Kununurra Shire Council Chambers

Author

Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley

Place Number

09592

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Location

Lot 75 Coolibah Dr Kununurra

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Infant Health Clinic/Post Office
Visitors Centre/Shop/Library/Tourist Bur

Local Government

Wyndham-East Kimberley

Region

Kimberley

Construction Date

Constructed from 1968

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	20 Feb 1997

Statement of Significance

The initial sketches were made by W Withers and E J Cole to support a motion for funding at a Shire Council meeting in 1966. At that lime the town of Kununurra did not have an official; 1. Post Office, 2. Civic Centre, 3. Infant Health Centre, 4. Shire Office. It was proposed to seek funding from the State Government for the Infant Health Centre and to borrow money using a lease agreement with the Postmaster Generals Department. The application was further supported by the lease of one shop and an office (the shop was a ladies hairdresser). The Civic Centre hall was designed for expansion westwards with a stage area. The northern and southern walls opened on to patio areas for tables and chairs at functions.

Physical Description

The complex is set on the western side of Coolibah Drive equidistant from Ivanhoe road junctions. It is located in a garden setting, adjacent to the Kununurra Leisure Centre and Swimming Pool.
The offices are an amalgamation of building styles. The facade has a parapet wall of local stone. The walls of the rest of the building are of fibreboard. It has a flat topped roof typical of the 1960s.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: All external intact.
Modifications: Internal walls only.

Condition

Good

Associations

Name	Type	Year From	Year To
W Withers	Architect	-	-
E J Cole	Architect	-	-

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	GOVERNMENTAL	Office or Administration Bldg
	HEALTH	Other
Present Use	GOVERNMENTAL	Office or Administration Bldg
	Transport\Communications	Comms: Post or Telegraph Office

Creation Date

14 Nov 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

31 Dec 2016

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