Shire of Harvey

Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
name = Shire of Harvey
state = wa


imagesize= 180
caption = Location in Western Australia
pop = 19,556 (2006 census)
area = 1728.3
est = 1894
seat = Harvey
mayor = Peter Monagle
region = South West, Outer Bunbury

url = http://www.harvey.wa.gov.au
stategov = Murray-Wellington
fedgov = Forrest
near-nw = Indian Ocean
near-n = Waroona
near-ne = Boddington
near-e = Collie
near-se = Collie
near-s = Dardanup
near-sw = Bunbury
near-w = Indian Ocean

The Shire of Harvey is a Local Government Area of Western Australia. It is located in the state's South West region, approximately 140km south of Perth, and includes some of Bunbury's northern suburbs. The shire covers an area of 1,728 km² and has a population of about 20,000. Around 12% of the population are of Southern or Eastern European origin.

It contains three large towns, Harvey, Australind and Brunswick Junction and a number of smaller towns. The shire office is located on Uduc Road, Harvey, and an administration centre is open at Mulgara Street, Australind.

History

From 1841, the Harvey District was controlled by the Wellington Road Board. The Brunswick Board was gazetted in December 1894 and the first election was held on 11 February 1895. It was not until 1909 that the name was changed to Harvey Road District. On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire of Harvey.

Wards

The shire has been divided into 4 wards.

*Central Ward (4 councillors)
*South Ward (2 councillors)
*Australind Ward (3 councillors)
*Coastal Ward (1 councillor)

Towns

The Shire of Harvey contains the following towns and localities:

External links

* [http://www.harvey.wa.gov.au/ Shire of Harvey website]