Published 19 February 2025, updated 26 February 2025
The Local Studies Reading Room is open weekly Tuesday 3-5pm and Wednesday 9am-1pm. It is located within the Bunbury City Library, Parkfield Street, Bunbury.
You can arrange to view records relating to Council functions such as minutes of Council Meetings, rate books, reports, maps, official photographs, local history books and newspaper archives. We also have a range of donated material such as historical photographs, postcards and letters, booklets and leaflets about the region.
We hold copies of most Bunbury newspapers on microfilm (from 1853 to 2005) and paper copies of the Bunbury Mail (1990 to 2012). You are welcome to come and search these yourself.
Please note the Archive is not open to the public, items requested may be retrieved by the Local Studies Officer for viewing.
If you wish to view specific records please contact the Local Studies Officer by email (localstudies@bunbury.wa.gov.au) to book a seat in our reading room and advise what information you wish to research. We suggest you give two weeks’ notice where possible as seats are limited.