.
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. [WA Electoral Commission, "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.]
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
External links
* [http://www.bridgetown.wa.gov.au/ Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes website]
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