Shire of Carnarvon
The Shire of Carnarvon is a local government area in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia, located about north of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of, and its seat of government is the town of Carnarvon. The major industries in the area are wool, agriculture and, more recently, tourism.History
The Shire of Carnarvon was established on 12 February 1965 with the amalgamation of the Town of Carnarvon and the surrounding Shire of Gascoyne-Minilya.
Bernier Island, Dorre Island and Koks Island were included in the shire on 3 December 1982.Wards
The Shire is divided into 4 wards, most of which have one councillor. The Shire President is directly elected.
- Town Ward
- Plantation Ward
- Gascoyne/Minilya North
- Gascoyne/Minilya South
Towns and localities
- Carnarvon
- Babbage Island
- Brockman
- Coral Bay
- Gnaraloo
- Kennedy Range
- Lyndon
- Macleod
- Wooramel
Notable councillors
- Dudley Maslen, Shire of Carnarvon councillor 1975–1988; later a state MP
As of 2020, 110 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Carnarvon, of which 14 are on the State Register of Heritage Places.
