Town of East Fremantle
Town of East Fremantle Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Established | 1897 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 3.1 km2 (1.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Jim O'Neill | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | East Fremantle | ||||||||||||||
Region | South Metropolitan Perth | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Fremantle | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Fremantle | ||||||||||||||
File:Logo of the Town of East Fremantle.svg | |||||||||||||||
Website | Town of East Fremantle | ||||||||||||||
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The Town of East Fremantle is a local government area in the southern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, located immediately northeast of the port city of Fremantle and about 17 kilometres (11 mi) southwest of Perth's central business district. The Town covers an area of 3.1 square kilometres (1.2 sq mi), maintains 46 km of roads and had a population of over 7,000 as at the 2016 Census.
History
The Municipality of East Fremantle was gazetted on 2 April 1897. On 1 July 1961, it became a town following the enactment of the Local Government Act 1960.[1]
Wards
The town has been divided into four wards, each electing two councillors. Each councillor serves a four-year term, and half-elections are held every two years. The mayor is directly elected.[2]
- Mayor: Jim O'Neill (elected 2017)
- Preston Point Ward: Michael McPhail (2017) and Tony Natale (2019)
- Richmond Ward: Andrew McPhail (2017) and Dean Nardi (2019)
- Plympton Ward: Jenny Harrington (2017) and Cliff Collinson (2019)
- Woodside Ward: Tony Watkins (2017) and Kerry Donovan (2019)
Suburbs
Population
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Heritage listed places
As of 2021, 1,126 places are heritage-listed in the Town of East Fremantle,[3] of which fifteen are on the State Register of Heritage Places.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "Mayor and Councillors". Town of East Fremantle. 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "Town of East Fremantle Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Town of East Fremantle State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
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