Town of Port Hedland

Town of Port Hedland

Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
name =Town of Port Hedland


imagesize= 180
caption = Location in Western Australia
state =wa
region =Pilbara
area =10587
seat =Port Hedland
pop =11,959 (2006 census)
popdensity =
logo =Port hedland logo.png logosize =130
url =http://www.porthedland.wa.gov.au/
mayor =Stan Martin
fedgov =Kalgoorlie
stategov =Pilbara
near-nw = "Indian Ocean"
near-n = "Indian Ocean"
near-ne = East Pilbara
near-e = East Pilbara
near-se = East Pilbara
near-s = Ashburton
near-sw = Roebourne
near-w = "Indian Ocean"

The Town of Port Hedland is a Local Government Area in the Pilbara region of Western Australia for the twin towns of Port Hedland and South Hedland. It has a population of 11,959 (ABS 2006), [Census 2006 AUS|id=LGA57280|name=Port Hedland (T) (Local Government Area)|accessdate=2008-01-01|quick=on] of which only a few hundred live outside the settlement boundaries. [Census 2006 AUS|id=UCL523600|name=Port Hedland (Urban Centre/Locality)|accessdate=2008-01-01|quick=on] The council maintains 171 km of sealed and 380 km of unsealed roads. [cite web|url=http://www.porthedland.wa.gov.au/town/statistics.html|title=Statistics|author=Town of Port Hedland|date=18 March 2005|accessdate=2006-11-19]

History

In 1894, Pilbara Road Board (renamed Port Hedland Road Board in 1904) was gazetted. On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire Council following changes to the Local Government Act, and became a Town on 18 March 1989. [WA Electoral Commission, "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.]

Wards

The town has 8 councillors and no wards.

Towns

* Port Hedland
* Finucane Island
* South Hedland
* Wedgefield

ee also

* Port Hedland, Western Australia

References

External links

* [http://www.porthedland.wa.gov.au/ Town of Port Hedland]


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