The Shire of Menzies is a Local Government Area

Local Government Areas of Western Australia

The Australian state of Western Australia is divided into 141 local government areas...

 in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia

Western Australia

Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...

 located to the north of Kalgoorlie

Kalgoorlie, Western Australia

Kalgoorlie, known as Kalgoorlie-Boulder, is a town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, and is located east-northeast of state capital Perth at the end of the Great Eastern Highway...

. The Shire covers an area of 124635 square kilometres (48,122 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Menzies

Menzies, Western Australia

Menzies is a town located in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, east-northeast of the state capital, Perth, and north-northwest of the city of Kalgoorlie...

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History

The Menzies Municipal Council was gazetted in 1895. It was dissolved and included in the North Coolgardie Road Board in 1912, which was itself dissolved the same year to form the Menzies, Kookynie and Mount Malcolm

Shire of Leonora

The Shire of Leonora is a Local Government Area in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, about north of the city of Kalgoorlie and about northeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of , and its seat of government is the town of Leonora.-History:Leonora was...

 Road Boards. In 1918, Kookynie was merged into Menzies, which on 1 July 1961 became a Shire Council following changes to the Local Government Act.

Wards

The shire is divided into 3 wards:

• Menzies Ward (3 councillors)
• Kookynie Ward (3 councillors)
• Ularring Ward (1 councillor)

Towns and localities

• Menzies
  Menzies, Western Australia
  Menzies is a town located in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, east-northeast of the state capital, Perth, and north-northwest of the city of Kalgoorlie...
  
  
• Callion
  Callion, Western Australia
  Callion is an abandoned town located in the Goldfields-Esperance region in Western Australia. It is found between Coolgardie and Leomora.Gold was initially discovered here in 1895 and was locally known as Speakman's Find after the prospector who made the original discovery. Speakman's lease was 30...
  
  
• Comet Vale
  Comet Vale, Western Australia
  Comet Vale is an abandoned town in Western Australia located in the Goldfield region of Western Australia located between Kalgoorlie and Laverton on the Goldfields Highway....
  
  
• Davyhurst
  Davyhurst, Western Australia
  Davyhurst is a Goldfields town that is situated south west of Menzies, Western Australia and is approximately northwest of Kalgoorlie. The proposed townsite was initially declared "Davyston" in 1900, Also known as Mace's Find and Davyton. Warden Owen of Menzies advised the Department the town was...
  
  
• Goongarrie
  Goongarrie, Western Australia
  Goongarrie is an abandoned town in Western Australia located in the Goldfield region of Western Australia located 84 north of Kalgoorlie.The town site was originally known as 90 Mile which was the distance of the settlement from Coolgardie...
  
  
• Kookynie
  Kookynie, Western Australia
  Kookynie is a town located in the Eastern Goldfields region in Western Australia.The name of the town is believed to be an aboriginal word which means 'water hole' or 'spring'...
  
  
• Linden
  Linden, Western Australia
  Linden is an abandoned town located in the Goldfields-Esperance region in Western Australia. It is found between Kalgoorlie and Laverton and on the southern edge of Lake Carey...
  
  
• Mount Ida
  Mount Ida, Western Australia
  Mount Ida is an abandoned town located in the Goldfields-Esperance region in Western Australia. It is found between Mount Magnet and LeonoraNamed after a geographical feature situated about 21km south of the town which was named by the explorer John Forrest while on expedition in the area in 1869....
  
  
• Mulline
  Mulline, Western Australia
  Mulline is an abandoned town located in the Goldfields-Esperance region in Western Australia. It is found between Kalgoorlie and Leonora.Gold was discovered in the area in the 1890s and following a gold rush to the area the number of miners in the area resulted in the townsite being gazetted in...
  
  
• Mulwarrie
  Mulwarrie, Western Australia
  Mulwarrie is an abandoned town located in the Goldfields-Esperance region in Western Australia. It is found between Kalgoorlie and Leonora.Known locally as Mount Higgins the progress association asked for a townsite to be declared in the area in 1900...
  
  
• Niagara
  Niagara, Western Australia
  Niagara is an abandoned town located in the Goldfields-Esperance region in Western Australia. It is found between Kalgoorlie and Leonora.In 1895 two prospectors named Northmore and Doolittle discovered gold in the area, some sources claim that John Alway was the first o peg the area earlier the...
  
  
• Tampa
  Tampa, Western Australia
  Tampa is an abandoned town located in the Goldfields-Esperance region in Western Australia. It is found between Kookynie and Leonora.In the late 1890s gold was discovered in the area and by 1896 the government succumbed to demands to survey lots for a townsite...
  
  
• Ularring
• Yarri
  Yarri, Western Australia
  Yarri is an abandoned town located in the Goldfields-Esperance region in Western Australia. It is found between Kalgoorlie and Laverton.Gold was discovered in the area in 1902 with the locality being known as New Edjudina initially...
  
  
• Yerilla
  Yerilla, Western Australia
  Yerilla is an abandoned town located in the Goldfields-Esperance region in Western Australia. It is found between Kalgoorlie and Laverton.Gold was discovered in the area in January 1895 when the Mount Catherine reef was discovered. The reef is loctaed about 6 km south of the town and was...
  
  
• Yunndaga
  Yunndaga, Western Australia
  Yunndaga is an abandoned town located in the Goldfields-Esperance region in Western Australia. It is found between Kalgoorlie and Leonora along the Goldfields Highway....
  
  

External links

• Shire of Menzies