The City of Nedlands is a

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in the inner western

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of the

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n capital city of

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, about west of Perth's central business district. The City is situated within the western suburbs of the metropolitan area—known colloquially as the “golden triangle” for the concentration of wealth and high housing values.

History

The City of Nedlands originated in the Claremont Road District, which was established on 30 March 1893 after a petition from ratepayers who lived in the areas of Nedlands and Claremont, which had grown substantially in population at the end of the 19th century. Seven men were nominated to the new Board, which became the first local government authority for the Nedlands/Claremont area. In 1898, Claremont itself split away to form a municipal government, which still exists today as the

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. It was renamed the Nedlands Road District on 12 August 1932 and given municipal status as the Municipality of Nedlands on 17 February 1956. It then assumed its current name when it was granted city status on 1 July 1959. The City was made up of four wards – Melvista, Hollywood, Dalkeith and Coastal. These wards continue to the present day. Following an unsuccessful effort to amalgamate metropolitan local governments in 2016, the state government expanded the boundary of the

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to incorporate a portion of the City of Nedlands that included the

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and surrounding residential areas. Following the change of government in the 2017 state election, the City of Nedlands experienced sustained political pressure to accommodate infill development and higher residential densities. The failure of Council to cooperate in replacing the City’s 30-year old planning scheme led to the imposition of a new planning scheme by the Minister of Planning. A subsequent spate of development applications led to significant community unrest and opposition and contributed to the resignations of key executive staff (including the chief executive officer and director of planning) and the mayor.

Wards

The town is divided into four wards, each electing three councillors. The mayor is directly elected. * Coastal Ward * Dalkeith Ward * Hollywood Ward * Melvista Ward

Mayor

The current mayor of the City of Nedlands, since July 2021, is Fiona Argyle.

Suburbs

The suburbs of the City of Nedlands with population and size figures based on the most recent

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: * Shared with other council areas (Subiaco; Cambridge; Perth)

Population

Heritage listed places

As of 2021, there are 21 places on the

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in the City of Nedlands, among them the

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and

Graylands Hospital Graylands Hospital is Western Australia's largest mental health inpatient facility, and the only public stand-alone psychiatric teaching hospital. It is located on a site in Mount Claremont, in a suburb formerly known as Graylands, after which ...

References

External links

* {{Coord, -31.982, 115.807, type:adm2nd_region:AU-WA, format=dms, display=title Nedlands