Shire of Ravensthorpe

The Shire of Ravensthorpe is a local government area in the southern Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, about halfway between the city of Albany and the town of Esperance and about 530 kilometres (329 mi) southeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 13,551 square kilometres (5,232 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Ravensthorpe.

This article is about a local government area. For the town, see Ravensthorpe, Western Australia.

Shire of Ravensthorpe
Western Australia
The Ravensthorpe shire offices
Location in Western Australia
Population1,733 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.12789/km2 (0.33122/sq mi)
Area13,551.1 km2 (5,232.1 sq mi)
Shire PresidentKeith Dunlop
Council seatRavensthorpe
RegionGoldfields-Esperance
State electorate(s)Roe
Federal division(s)O'Connor
WebsiteShire of Ravensthorpe
LGAs around Shire of Ravensthorpe:
Lake Grace Dundas Esperance
Kent Shire of Ravensthorpe Esperance
Jerramungup Southern Ocean Southern Ocean

History

The Phillips River Road District was gazetted on 9 November 1900. On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire of Ravensthorpe under the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.[2]

Wards

As of the 2003 election, the Shire is divided into three wards:

  • Ravensthorpe Ward (two councillors)
  • Hopetoun Ward (two councillors)
  • Rural Ward (three councillors)

Towns and localities

Heritage-listed places
Main article: List of heritage places in the Shire of Ravensthorpe

As of 2021, 122 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Ravensthorpe,[3] of which one is on the State Register of Heritage Places, the Metropolitan Hotel in Hopetoun.[4]

Sex Scandal

In September 2021, Shire of Ravensthorpe chief executive Gavin Pollock was sacked after being accused of spending almost $55,000 of shire money on a sex worker.[5] A report tabled in the Western Australian State Parliament on 22 September 2021 alleges that Mr Pollock was a client of a sex worker named "Ms E", for whom he issued multiple fake invoices and purchase orders on his office computer totalling $54,850. Two further invoices totalling a combined $13,350 were prepared but not paid as a result of the commission investigation.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ravensthorpe (S)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  2. "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  3. "Shire of Ravensthorpe Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  4. "Shire of Ravensthorpe State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  5. "Ravensthorpe Shire CEO accused of spending $50k of council cash on sex worker". abc.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.

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