The Town of Mosman Park is a local government area of

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. It covers an area of approximately 4.3 km² in western metropolitan

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, the capital of Western Australia and lies about 14 km southwest of the Perth CBD and 5 km from

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History

The Buckland Hill Road District was created on 6 October 1899. It was renamed the Cottesloe Beach Road District on 2 July 1909, but reverted to the Buckland Hill name on 10 October 1930. It was renamed the Mosman Park Road District on 12 February 1937. It became the Shire of Mosman Park with effect from 1 July 1961 following the passage of the ''Local Government Act 1960'', which reformed all remaining road districts into shires. It assumed its current name when it was granted town status on 26 January 1962.

Wards

The town has six councillors and a mayor. The town is split into North and South wards.

Suburbs

Mosman Park Mosman is a suburb on the Lower North Shore region of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Mosman is located 8 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local gov ...

is the only suburb within this municipality.

Population

Heritage listed places

As of 2023, 91 places are heritage-listed in the Town of Mosman Park, of which seven are on the

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, among them the

Leighton Battery Leighton Battery at Buckland Hill, Mosman Park, Western Australia, was part of the Coastal defences of Australia during World War II and the Fremantle Fortress, protecting Fremantle Harbour. The battery initially consisted of two 6-inch Mk ...

References

External links

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Local Government & Municipal Knowledge Base – Mosman Park Town Council Page
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