The Town of Cottesloe is a

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in the western suburbs of

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, the capital of

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. It covers the suburb of the same name as well as a tiny portion of the suburb of Claremont. Cottesloe is located west of Perth's central business district, covers an area of , maintains 45.7 km of roads and had a population of approximately 7,500 as at the 2016 Census. Cottesloe is served by Swanbourne, Victoria Street,

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and Cottesloe train stations, all operated through the

Fremantle Railway Line The Fremantle line is a suburban railway and service in Western Australia that connects the central business district (CBD) of Perth with Fremantle. History The railway on which the service runs opened on 1 March 1881 as the first suburban rai ...

. Various bus routes operate along

Stirling Highway Stirling Highway is, for most of its length, a four-lane single carriageway and major arterial road between Perth, Western Australia and the port city of Fremantle in Western Australia on the northern side of the Swan River. The speed limit ...

, enabling transport through the suburb's western and eastern precincts with Perth and

Fremantle Fremantle () () is a port city in Western Australia, located at the mouth of the Swan River in the metropolitan area of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth. The Western Australian vernacular diminutive for ...

. All services are operated by the Public Transport Authority. The Town of Cottesloe's inclusion of walk and cycle paths enable it to be a walkable precinct.

History

The Cottesloe Road District was created on 4 October 1895 and was granted municipal status as the Municipality of Cottesloe on 20 September 1907. In 1950 it bought Overton Lodge from

Claude de Bernales Claude Albo de Bernales (31 May 1876 – 9 December 1963) was a Western Australian mining entrepreneur whose business activities and marketing did much to stimulate investment in Western Australia during the early years of the twentieth ce ...

and renamed it to the Cottesloe Memorial Town Hall and Civic Centre. On 1 July 1961, it became a Town following the enactment of the ''Local Government Act 1960''.

Wards

The town has been divided into 4 wards. The mayor is directly elected. * Central Ward (2 councillors) * East Ward (2 councillors) * South Ward (2 councillors) * North Ward (2 councillors)

Suburbs

The suburb of Cottesloe is the only suburb within this local government area, but four short streets with the suburb of Claremont fall under its jurisdiction.

Population

Heritage listed places

As of 2021, 430 places are heritage-listed in the Town of Cottesloe, of which 28 are on the

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, among them the

Cottesloe Civic Centre The Cottesloe Civic Centre lies on the corner of Broome and Napier Streets, Cottesloe, Western Australia. It is a local landmark featuring a substantial two storey building with white walls and an orange tiled roof in the Spanish Mission style. O ...

and the

Residence of John Curtin John Curtin's house was the home of Prime Minister John Curtin in Cottesloe, Western Australia. Built in 1923, it was the Curtin family home until it was bought jointly by Western Australian Government and the Australian Government in 1998. The ...

Mayor

The current Mayor of Cottesloe, as of October 2021 is Lorraine Young, who was formerly the Deputy Mayor. She had been Acting Mayor before she was elected Mayor, due to former Mayor Phil Angers having retired due to health reasons. The current deputy mayor is Helen Sadler.

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