Canning Council

The City of Canning is a local government area located in the southeastern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, approximately 10 kilometers (6 miles) southeast of Perth’s central business district. Covering an area of 64.8 square kilometers (25.0 square miles), the City had a population of around 90,000 according to the 2016 Census.

An early attempt to establish a town trust for the Canning District lasted from 1843 to 1847 before it was dissolved. The area continued to develop under the Central Board of Works until the Canning Road District was established in 1871 under the District Roads Act 1871.

The City of Canning originated as the Municipality of Queen’s Park, established on July 1, 1907, when the original Canning Road District was divided into the Queen’s Park municipality and the Gosnells Road District (which later became the City of Gosnells). On November 5, 1913, it was renamed the Queen’s Park Road District.

On June 17, 1921, it became the second Canning Road District and acquired additional land from the abolished Jandakot Road District on November 30, 1923. The Canning Road District was transformed into the Shire of Canning on July 1, 1961, under the Local Government Act 1960, which converted all remaining road districts into shires. It gained town status as the Town of Canning on December 4, 1970, and became the City of Canning on March 10, 1979.

In 1974, the Town of Canning acquired the heritage-registered Woodloes Homestead to create a local heritage museum.

In late 2012, an inquiry by the State Government’s Department of Local Government led to a 476-page report highlighting widespread dysfunction, micromanagement, and serious governance irregularities within the Canning City Council. Consequently, the State Government suspended the Council and appointed Linton Reynolds as City Commissioner.

In mid-September 2014, the State Government dismissed the four remaining Canning councillors and replaced them with a panel of three new Commissioners following the end of Commissioner Reynolds’ tenure on September 16. The Department of Local Government’s plans, which aimed to significantly reduce the number of local councils, included a proposal to split the City of Canning and merge it with neighboring areas, such as the City of Gosnells and the City of Melville. However, the state government’s council merger process ultimately failed, and the governor’s order for the merger was revoked.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Canning