City of Greater Geraldton

The City of Greater Geraldton is a local government area in the Mid West region of Western Australia, north of the state capital, Perth on the Indian Ocean. It covers an area of, and its seat of government is the town of Geraldton.It was established on 1 July 2011 following the amalgamation of the Shire of Mullewa and the City of Geraldton-Greenough, itself a product of a 2007 amalgamation between the City of Geraldton and Shire of Greenough.HistoryCity of GeraldtonGeraldton was proclaimed as a municipal district on 21 February 1871. On 1 July 1961, it became a town under the new Local Government Act 1960. On 22 April 1988, Geraldton attained city status.Shire of GreenoughThe Greenough and Geraldton Road Boards - the latter not to be confused with the Geraldton Municipality - were proclaimed on 24 January 1871. Initially, Greenough included all of Murchison, which split away on 3 August 1875 and Mullewa, which formed on 11 August 1911. In 1951, Geraldton and Greenough merged, and on 1 July 1961 became the Shire of Geraldton-Greenough under the new Local Government Act 1960. On 19 March 1965, it was renamed the Shire of Greenough.

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