Member Councils

Mindarie Regional Council (MRC) was constituted under the Local Government Act 1960 (LG Act 1960) in 1987 with three original member councils: the City of Perth, City of Stirling and the Shire of Wanneroo.

Today, through restructuring of local government areas, there are seven MRC member councils, each of which send at least one representative to sit on the MRC Council.

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Town of
Cambridge

The Town of Cambridge covers the inner western suburbs of Perth with approximately 11,000 households within its borders.

It commenced disposal of household waste at Tamala Park in 1996 after it was created from the restructuring of the City of Perth.

The town has one representative on the MRC Council.

City of
Joondalup

The City of Joondalup sits to the south of MRC's Tamala Park site and has approximately 62,000 households within its borders.

The area covered by the city has had its household waste managed by MRC for more than 30 years. It originally formed part of the Shire of Wanneroo.

The city has one representative on the MRC Council.

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City of
Perth

The City of Perth covers an area of just over 20 square kilometres, centred on the Perth CBD. It has approximately 17,500 households within its borders.

The City of Perth, though restructured in 1994, has been an MRC member council since MRC was created.

The city has one representative on the MRC Council

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City of
Stirling

The City of Stirling is MRC's most populous member council with approximately 100,000 households within its borders.

It is one of MRC's founding member councils and waste from the city has been managed at Tamala Park since 1999.

The city has four representatives on the MRC council.

 

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Town of
Victoria Park

The Town of Victoria Park is MRC's only member council which sits south of the Swan River.

It has approximately 18,000 households within its borders and has been disposing waste at Tamala Park since 1996.

The town has one representative on the MRC Council.

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City of
Vincent

The City of Vincent was one of three new local government areas created by the restructuring of the City of Perth in 1994.

It has approximately 18,000 households within its borders and MRC has managed its household waste at Tamala Park since 1996.

The city has one representative on the MRC Council.

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City of
Wanneroo

The City of Wanneroo is MRC's northernmost member council with an approximate 78,000 households within its borders.

The city was created from a bifurcation of the Shire of Wanneroo in 1998, but household waste from the area now encompassed by the City of Wanneroo has been managed by MRC since 1991.

The city has two representatives on the MRC Council.