Shire of Denmark

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


imagesize= 180
caption = Location in Western Australia
pop = 4,511 (2006 census)
area = 1860.1
est = 1911
seat = Denmark
mayor = Kim Barrow
region = Great Southern

url = http://www.denmark.wa.gov.au
stategov = Blackwood-Stirling
fedgov = O'Connor
near-nw = Manjimup
near-n = Plantagenet
near-ne = Plantagenet
near-w = Manjimup
near-e = Albany
near-sw = "Southern Ocean"
near-s = "Southern Ocean"
near-se = "Southern Ocean"

The Shire of Denmark is a Local Government Area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about convert|55|km|mi|0 west of Albany and about convert|420|km|mi|0 south-southeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of convert|1860|km2|sqmi|0, and its seat of government is the town of Denmark.

History

The Denmark Road Board was gazetted in 1911. On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire Council following changes to the Local Government Act. [WA Electoral Commission, "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.]

Wards

The shire is divided into 3 wards, each with 3 councillors:

* Scotsdale/Shadforth Ward (5 councillors)
* Town Ward (4 councillors)
* Kent/Nornalup Ward (3 councillors)

Towns/Localities

* Denmark
* Bow Bridge
* Hazelvale
* Ocean Beach
* Parryville
* Peaceful Bay
* Scotsdale
* Tingledale
* William Bay

References

External links

* [http://www.denmark.wa.gov.au/ Shire of Denmark]
* [https://www.denmark.wa.gov.au/about_us/contacts/councillors.html Councillors]