Population 37,233 (2015 est) Mayor Dennis Wellington State electorate(s) Albany Area 4,312 km² Council seat Albany | Established 1998 Region Great Southern Website City of Albany Founded 1998 Federal division Division of O'Connor | |
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Points of interest West Cape Howe National, Albany's Historic Whaling, Greens Pool, Torndirrup National Park, National Anzac Centre Destinations West Cape Howe National, Torndirrup National Park, Albany, Emu Point - Western Australia, Kalgan - Western Australia | ||
The City of Albany is a local government area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about 410 kilometres (255 mi) south-southeast of Perth, the capital of Western Australia. It covers an area of 4,312.3 square kilometres (1,665 sq mi), including the Greater Albany metropolitan area and the Port of Albany, as well as the surrounding agricultural district and some national parks. The City of Albany had a population of 33,650 at the 2011 census.
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Map of Albany, WA, Australia
History
In 1871, the Albany Municipal Council was gazetted, and in 1896 the Albany Road Board followed.
William Finlay was the first mayor of Albany when he was elected in 1885. William Grills Knight was elected in 1886 and was succeeded by Lancel Victor de Hamel in 1889.
John Moir was elected after De Hamel left to enter state politics later the same year and served until 1890. Robert Andrew Muir was elected in 1891 and retired at the end of his year's term due to ill health. Moir was reelected from 1894 to 1897.
On 1 July 1961, they became respectively the Town and Shire Councils following changes to the Local Government Act.
On 1 July 1998, the two councils amalgamated to form the City of Albany.
A new administration building and Civic Centre was constructed and opened in 2005 on North Road.
Mayors
See also List of mayors of Albany, Western AustraliaAlison Goode was mayor from 2003 until 2007.
Milton Evans was elected mayor in 2007 and served until elections in 2011 when he was defeated by Dennis Wellington.
Dennis Wellington is the current mayor, elected for a second time in 2015 to serve until the next election in 2019.
Wards
The city has been divided into 7 wards, each of two councillors. Each councillor serves a four-year term, and half-elections are held every two years. The mayor is directly elected.