Population 4,324 (2013 est) Region Goldfields-Esperance Website Shire of Coolgardie Area 30,400 km² Council seat Coolgardie Federal division Division of O'Connor | Established 1921 State electorate(s) Eyre Shire of Coolgardie Kalgoorlie- Boulder Founded 1921 Mayor David Bergmeier | |
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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.
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Map of Coolgardie, WA, Australia
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: