Shire of Dardanup

The Shire of Dardanup is a local government area in the South West region of Western Australia, immediately to the east and southeast of the city of Bunbury and about 180 kilometres (112 mi) south of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 526.6 square kilometres (203.3 sq mi), and its seat of government is in Eaton in Bunbury's eastern suburbs.

History

The Dardanup Road Board was gazetted in 1894. On 1 July 1961, it became a shire following changes to the Local Government Act.^[2]

Wards

The Shire is no longer divided into wards and the nine councillors sit at large.

Towns and localities

Burekup
Dardanup
Eaton
Ferguson
Millbridge
Paradise
Picton East
Waterloo
Wellington Mill

Notable councillors

Les Craig, Dardanup Roads Board member 1928–1951, chairman 1947–1951; also a state MP

References

↑ "3218.0 Regional Population Growth, Australia. Table 5. Estimated Resident Population, Local Government Areas, Western Australia". 3 April 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
↑ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.

External links

Official website

Suburbs of the Bunbury region, South West, Western Australia

City of Bunbury	Bunbury Carey Park College Grove Davenport East Bunbury Glen Iris Mangles Marlston Hill Pelican Point Picton South Bunbury Usher Vittoria Withers Wollaston

Nearby suburbs	Australind Dalyellup Dardanup West Eaton Gelorup Leschenault Millbridge Stratham Waterloo Wellesley

Local government areas of Western Australia

Perth Metropolitan

Cities	Armadale^* Bayswater^* Belmont^* Canning^* Cockburn^* Fremantle^* Gosnells^* Joondalup^* Kwinana^* Melville^* Nedlands^* Perth^* Rockingham^* South Perth^* Stirling^* Subiaco^* Swan^* Vincent^* Wanneroo^*

Towns	Bassendean^† Cambridge^† Claremont^† Cottesloe^† East Fremantle^† Mosman Park^† Victoria Park^†

Shires	Kalamunda Mundaring Peppermint Grove

Gascoyne

Goldfields-Esperance

Great Southern

Kimberley

Mid West

Peel

Pilbara

South West

Wheatbelt

Indian Ocean territories

^* This LGA holds city status under the Local Government Act 1995, ^† This LGA holds town status under the Local Government Act 1995

Coordinates: 33°18′50″S 115°42′43″E / 33.314°S 115.712°E / -33.314; 115.712

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