Population 231 (2011 est) State electorate(s) Kalgoorlie Shire of Menzies Outback Areas (SA) Local time Sunday 3:59 AM Federal division Division of O'Connor | Region Goldfields-Esperance Website Shire of Menzies Area 124,635 km² Council seat Menzies | |
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The Shire of Menzies is a local government area in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia located to the north of Kalgoorlie. It covers an area of 124,635 square kilometres (48,122 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Menzies.
Contents
Map of Menzies, WA, Australia
History
The Menzies Municipality was gazetted in 1895. It was dissolved and included in the North Coolgardie Road District in 1912, which was itself dissolved the same year to form the Menzies, Kookynie and Mount Malcolm Road Districts. In 1918, Kookynie was merged into Menzies, which on 1 July 1961 became a shire under the Local Government Act 1960.
Wards
The shire is divided into three wards:
Towns and localities
References
Shire of Menzies Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA