The Shire of Balingup was a
local government area
A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administrative division), state, province, divi ...
in
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
. It was based in the town of
Balingup.
It was established as the Upper Capel Road District on 9 June 1899. It was renamed the Balingup Road District on 12 May 1905.
It was declared a shire and named the Shire of Balingup with effect from 1 July 1961 following the passage of the ''Local Government Act 1960'', which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.
It amalgamated with the
Shire of Donnybrook on 26 March 1970 to form the
Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup
Shire is a traditional term for an administrative division of land in Great Britain and some other English-speaking countries such as Australia and New Zealand. It is generally synonymous with county. It was first used in Wessex from the beginn ...
, though for the first three months the amalgamated shire was also known as the "Shire of Donnybrook".
References
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Former local government areas of Western Australia
Local government areas of the South West region of Western Australia