The City of Fremantle is a local government area in the south of Perth, Western Australia. The City covers an area of 19.0 square kilometres (7.3 sq mi), and lies about 19 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of the Perth central business district.
City of Fremantle Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 31,930 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1871 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 19.0 km2 (7.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Hannah Fitzhardinge | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Fremantle | ||||||||||||||
Region | Southern Metropolitan Perth | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Fremantle, Willagee, Cottesloe | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Fremantle | ||||||||||||||
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Website | City of Fremantle | ||||||||||||||
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The City of Fremantle is named after Charles Fremantle, who in 1829 claimed for George IV "all that part of New Holland (Australia) which is not included within the territory of New South Wales",[2]: p11 [3] but who was also charged just three years earlier in April 1826 with raping a 15-year-old girl.[4][5] In 1848 a town trust was formed comprising a chairman and a committee of five. For the next twenty-three years they set about constructing roads and many public buildings with the use of convict labour. By 1870 the population of Fremantle had reached 3,796 and it was a moderately flourishing town, resulting in a move among the colonists to secure greater control of the management of their affairs.
The Municipality of Fremantle was formed on 21 February 1871, with the new council having a chairman and nine councillors.[6] Two of the major achievements of the town council were a reliable supply of pure water and a more efficient system of sanitation. By 1928 Fremantle had a population of 22,340 and an annual revenue of £73,354 – enough to warrant a claim for city status. The City of Fremantle assumed its current name when city status was conferred upon Fremantle on 3 June 1929 as a Centenary of Western Australia honour.[7][8]
North Fremantle, originally part of Fremantle, broke away in October 1895 to become an independent municipality. The first mayor of North Fremantle was Daniel Keen Congdon.[9] The two municipalities were reunited by an order of the Governor in Executive Council as from 1 November 1961.[10]
The City is divided into six wards, each electing two councillors. Each councillor serves a four-year term, and half-elections are held every two years. The mayor is directly elected.
The mayor of Fremantle as of October 2021 is Hannah Fitzhardinge, who is a member of the Australian Labor Party.[11][12]
East Fremantle has its own town council and is not governed by the City of Fremantle.
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The economy of the city is highly stable and diversified with various local businesses trading successfully in the vicinity. The key industries include port and shipping, regional and state government services, hospital and community services, tourism, education, retail, etc. In 2014, over 4,472 registered businesses were operating in the city and the size of the workforce in the city centre had reached 8,849 in 2011.[13]
Fremantle has sister city relationships with five other cities.[14] They are (in chronological order):
Fremantle also has friendship-city relationships with three cities:
At the same time he reported his 25-year-old naval officer nephew Charles Fremantle's commitment on a capital charge of the aggravated rape of a female servant at his Portsmouth lodgings. As if he had never issued his ultimatum, Buckingham set about getting the young man 'out of the sad scrape', offering 'bail to any amount' and advising Fremantle 'at all hazards to buy off the evidence' and keep the scandal out of the press. Bail was granted and on Buckingham's advice a dubious attorney was employed to 'get rid of the evidence'. The 'unpleasant business' was successfully covered up, and in the course of time Charles Fremantle became an admiral.
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