Shire of Cranbrook

Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
name = Shire of Cranbrook
state = wa


imagesize= 180
caption = Location in Western Australia
pop = 1,062 (2006 census)
area = 3276.8
est = 1926
seat = Cranbrook
mayor = Nick Burges
region = Great Southern

url = http://www.cranbrook.wa.gov.au
stategov = Blackwood-Stirling
fedgov = O'Connor
near-nw = Boyup Brook
near-n = Kojonup
near-ne = Broomehill-Tambellup
near-w = Manjimup
near-e = Gnowangerup
near-sw = Manjimup
near-s = Plantagenet
near-se = Plantagenet

The Shire of Cranbrook is a Local Government Area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about convert|92|km|mi|0 north of Albany and about convert|320|km|mi|0 south-southeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of convert|3277|km2|sqmi|0, and its seat of government is the town of Cranbrook.

History

The Cranbrook Road Board was gazetted in 1926. 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 3 wards, each with 3 councillors:

* East Ward
* Central Ward
* West Ward

Towns/Localities

* Cranbrook
* Frankland
* Tenterden

References

External links

* [http://www.cranbrook.wa.gov.au/ Shire of Cranbrook]