The Shire of Coolgardie is 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 the
Goldfields–Esperance
The Goldfields–Esperance region is one of the nine regions of Western Australia. It is located in the south eastern corner of Western Australia, and comprises the local government areas of Coolgardie, Dundas, Esperance, Kalgoorlie–Bo ...
region of
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 ...
, lying roughly west and south of the city of
Kalgoorlie
Kalgoorlie is a city in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia, located east-northeast of Perth at the end of the Great Eastern Highway. It is sometimes referred to as Kalgoorlie–Boulder, as the surrounding urban area includ ...
. The Shire covers an area of , and its seat of government is the town of
Coolgardie, although the twin towns of
Kambalda East and
Kambalda West contain two-thirds of the Shire's population.
History
The Shire of Coolgardie originated as the Coolgardie Road District, which was established on 7 August 1896, consisting of the rural areas surrounding the town of
Coolgardie, which had already been incorporated as the
Municipality of Coolgardie
The Municipality of Coolgardie was a Local government areas of Western Australia, local government area in Western Australia, centred on the town of Coolgardie, Western Australia, Coolgardie.
It was established on 4 July 1894. It initially met in ...
in 1894. As the gold rush waned in the area, the municipality merged into the road district on 20 May 1921.
It was declared a shire with effect from 1 July 1961 following the passage of the ''Local Government Act 1960'', which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.
Wards
In 2007, the ward system was abolished. Prior to this, the Shire had eight councillors and four wards:
* Kambalda West (three councillors)
* Kambalda (two councillors)
* Coolgardie (two councillors)
* Country (one councillor)
Towns
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Coolgardie
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Bonnie Vale
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Bullabulling
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Burbanks (also
Burbanks Gold Mine)
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Dunnsville
*
Higginsville
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Kambalda
Kambalda is a small mining town about from the mining city of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia, within the Goldfields. It is split into two townsites apart, Kambalda East and Kambalda West; and is located on the western edge of a giant salt ...
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Kambalda East
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Kambalda West
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Kintore
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Kunanalling
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Kundana
Kundana is an abandoned town in Western Australia located between Coolgardie and Bardoc in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia.
After 58 miners petitioned the government to have the townsite declared in 1896 the town was ...
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Kurrawang
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Londonderry
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Mount Burges
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Mungari
* Spargoville
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Widgiemooltha
Heritage-listed places
As of 2021, 160 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Coolgardie, of which 25 are on the State Register of Heritage Places.
References
External links
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