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Shire of Broomehill

Coordinates: 33°50′42″S 117°38′02″E / 33.845°S 117.634°E / -33.845; 117.634
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Shire of Broomehill
Western Australia
Broomehill Shire Hall (in 2018)
Location in Western Australia
Population478 (2006)[1]
 • Density0.4076/km2 (1.0556/sq mi)
Established1892
Area1,172.8 km2 (452.8 sq mi)
Council seatBroomehill
RegionGreat Southern
LGAs around Shire of Broomehill:
Katanning Katanning Kent
Kojonup Shire of Broomehill Gnowangerup
Kojonup Tambellup Gnowangerup

The Shire of Broomehill was a local government area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Katanning and about 310 kilometres (193 mi) south-southeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covered an area of 1,173 square kilometres (453 sq mi), and its seat of government was the town of Broomehill.

History

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The Broomehill Road District was gazetted on 19 May 1892. On 1 July 1961, it became a shire following changes to the Local Government Act which reformed all remaining road boards into shires.[2] On 1 July 2008, after ten months of planning and preparation, it merged with the neighbouring Shire of Tambellup to form the Shire of Broomehill-Tambellup.

Wards

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The shire was originally divided into wards, but as at 2007, it was a single electorate with eight representative councillors.

Towns and localities

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References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Broomehill (S) (Local Government Area)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.

33°50′42″S 117°38′02″E / 33.845°S 117.634°E / -33.845; 117.634