Shire of Coolgardie

This article is about a local government area. For the town, see Coolgardie, Western Australia.

Shire of Coolgardie Western Australia
180px Location in Western Australia
Population	4,324 (2013 est)
• Density	0.14224/km2 (0.3684/sq mi)
Established	1921
Area	30,400 km2 (11,737.5 sq mi)
Mayor	David Bergmeier
Council seat	Coolgardie
Region	Goldfields-Esperance
State electorate(s)	Eyre
Federal Division(s)	O'Connor
Website	Shire of Coolgardie
LGAs around Shire of Coolgardie: Menzies Menzies Kalgoorlie- Boulder Yilgarn Shire of Coolgardie Kalgoorlie- Boulder Yilgarn Dundas Dundas

The Shire of Coolgardie is a local government area in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, lying roughly west and south of the city of Kalgoorlie. The Shire covers an area of 30,400 square kilometres (11,738 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Coolgardie, although the twin towns of Kambalda and Kambalda West contain two-thirds of the Shire's population.

History

The Shire began life as two entities - Coolgardie Municipality (1894), and Coolgardie Road District (1896). As the gold rush waned in the area, the former was merged into the latter in 1921, and on 1 July 1961, it became a shire under the Local Government Act 1960.

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

• Coolgardie
• Bonnie Vale
• Bullabulling
• Burbanks (also Burbanks Gold Mine)
• Dunnsville
• Higginsville
• Kambalda
• Kambalda West
• Kintore
• Kunanalling
• Kundana
• Kurrawang
• Londonderry
• Mount Burges
• Mungari
• Spargoville
• Widgiemooltha

Photos

• Kambaldaflag.jpg

  Shire of Coolgardie office.