Shire of Menzies
Local government area in Western Australia
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The Shire of Menzies is a local government area in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, north of Kalgoorlie. It covers an area of 124,635 square kilometres (48,122 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Menzies.
Shire of Menzies | |||||||||||||
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Location in Western Australia | |||||||||||||
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 Interactive map of Shire of Menzies | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
| Region | Goldfields-Esperance | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Menzies | ||||||||||||
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| • Shire President | Paul Warner | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 124,635 km2 (48,122 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 524 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Menzies | ||||||||||||
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History
The Shire of Menzies originated as the Menzies Road District, which was established on 31 May 1912 after the subdivision of the North Coolgardie Road District into three separate road districts (Menzies, Kookynie and Mt Malcolm). The North Coolgardie Road District had absorbed three municipalities on 1 March 1912, including the Municipality of Menzies covering the Menzies township, but had quickly proven too large and cumbersome to administer and was broken up.[2]
The Kookynie Road District merged into the Menzies Road District in mid-1918.[3]
The Menzies Road District became a shire on 1 July 1961 under the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.[2]
Wards
The shire is divided into three wards:
- Menzies Ward (three councillors)
- Kookynie Ward (three councillors)
- Ularring Ward (one councillor)
Towns and localities
The towns and localities of the Shire of Menzies with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:[4][5]
