sentences:  The Shire of Greenough originated as the Geraldton-Greenough Road District, which was established on 21 December 1951 with the amalgamation of the Geraldton Road District and the Greenough Road District.It was declared a shire as the Shire of Geraldton-Greenough with effect from 1 July 1961 following the passage of the "Local Government Act 1960", which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.It was renamed the Shire of Greenough on 19 March 1965.