Shire of Cranbrook explained

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Shire of Cranbrook
State:wa
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Area:3276.8
Est:1926
Seat:Cranbrook
Mayor:George Pollard
Mayortitle:Shire President
Region:Great Southern
Url:http://www.cranbrook.wa.gov.au
Stategov:Roe
Fedgov:O'Connor
Near-Nw:Boyup Brook
Near-N:Kojonup
Near-Ne:Broomehill-Tambellup
Near-W:Manjimup
Near-E:Gnowangerup
Near-Sw:Manjimup
Near-S:Plantagenet
Near-Se:Plantagenet

The Shire of Cranbrook is a local government area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about 92km (57miles) north of Albany and about 320km (200miles) south-southeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 3277km2, and its seat of government is the town of Cranbrook.

History

The Cranbrook Road District was gazetted on 14 May 1926 out of parts of the Plantagenet and Tambellup road districts. On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire following changes to the Local Government Act, which reformed all remaining road boards into shires.[1]

Wards

The shire is divided into 3 wards, each with 3 councillors:

Towns and localities

The towns and localities of the Shire of Cranbrook with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:[2] [3]

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Stirling Range National Park *
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Heritage-listed places

See main article: List of heritage places in the Shire of Cranbrook. As of 2023, 35 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Cranbrook,[4] of which one is on the State Register of Heritage Places, the Tenterden Agricultural Hall, a building destroyed by bush fire on 27 December 2003.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Municipality Boundary Amendments Register . Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission . 11 January 2020.
  2. Web site: SLIP Map . . maps.slip.wa.gov.au . . 4 January 2023 .
  3. Web site: NationalMap . . nationalmap.gov.au . . 4 January 2023 .
  4. Web site: Shire of Cranbrook Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 20 February 2023.
  5. Web site: Shire of Cranbrook State Register of Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 20 February 2023.