The City of Greater Geraldton in the Mid West region of Western Australia was originally established as a Municipality with a mayor and councillors under the Municipal Institutions Act in 1871. With the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, all municipalities became Towns effective 1 July 1961. On 22 April 1988, Geraldton was declared a City. In July 2007, it merged with the surrounding Shire of Greenough to form the City of Geraldton-Greenough.
In July 2011, the City merged with the Shire of Mullewa to form the City of Greater Geraldton.
Mayor | Term |
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Capt. Daniel Scott | 1871–1874 |
Charles Crowther | 1875–1876 |
Arthur Houssemayne du Boulay | 1877–1878 |
George Baston Sen. | 1879–1880 |
Charles Crowther | 1881 |
George Baston Sen. | 1882 |
Edward Shenton | 1883 |
William Hepburn Gale | 1884 |
George Baston Sen. | 1885–1886 |
William Jose | 1887–1888 |
Edward Shenton | 1889–1891 |
Henry Spalding | 1892 |
William Jose | 1893 |
Charles Watson Gray | 1894 |
Charles Reilly | 1895 |
Harry Ainsworth | 1896 |
Henry Spalding | 1897 |
Robert Hutchinson | 1898–1900 |
Edward Pope | 1901 |
William Jose | 1902–1904 |
Frank E. Davis | 1905 |
Francis Gow Armstrong | 1905–1907 |
John Greenwood Smith | 1908 |
William Jose | 1909 |
John Urch | 1910–1911 |
Benjamin M. Fuller | 1912 |
Launcelot Machell Hungerford | 1913 |
George Adam Kempton | 1913–1915 |
William Bower Fallowfield | 1915–1917 |
Frank Green | 1917–1919 |
George Adam Kempton | 1919–1921 |
George Ernest Sewell | 1921–1922 |
George Adam Kempton | 1922–1923 |
Frank Green | 1923–1925 |
George Ernest Sewell | 1925–1929 |
George Alexander Houston | 1929–1930 |
John McCabe | 1930–1931 |
George Lester | 1931–1936 |
Richard Carson | 1936–1945 |
Dr James McAleer | 1945–1957 |
Charles Stewart Eadon-Clarke | 1957–1961 |
Mayor | Term |
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Charles Eadon-Clarke | 1961–1968 |
Vic Askew | 1968–1972 |
Harry Assad | 1972–1977 |
Lyle James Harris | 1977–1982 |
Phil Cooper | 1982–1988 |
Mayor | Term |
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Faye Simpson | 1988–1991 |
Edward Whelan | 1991–1994 |
Phil Cooper | 1994–2001 |
Vickie Petersen | 2001–2007 |
Mayor | Term |
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Ian Carpenter | 2007–2011 |
Mayor | Term |
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Ian Carpenter | 2011–2015 |
Shane Van Styn | 2015–present |
The City of Geraldton was a local government area in the Mid West region of Western Australia, 424 kilometres (263 mi) north of the state capital, Perth on the Indian Ocean. The City covered an area of 46.3 square kilometres (17.9 sq mi), and its seat of government was the town of Geraldton.
The Shire of Greenough was a local government area in the Mid West region of Western Australia, 420 kilometres (261 mi) north of the state capital, Perth surrounding the city of Geraldton. The Shire covered an area of 1,752 square kilometres (676.5 sq mi), and its seat of government was the outer Geraldton suburb of Utakarra.
The City of Geraldton-Greenough was a local government area in the Mid West region of Western Australia, 424 kilometres (263 mi) north of the state capital, Perth on the Indian Ocean. It covered an area of 1,798.3 square kilometres (694.3 sq mi), and its seat of government was the town of Geraldton.
Tarcoola Beach is a southern coastal suburb of Geraldton, Western Australia. Its local government area is the City of Greater Geraldton.
The Shire of Mullewa was a local government area in the Mid West region of Western Australia, about 100 kilometres (62 mi) east of the city of Geraldton and about 450 kilometres (280 mi) north of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covered an area of 10,827 square kilometres (4,180 sq mi), and its seat of government was the town of Mullewa. It amalgamated with the City of Geraldton-Greenough on 1 July 2011 to become part of the City of Greater Geraldton.
Cape Burney is a coastal town and locality 12 kilometres (7 mi) south of Geraldton, Western Australia at the mouth of the Greenough River. Its local government area is the City of Greater Geraldton. At the 2016 census, Cape Burney had a population of 500.
Drummond Cove is a coastal town located 12 kilometres (7 mi) north of Geraldton, Western Australia in the local government area of the City of Greater Geraldton. The locality was gazetted in 1985.
Glenfield is a locality north of Geraldton, Western Australia. Its local government area is the City of Greater Geraldton.
Meru is a locality southeast of Geraldton, Western Australia. Its local government area is the City of Greater Geraldton.
Karloo is a locality southeast of Geraldton, Western Australia. Its local government area is the City of Greater Geraldton.
Deepdale is a locality east of Geraldton, Western Australia. Its local government area is the City of Greater Geraldton.
Moresby is a locality northeast of Geraldton, Western Australia, on the north bank of the Chapman River. Its local government area is the City of Greater Geraldton.
Woorree is an eastern suburb of Geraldton, Western Australia. Its local government area is the City of Greater Geraldton.
Mount Tarcoola is a southern suburb of Geraldton, Western Australia. Its local government area is the City of Greater Geraldton.
Utakarra is an eastern suburb of Geraldton, Western Australia. Its local government area is the City of Greater Geraldton. Prior to 1 July 2007, it was the seat of government of the Shire of Greenough.
Waggrakine is an outer northern suburb of Geraldton, Western Australia in the local government area of the City of Greater Geraldton.
The City of Greater Geraldton is a local government area in the Mid West region of Western Australia, 424 kilometres (263 mi) north of the state capital, Perth on the Indian Ocean. It covers an area of 12,625.5 square kilometres (4,874.7 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Geraldton.
Tibradden or Tibradden Station is a pastoral lease that currently operates as a cattle station and had previously operated as a sheep station.
The Great Australian Party is a political party in Australia. The party was formally registered by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) on 7 April 2019 and is associated with former senator Rod Culleton who had been elected in the 2016 Australian federal election as a senator for Western Australia, but subsequently found to have been ineligible and was disqualified.
The Greenough Road District was an early form of local government area in the Mid West region of Western Australia. It was based in the town of Greenough.