Shire of Laverton

Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
name =Shire of Laverton
state =wa
region =Goldfields-Esperance
area =179797.8
seat =Laverton
pop =2,075 (2001 census)
730 (2006 census)
density =


imagesize = 180
caption = Location in Western Australia
logo =
logosize =
url =http://www.laverton.wa.gov.au
mayor =Rob Wedge
fedgov =Kalgoorlie
stategov =Kalgoorlie
near-nw = Wiluna
near-n = Ngaanyatjarraku
near-ne = "Northern Territory"
near-w = Leonora
near-e = Outback Areas (SA)
near-sw = Menzies
near-s = Menzies
near-se = Outback Areas (SA)

The Shire of Laverton is a Local Government Area in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, about convert|370|km|mi|0 northeast of the city of Kalgoorlie and about convert|950|km|mi|0 east-northeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of convert|179798|km2|sqmi|0, and its seat of government is the town of Laverton.

History

The Mount Margaret Road Board was gazetted in 1906. It absorbed the Mount Morgans municipality in 1913, and in 1925 received some land from neighbouring road districts, most notably Lawlers. In 1950 it was renamed Laverton, and 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 two wards:

* Town Ward (5 councillors)
* Country Ward (4 councillors)

Towns/Localities

* Laverton
* Beadell
* Beria
* Cosmo Newbery
* Mount Margaret
* Mount Morgans

References

External links

* [http://www.laverton.wa.gov.au/ Shire of Laverton]