Shire of Gnowangerup explained

Type:	lga
Shire of Gnowangerup
State:	wa
Region:	Great Southern
Area:	4268
Seat:	Gnowangerup
Pop:	1215
Est:	1912
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Url:	http://www.gnowangerup.wa.gov.au
Mayor:	Fiona Gaze
Mayortitle:	Shire President
Fedgov:	O'Connor
Stategov:	Roe
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 120km (80miles) north of Albany and about 370km (230miles) southeast of the capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 4268km2, and its seat of government is the town of Gnowangerup.

History

Gnowangerup was initially gazetted as the Gnowangerup Road District on 26 January 1912, taking in territory that had been part of the Broomehill and Tambellup road districts. On 23 June 1961, it became a shire following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires. On 4 June 1982, the eastern half of the Gnowangerup shire was excised to form the Shire of Jerramungup.^[1]

Wards

In 1999 the Shire was divided into four wards:

Borden Ward (two councillors)
Gnowangerup Ward (three councillors)
Ongerup Ward (two councillors)
Rural Ward (two councillors)

Since 2007, when the ward system was discontinued, all councillors have been elected at large from the Gnowangerup district.^[2]

The Shire President is chosen from amongst the councillors.

Towns and localities

The towns and localities of the Shire of Gnowangerup with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:^[3] ^[4]

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Area

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Stirling Range National Park *

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(* indicates locality is only partially located within this shire)

Heritage-listed places

See main article: List of State Register of Heritage Places in the Shire of Gnowangerup. As of 2023, 115 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Gnowangerup,^[5] of which two are on the State Register of Heritage Places, the Telyarup Homestead and the Gnowangerup Noongar Centre, both located in the town of Gnowangerup.^[6]

External links

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Notes and References

Web site: Municipality Index . Municipality Boundary Amendments Register . WA Electoral Commission . 31 May 2003 . 12 June 2014 .
Web site: Shire of Gnowangerup (Discontinuation of Ward System) Order 2007 . Ljiljanna Ravlich, Minister for Local Government . Government Gazette . Government of Western Australia State Law Publisher . 5 April 2007 . 12 June 2014 .
Web site: SLIP Map . . maps.slip.wa.gov.au . . 6 January 2023 .
Web site: NationalMap . . nationalmap.gov.au . . 6 January 2023 .
Web site: Shire of Gnowangerup Heritage Listed Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 20 February 2023.
Web site: Shire of Gnowangerup State Register of Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 20 February 2023.