Shire of Halls Creek
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The Shire of Halls Creek is one of the four local government areas in the Kimberley region of northern Western Australia, covering an area of Script error: No such module "convert"., most of which is sparsely populated. The Shire's seat of government is the town of Halls Creek. Many Aboriginal communities are located within the shire.
The Purnululu National Park, home to part of the Bungle Bungle Range, and Gregory Lake are within the Shire, as is the Wolfe Creek Meteorite Crater National Park.
History
The Shire of Halls Creek originated as the Kimberley Goldfields Road District on 10 February 1887. It was renamed the Halls Creek Road District on 8 January 1915. On 1 July 1961, it became a shire following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.[1]
Stations
The area is home to many large cattle stations including Bedford Downs Station, which was established some time prior to 1906 by the Buchanan and Gordon brothers. Other properties in the area include Alice Downs, Louisa Downs, Moola Bulla, Springvale and Ruby Plains Station.
Elected council
Councillors are elected at-large to represent the whole shire.
Previously the council consisted of three wards. A review of wards and representation was carried out in late 2008 and, at its December 2008 meeting, the council resolved to recommend to the Local Government Advisory Board that the wards be abolished.[2]
| Ward | Councillor | Position | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unsubdivided | Template:Australian party style | | Malcolm Edwards | President | [3] |
| Template:Australian party style | | Chris Loessl | Deputy president | ||
| Template:Australian party style | | Rosemary Stretch | |||
| Template:Australian party style | | Virginia O'Neil | |||
| Template:Australian party style | | Bonnie Edwards | |||
| Template:Australian party style | | Trish McKay | |||
| Template:Australian party style | | (Vacant) | |||
Towns and localities
The towns and localities of the Shire of Halls Creek with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:[4][5]
| Locality | Population | Area | Map |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durack * | Script error: No such module "PopulationFromWikidata". | Template:Cvt | Template:Infobox mapframe |
| Halls Creek | Script error: No such module "PopulationFromWikidata". | Template:Cvt | Template:Infobox mapframe |
| Kundat Djaru Community | Script error: No such module "PopulationFromWikidata". | Template:Cvt | Template:Infobox mapframe |
| Kupartiya Community | Script error: No such module "PopulationFromWikidata". | Template:Cvt | Template:Infobox mapframe |
| Lake Argyle * | Script error: No such module "PopulationFromWikidata". | Template:Cvt | Template:Infobox mapframe |
| McBeath | Script error: No such module "PopulationFromWikidata". | Template:Cvt | Template:Infobox mapframe |
| Mueller Ranges * | Script error: No such module "PopulationFromWikidata". | Template:Cvt | Template:Infobox mapframe |
| Ord River | Script error: No such module "PopulationFromWikidata". | Template:Cvt | Template:Infobox mapframe |
| Purnululu National Park | Script error: No such module "PopulationFromWikidata". | Template:Cvt | Template:Infobox mapframe |
| Sturt Creek | Script error: No such module "PopulationFromWikidata". | Template:Cvt | Template:Infobox mapframe |
| Tanami | Script error: No such module "PopulationFromWikidata". | Template:Cvt | Template:Infobox mapframe |
| Warmun Community | Script error: No such module "PopulationFromWikidata". | Template:Cvt | Template:Infobox mapframe |
- (* indicates locality is only partially located within this shire)
Indigenous communities
Indigenous communities in the Shire of Halls Creek:
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- Balgo
- Billiluna (Mindibungu)
- Halls Creek
- Mulan
- Kundat Djaru (Ringer Soak)
- Warmun (Turkey Creek)
- Yiyili
Heritage-listed places
Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". As of 2023, 27 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Halls Creek,[6] of which five are on the State Register of Heritage Places.[7]
References
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External links
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