The Shire of Dardanup 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 South West region of Western Australia

Western Australia

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, immediately to the east and southeast of the city of Bunbury

Bunbury, Western Australia

The port city of Bunbury is the third largest city in Western Australia after the State Capital Perth and Mandurah. It is situated south of Perth's central business district...

 and about 200 kilometres (124 mi) south of the state capital, Perth

Perth, Western Australia

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. The Shire covers an area of 526.6 square kilometres (203.3 sq mi), and its seat of government is in Eaton

Eaton, Western Australia

Eaton is a northeastern suburb of Bunbury, Western Australia, located 7 km from the centre of Bunbury on the south shore of the Collie River. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Dardanup, and the offices for the Shire are located within the suburb....

 in Bunbury's eastern suburbs.

History

The Dardanup Road Board was gazetted in 1894. On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire Council following changes to the Local Government Act.

Towns and localities

• Burekup
  Burekup, Western Australia
  Burekup is a small town located on the South Western Highway in the South West Region of Western Australia.The town is built on the Collie River and was originally a railway siding on the Pinjarra-Picton line that was established in 1910 and known at the time as Boorekup.Following a request from...
  
  
• Dardanup
  Dardanup, Western Australia
  Dardanup is a small town in the South West region of Western Australia. The town is located in the fertile Ferguson valley and is close to the Ferguson River.The area was first settled in 1852 by Thomas Little who named his property Dardanup Park...
  
  
• Eaton
  Eaton, Western Australia
  Eaton is a northeastern suburb of Bunbury, Western Australia, located 7 km from the centre of Bunbury on the south shore of the Collie River. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Dardanup, and the offices for the Shire are located within the suburb....
  
  
• Ferguson
• Millbridge
  Millbridge, Western Australia
  Millbridge is a northeastern suburb of Bunbury, Western Australia, adjoining Eaton and located 9 km from the centre of Bunbury. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Dardanup.-History:...
  
  
• Paradise
• Picton East
• Waterloo
  Waterloo, Western Australia
  Waterloo is a small town in the South West region of Western Australia, located on the South Western Highway between Bunbury and Brunswick Junction....
  
  
• Wellington Mill

External links

• Shire of Dardanup website