Shire of Gnowangerup

Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
name =Shire of Gnowangerup
state =wa
region =Great Southern
area =4268.2
seat =Gnowangerup
pop =1,363 (2006 census)
est = 1912


imagesize = 180
caption = Location in Western Australia

logosize =
url =http://www.gnowangerup.wa.gov.au
mayor =Ken Pech
fedgov =O'Connor
stategov =Wagin
near-nw = Katanning
near-n = Kent
near-ne = Kent
near-w = Broomehill-Tambellup
near-e = Jerramungup
near-sw = Cranbrook
near-s = Plantagenet
near-se = Albany

The Shire of Gnowangerup is a Local Government Area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about convert|120|km|mi|0 north of Albany and about convert|370|km|mi|0 southeast of the capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of convert|4268|km2|sqmi|0, and its seat of government is the town of Gnowangerup.

History

Gnowangerup was initially gazetted as a Road Board in 1912, taking in eastern sections of Broomehill and Tambellup. On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire Council following changes to the Local Government Act. [WA Electoral Commission, "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.]

Wards

The shire is divided into four wards. The shire president is chosen from amongst the councillors.

* Borden Ward (2 councillors)
* Gnowangerup Ward (3 councillors)
* Ongerup Ward (2 councillors)
* Rural Ward (2 councillors)

Towns/Localities

* Gnowangerup
* Amelup
* Borden
* Cowalellup
* Mindarabin
* Nalyerlup
* Ongerup
* Pallinup
* Stirling Range National Park

References

External links

* [http://www.gnowangerup.wa.gov.au/ Shire of Gnowangerup]