The City of Bunbury is a local government area in the South West 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
Newton Moore , who later became Premier of Western Australia
Mayor
Term
Ref
Charles Wisbey
1887
Ephraim Mayo Clarke
1887–1888
Charles Wisbey
1888–1890
William Spencer
1891–1893
Charles Wisbey
1893–1894
Ephraim Mayo Clarke
1894–1897
James Moore
1897–1898
Ephraim Mayo Clarke
1899–1901
Newton James Moore
1901–1904
C. E. Spencer
1905–1906
Harry Brashaw
1906–1907
Ephraim Mayo Clarke
1908
Frederick Walter Steere
1909–1910
Charles E. Frankel
1910–1914
G. E. Clarke
1915–1916
J. G. Baldock
1917–1918
William Lemen Thomas
1919
J. G. Baldock
1920
W. L. Thomas
1921
George Tipping
1921–1922
G. E. Reading
1923
G. E. Clarke
1924
W. J. J. Skewes
1925–1926
G. E. Reading
1927
J. G. Baldock
1928
J. E. Hands
1928–1933
J. E. Reading
1934–1935
J. J. P. Verschuer
1937
J. E. Hands
1937–1938
J. T. Blair
1939–1943
Percy C. Payne
1944–1951
Frederick Withers
1951–1955
Percy C. Payne
1955–1958
W. E. McKenna
1958–1959
F. R. Hay
1959–1961
Town of Bunbury
Mayor
Term
Ref
F. R. Hay
1961–1962
A. H. Wilson
1963–1966
Edward Arthur Cooke
1966
Ern Manea
1966–1972
P. J. Usher
1972–1979
City of Bunbury
Bust of Patrick Josef Usher
Mayor
Term
Ref
P. J. Usher
1979–1983
A. G. McKenzie
1983–1988
Ern Manea
1988–1997
John Castrilli
1997–2005
David Smith
2005–2013
Gary Brennan
2013–2021
Jaysen De San Miguel
2021–present
References
City of Bunbury. "Bunbury Council Chambers" . inHerit . Archived from the original on 12 November 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
"Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Electoral Boundaries WA . 31 May 2003. p. 6. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
^ South Western Times . 17 October 1988.
^ "Hon Ephraim Mayo Clarke" . Parliament of Western Australia . Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
"William Spencer" . Parliament of Western Australia . Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
Adams, David. "Moore, Sir Newton James (1870–1936)" . Australian Dictionary of Biography . Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
City of Bunbury. "House" . inHerit . Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
^ "Western Councillor: Issue 113" (PDF). Western Australian Local Government Association . April–May 2021. pp. 20–21. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
"Bunbury's Mayor Beaten" . The Sunday Times . 25 November 1951. p. 1. Archived from the original on 10 January 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
^ Kennedy, Peter (10 July 2020). "Political profile a plus for councils" . Business News . Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
"Frederick James Withers" . Parliament of Western Australia . Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
Shorten, Kristin (2 August 2014). "From Gallipoli to the Gulf, the Cooke family's extraordinary record of service across five generations" . News.com.au . Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
^ Miller, Shanelle (25 October 2013). "Dr Ern Manea remembered in a moving service at St Patrick's Cathedral" . Bunbury Mail . Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
"Mr Giovanni (John) Mario Castrilli" . Parliament of Western Australia . Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
"Mr David Lawrence Smith" . Parliament of Western Australia . Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
Munday, Thomas (12 June 2018). "Former City of Bunbury Mayor David Smith awarded Order of Australia Medal" . Bunbury Mail . Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
^ "New Bunbury mayor pleads for unified council" . ABC News . 21 October 2013. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
Johnston, Amy (28 October 2021). "Former Bunbury Mayor Gary Brennan is busy enjoying "semi-retirement" after stepping down from top spot" . South Western Times . Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
Waller, Pip (19 October 2021). "Jaysen De San Miguel elected new mayor of Bunbury" . Bunbury Mail . Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
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