The City of Greater Geraldton is a local government area in the

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region of

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, north of the state capital,

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on the Indian Ocean. It covers an area of , and its seat of government is the town of

Geraldton Geraldton ( Wajarri: ''Jambinu'', Wilunyu: ''Jambinbirri'') is a coastal city in the Mid West region of the Australian state of Western Australia, north of the state capital, Perth. At June 2018, Geraldton had an urban population of 37,648. ...

. It was established on 1 July 2011 following the

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of the

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and the

City of Geraldton-Greenough The City of Geraldton-Greenough was a local government area in the Mid West region of Western Australia, north of the state capital, Perth on the Indian Ocean. It covered an area of , and its seat of government was the town of Geraldton. In ...

, itself a product of a 2007 amalgamation between the

City of Geraldton The City of Geraldton was a local government area in the Mid West region of Western Australia, north of the state capital, Perth on the Indian Ocean. The City covered an area of , and its seat of government was the town of Geraldton. The cou ...

and

Shire of Greenough The Shire of Greenough was a local government area in the Mid West region of Western Australia, north of the state capital, Perth surrounding the city of Geraldton. The Shire covered an area of , and its seat of government was the outer Geral ...

History

A recommendation was made to the Minister for Local Government by the Local Government Advisory Board in August 2006 to amalgamate the

with the

. The Greenough electors successfully petitioned for a referendum to determine whether amalgamation should proceed. This was held on 2 December 2006, and with a participation rate of 28.74%, a majority of 80% voted against the proposal. However, under the

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(clause 10 of Schedule 2.1) as the vote did not attract 50% of registered voters, it did not meet the requirements for a valid poll. The

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government, elected in mid-2008, announced its intentions to amalgamate local governments around the state in line with reforms undertaken elsewhere in Australia. Ultimately, the plan did not succeed, but a number of local governments commenced negotiations for voluntary mergers. One such group included the City, the

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and the

. In February 2010, Chapman Valley decided not to proceed, citing community opposition. In December 2010, the Local Government Advisory Board approved the merger. Polls were held in both municipalities, with 72.61% of voters in Geraldton-Greenough and 83.23% of voters in Mullewa voting against the merger. However, both polls failed to reach the minimum 50% required to be a valid poll, and the City of Greater Geraldton came into being on 1 July 2011. Until the October 2011 elections, the council was administered by five commissioners, led by Ron Yuryevich, the mayor of

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, and including Ian Carpenter, the mayor of the former City and Nino Messina, the mayor of the former Shire.

Wards

The City is divided into seven wards, each with two councillors, plus a directly elected mayor to serve the entire district. * Champion Bay Ward – contains Beresford, Spalding and Webberton * Chapman Ward – contains Bluff Point,

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, Glenfield, Sunset Beach and Waggrakine * Port Ward – contains Geraldton itself, Beachlands and Mahomets Flats * Tarcoola Ward – contains Mount Tarcoola, Tarcoola Beach and Wandina * Willcock Ward – contains Karloo, Rangeway, Wonthella and part of Utakarra * Hills Ward – contains the majority of the former City's land area, and includes the suburbs of Strathalbyn and Woorree * Mullewa Ward – the entire former

Suburbs

There are 57 individual suburbs within the City of Greater Geraldton. *Ambania * Beachlands * Beresford * Bluff Point *Bootenal *Bringo *Burma Road *Cape Burney *

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*Devils Creek *Drummond Cove *East Chapman *Ellendale *Eradu *Eradu South *Georgina *

* Glenfield *Greenough *Houtman Abrolhos * Karloo * Mahomets Flats *Meru *Minnenooka *Moonyoonooka * Moresby *Mount Hill * Mount Tarcoola *Mullewa * Narngulu *Northern Gully *Nunierra *Pindar * Rangeway * Rudds Gully *Sandsprings *South Greenough * Spalding * Strathalbyn * Sunset Beach * Tarcoola Beach *Tardun *Tenindewa *Tibradden * Utakarra * Waggrakine *Walkaway * Wandina * Webberton *West Casuarinas * West End *Wicherina *Wicherina South *Wongoondy * Wonthella * Woorree

Towns

* Cape Burney *

* Eradu * Greenough * Kojarena * Minnenooka * Moonyoonooka * Mullewa *

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* Tardun * Tenindewa * Walkaway * Wandanooka * Wicherina * Wilroy * Wongoondy * Woolgorong

Mayors

Population

The population of Greater Geraldton grew from 34,019 in 2001 to 38,634 at the 2016 census, representing an increase of 14%. Unemployment in Greater Geraldton at the census was estimated at 8.8%, compared to 7.8% in Western Australia and 6.9% nationally. The historical populations of the area which formed Geraldton-Greenough were:

Heritage-listed places

As of 2021, 733 places are heritage-listed in the City of Greater Geraldton, of which 84 are on the

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References

External links

* {{Coord, -28.779, 114.607, type:adm2nd_region:AU-WA, format=dms, display=title Greater Geraldton