The Shire of Bridgetown–Greenbushes is a

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in the

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region of

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, about southeast of Bunbury and about south of the state capital,

Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...

. The Shire covers an area of , and its seat of government is the town of

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History

The Shire of Bridgetown–Greenbushes was established on 26 March 1970 with the amalgamation of the

Shire of Bridgetown The Shire of Bridgetown was a local government area in Western Australia. It was established as the Nelson Road District on 10 February 1887, with the board seat in Bridgetown. In 1936, the road board built the now heritage-listed Bridgetown To ...

and the Shire of Greenbushes.

Wards

Since 2021, the shire is no longer divided into wards. The nine shire councillors each represent the entire shire.

Towns and localities

* Catterick * Glenlynn *

Greenbushes Greenbushes is a timber and mining town located in the South West region of Western Australia. The 2021 population was 365. History Greenbushes was founded as a mining town in 1888 following a surveyor's discovery of tin in 1886. Greenbushes wa ...

Hester Hester is both a female given name and a surname. As a given name Hester is a variant of Esther. As a surname it is of Germanic origin and uncertain meaning, possible roots being the Middle High German ''heister'' beech tree indicating residence ne ...

* Hester Brook * Kangaroo Gully *

Kingston Kingston may refer to: Places * List of places called Kingston, including the five most populated: ** Kingston, Jamaica ** Kingston upon Hull, England ** City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia ** Kingston, Ontario, Canada ** Kingston upon Thames, ...

* Maranup * North Greenbushes * Sunnyside * Winnejup * Wandillup * Yornup

Heritage-listed places

As of 2021, 130 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Bridgetown–Greenbushes, of which twelve are on the State Register of Heritage Places, among them the Freemasons Hotel, Bridgetown.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes

Bridgetown, Western Australia Greenbushes, Western Australia