The City of Bunbury is a local government area in the South West region of Western Australia. It was formed on 21 February 1871 as the Municipality of Bunbury and has had a mayor since June 1887 in celebration of the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria. On 23 June 1961, following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, the municipality was renamed to the Town of Bunbury. On 31 August 1979, upon reaching the required population, the town was renamed to its present name, the City of Bunbury.
Municipality of Bunbury
+MayorTermCharles Wisbey1887South Western Times. 17 October 1988.Ephraim Mayo Clarke1887–1888Charles Wisbey1888–1890William Spencer1891–1893Charles Wisbey1893–1894Ephraim Mayo Clarke1894–1897James Moore1897–1898Ephraim Mayo Clarke1899–1901Newton James Moore1901–1904C. E. Spencer1905–1906Harry Brashaw1906–1907Ephraim Mayo Clarke1908Frederick Walter Steere1909–1910Charles E. Frankel1910–1914G. E. Clarke1915–1916J. G. Baldock1917–1918William Lemen Thomas1919J. G. Baldock1920W. L. Thomas1921George Tipping1921–1922G. E. Reading1923G. E. Clarke1924W. J. J. Skewes1925–1926G. E. Reading1927J. G. Baldock1928J. E. Hands1928–1933J. E. Reading1934–1935J. J. P. Verschuer1937J. E. Hands1937–1938J. T. Blair1939–1943Percy C. Payne1944–1951Frederick Withers1951–1955Percy C. Payne1955–1958W. E. McKenna1958–1959F. R. Hay1959–1961
Town of Bunbury +MayorTermF. R. Hay1961–1962A. H. Wilson1963–1966Edward Arthur Cooke1966Ern Manea1966–1972P. J. Usher1972–1979
City of Bunbury
+MayorTermP. J. Usher1979–1983A. G. McKenzie1983–1988Ern Manea1988–1997John Castrilli1997–2005David Smith2005–2013Gary Brennan2013–2021Jaysen De San Miguel2021–present
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