Cambridge, Western Australia
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The Town of Cambridge is a Local Government Area of Western Australia. It covers an area of approximately 22 square kilometers in metropolitan Perth, the capital of Western Australia. The Town of Cambridge has a population of 25,000, and was originally part of The City of Perth before the restructuring by the Western Australian State Government in 1994.
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Suburbs
(* indicates suburb only partially located within Town)Elected Members
- Marlene Anderton, The Mayor
- Pauline O'Connor JP, Deputy Mayor and Councillor. Coast Ward
- Rod Bradley, Councillor. Coast Ward
- John Gow, Councillor. Coast Ward
- Penny Huxtable, Councillor. Coast Ward
- Kate Barlow, Councillor. Wembley Ward
- David Berry, Councillor. Wembley Ward
- Alan Langer, Councillor. Wembley Ward
- Corinne MacRae, Councillor. Wembley Ward
Facilites
Town Facilities- Bold Park Aquatic Centre
- Cambridge Library
- Child Health Centres
- Leederville Town Hall
- Quarry Ampitheatre
- The Boulevard Centre
- Wembley Community Centre
- Wembley Golf Complex
- Youth Centre
Parks and Reserves
Cambridge features 8 parks and reserves. [link]Reserves
The Town has two major Reserves, Lake Monger and Perry Lakes, which are located within its boundaries and considered major assets.Beaches
The Town of Cambridge has 4.8 kilometres of coastline, including City Beach and Floreat Beach and their respective parks, and the Dunes.The beaches within the Town of Cambridge have won several awards such as:
- Perth’s Best Beach: First Place - City Beach (2003 and 1999)
- Perth’s Best Beach: Second Place - Floreat Beach (2003)
- WA's Best Beach: Second Place - City Beach, Third Place - Floreat(2004)
- WA's Best Beach: First Place - City Beach, Second Place - Floreat (2005)
External links
| Local Government Areas of Perth | |
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| Armadale | Bassendean | Bayswater | Belmont | Cambridge | Canning | City of Perth | Cockburn | Cottesloe | East Fremantle | Fremantle | Gosnells | Joondalup | Kalamunda | Kwinana | City of Melville | Mundaring | Nedlands | Peppermint Grove | Rockingham | Serpentine-Jarrahdale | City of South Perth | Stirling | Subiaco | Swan | Victoria Park | Vincent | Wanneroo | |
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