City of Bunbury

The City of Bunbury is a Local Government Area in the South West region of Western Australia, covering an area of square kilometres ( sq mi) along the coast about kilometres ( mi) south of Perth, the capital of Western Australia. The council is responsible for just over half of the Greater Bunbury metropolitan area, and the Port of Bunbury. The City of Bunbury has a population of about 32,500 (1996).

History

In 1871, the Bunbury Municipal Council was gazetted, and in 1899 the Bunbury Suburban Road Board (which became the Bunbury Road Board in 1908) followed. The two entities merged in 1950.

On 1 July 1961, Bunbury Municipal Council became a Town Council following changes to the Local Government Act. In 1979 it attained City status.^[1]

Bunbury Historical Society's King Cottage Museum

King Cottage was built around 1880 by Henry KING, a bricklayer by trade. The King family owned the house until 1923, when it was sold to the CARLSON family. In 1966 it was purchased by the City of Bunbury, which has leased it to the Bunbury Historical Society since that date.

The main rooms of the cottage are furnished to fit the period of the KING family ownership, from 1880s to the 1920s. The artifacts displayed are part of the Society's collection and reflect the way of life of a Bunbury family of that period.

Wards

The town has 12 councillors and no wards. Each councillor serves a four-year term, and half-elections are held every two years. The mayor is directly elected.

Suburbs

Bunbury
Carey Park
College Grove
Davenport
East Bunbury
Glen Iris
Mangles
Marlston Hill
Pelican Point
Picton
South Bunbury
Usher
Vittoria
Withers
Wollaston

References

^ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.

External links

Suburbs of the Greater Bunbury region \| South West (Western Australia) \| Western Australia
City of Bunbury: Bunbury · Carey Park · College Grove · Davenport · East Bunbury · Glen Iris · Mangles · Marlston Hill · Pelican Point · Picton · South Bunbury · Usher · Vittoria · Withers · Wollaston Nearby suburbs: Australind · Dalyellup · Dardanup West · Eaton · Gelorup · Kemerton · Leschenault · Millbridge · Stratham · Waterloo

Local Government Areas of the South West region of Western Australia
Augusta-Margaret River · Boyup Brook · Bridgetown-Greenbushes · Bunbury · Busselton · Capel · Collie · Dardanup · Donnybrook-Balingup · Harvey · Manjimup · Nannup

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