Shire of Coolgardie explained

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Shire of Coolgardie
State:	wa
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Area:	30400
Est:	1921
Seat:	Coolgardie
Mayor:	Malcolm Cullen
Mayortitle:	Shire President
Region:	Goldfields-Esperance
Url:	http://www.coolgardie.wa.gov.au
Stategov:	Kalgoorlie
Fedgov:	O'Connor
Near-Nw:	Menzies
Near-N:	Menzies
Near-Ne:	Kalgoorlie- Boulder
Near-E:	Kalgoorlie- Boulder
Near-W:	Yilgarn
Near-Sw:	Yilgarn
Near-S:	Dundas
Near-Se:	Dundas

The Shire of Coolgardie is a local government area in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia, lying roughly west and south of the city of Kalgoorlie. The Shire covers an area of 30400km2, and its seat of government is the town of Coolgardie, although the twin towns of Kambalda East and Kambalda West contain two-thirds of the Shire's population.

History

The Shire of Coolgardie originated as the Coolgardie Road District, which was established on 7 August 1896, consisting of the rural areas surrounding the town of Coolgardie, which had already been incorporated as the Municipality of Coolgardie in 1894. As the gold rush waned in the area, the municipality merged into the road district on 20 May 1921.^[1]

It was declared a shire with effect from 1 July 1961 following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.

Wards

In 2007, the ward system was abolished. Prior to this, the Shire had eight councillors and four wards:

Kambalda West (three councillors)
Kambalda (two councillors)
Coolgardie (two councillors)
Country (one councillor)

Towns and localities

The towns and localities of the Shire of Coolgardie with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:^[2] ^[3]

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Ghost towns

Ghost towns in the Shire of Coolgardie:

Heritage-listed places

See main article: List of State Register of Heritage Places in the Shire of Coolgardie. As of 2023, 161 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Coolgardie,^[4] of which 27 are on the State Register of Heritage Places.^[5]

External links

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Notes and References

Web site: Municipality Boundary Amendments Register . Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission . 11 January 2020.
Web site: SLIP Map . . maps.slip.wa.gov.au . . 31 December 2022 .
Web site: NationalMap . . nationalmap.gov.au . . 31 December 2022 .
Web site: Shire of Coolgardie Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 20 February 2023.
Web site: Shire of Coolgardie State Register of Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 20 February 2023.