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City of Kalgoorlie Boulder

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Population
  
33,763 (2013 est)

Mayor
  
Ron Yuryevich

State electorate(s)
  
Kalgoorlie

Founded
  
1989

Federal division
  
Division of O'Connor

Established
  
1989

Region
  
Goldfields-Esperance

Area
  
95,575 km²

Council seat
  
Kalgoorlie


Website
  
City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder

The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder is a local government area in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, about 550 kilometres (342 mi) east of the state capital, Perth. The City covers an area of 95,575 square kilometres (36,902 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Kalgoorlie; all but 244 of the city's population live in either Kalgoorlie or Boulder. In terms of area, Kalgoorlie-Boulder is the largest city in Australia, and the third-largest city in the world, with a total area of 95,575 km2.

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History

This region has a long history of continuous inhabitation and cultivation by Aboriginal Australians.

In the years immediately after discovery of gold in the region, a variety of local government entities sprang up around the often-temporary settlements on the Kalgoorlie goldfields. Only three persisted beyond the early 20th century:

  • Boulder Municipal Council (1897–1961) – later Town of Boulder (1961–1969) and Shire of Boulder (1961-1989)
  • Kalgoorlie Roads Board (1896–1961) – later Shire of Kalgoorlie (1961–1969)
  • Kalgoorlie Municipal Council (1895–1961) – later Town of Kalgoorlie (1961–1989)

    • The others were:

  • Broad Arrow Municipal Council (1897–1903)
  • Broad Arrow Roads Board (1899–1922)
  • Broad Arrow-Paddington Municipal Council (1903–1910)
  • Bulong Municipal Council (1896–1909)
  • Bulong Roads Board (1899–1911)
  • East Coolgardie Roads Board (1895–1897)
  • Kanowna Municipal Council (1896–1917)
  • North East Coolgardie Roads Board (1896–1922)
  • Paddington Municipal Council (1901–1903)

    • Major Roads in the region

  • Goldfields Highway
  • Boulder Road
  • Anzac Drive
  • Gatacre Drive
  • Picadilly Street
  • Hannan Street
  • Graeme Street
  • Maritana Street
  • Federal Road
  • Great Eastern Highway

    • Key dates

  • 1 July 1961 – Boulder and Kalgoorlie municipalities became towns, and Kalgoorlie Roads Board became a shire, following changes to the Local Government Act
  • 1 July 1969 – Town of Boulder was amalgamated into the Shire of Kalgoorlie, which was renamed Shire of Boulder.
  • 1 February 1989 – The Shire of Boulder and Town of Kalgoorlie amalgamated to form the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder.

    • Wards

    The City is not divided into wards and the twelve councillors sit at large. The mayor is elected by popular vote.

    References

    City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder Wikipedia
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