The Shire of Ravensthorpe is a local government area in the southern Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, about halfway between the city of Albany and the town of Esperance and about 530 kilometres (329 mi) southeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 13,551 square kilometres (5,232 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Ravensthorpe.
| Shire of Ravensthorpe Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 The Ravensthorpe shire offices | |||||||||||||||
 Location in Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 2,085 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0,15/km2 (39/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 13,551.1 km2 (5,232.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Shire President | Keith Dunlop | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Ravensthorpe | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Goldfields-Esperance | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Roe | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Shire of Ravensthorpe | ||||||||||||||
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History
editThe Phillips River Road District was gazetted on 9 November 1900. On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire of Ravensthorpe under the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.[2]
Wards
editAs of the 2003 election, the Shire is divided into three wards:
- Ravensthorpe Ward (two councillors)
- Hopetoun Ward (two councillors)
- Rural Ward (three councillors)
Towns and localities
editThe towns and localities of the Shire of Ravensthorpe with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:[3][4]
| Locality | Population | Area | Map |
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| Fitzgerald River National Park * ‡ | 4 (SAL 2021)[5] | 2,420 km2 (930 sq mi) | 
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| Hopetoun | 1,115 (SAL 2021)[6] | 539.8 km2 (208.4 sq mi) | 
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| Jerdacuttup | 183 (SAL 2021)[7] | 1,200.5 km2 (463.5 sq mi) | 
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| Munglinup | 140 (SAL 2021)[8] | 3,044.7 km2 (1,175.6 sq mi) | 
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| Ravensthorpe | 580 (SAL 2021)[9] | 2,542.7 km2 (981.7 sq mi) | 
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| West River | 71 (SAL 2021)[10] | 1,132.8 km2 (437.4 sq mi) | 
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- ( * indicates suburb partially located within City)
- ( ‡ indicates boundaries of national park and locality are not identical)
Heritage-listed places
editAs of 2023, 122 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Ravensthorpe,[11] of which one is on the State Register of Heritage Places, the Metropolitan Hotel in Hopetoun.[12]
Sex Scandal
editIn September 2021, Shire of Ravensthorpe chief executive Gavin Pollock was sacked after being accused of spending almost $55,000 of shire money on a sex worker.[13] A report tabled in the Western Australian State Parliament on 22 September 2021 alleges that Mr Pollock was a client of a sex worker named "Ms E", for whom he issued multiple fake invoices and purchase orders on his office computer totalling $54,850. Two further invoices totalling a combined $13,350 were prepared but not paid as a result of the commission investigation.
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ravensthorpe (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Fitzgerald River National Park (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Hopetoun (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Jerdacuttup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Munglinup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ravensthorpe (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "West River (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Shire of Ravensthorpe Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ "Shire of Ravensthorpe State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ "Ravensthorpe Shire CEO accused of spending $50k of council cash on sex worker". abc.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
