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 (200 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.
Shire of Cranbrook Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 1,100 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1926 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 3,276.8 km2 (1,265.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Shire President | Phil Horrocks | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Cranbrook | ||||||||||||||
Region | Great Southern | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Roe | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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Website | Shire of Cranbrook | ||||||||||||||
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The Cranbrook Road District was gazetted on 14 May 1926 out of parts of the Plantagenet and Tambellup road districts. On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire following changes to the Local Government Act, which reformed all remaining road boards into shires.[2]
The shire is divided into 3 wards, each with 3 councillors:
As of 2021, 35 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Cranbrook,[3] of which one is on the State Register of Heritage Places, the Tenterden Agricultural Hall, a building destroyed by bush fire on 27 December 2003.[4]
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