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Shire of Cranbrook

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Population
  
1,101 (2013 est)

President
  
Twynam Cunningham

Website
  
Shire of Cranbrook

Area
  
3,277 km²

Region
  
Great Southern

Federal division
  
Division of O'Connor

Established
  
1926

State electorate(s)
  
Blackwood-Stirling

Shire of Cranbrook
  
Gnowangerup

Founded
  
1926

Council seat
  
Cranbrook

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The Shire of Cranbrook is a local government area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about 92 kilometres (57 mi) north of Albany and about 320 kilometres (199 mi) south-southeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 3,277 square kilometres (1,265 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Cranbrook.

Contents

Map of Cranbrook, WA, Australia

History

The Cranbrook Road Board was gazetted in 1926. On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire Council following changes to the Local Government Act.

Wards

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

  • East Ward
  • Central Ward
  • West Ward
  • Towns and localities

  • Cranbrook
  • Frankland
  • Tenterden
  • References

    Shire of Cranbrook Wikipedia