Shire of Wickepin
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| Shire of Wickepin Western Australia |
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| Population: • Density: |
716 (2001 census) 0.35/km² |
| Area: | 2,041.6 km² |
| Mayor: | S J (Steve) Martin |
| Council Seat: | Wickepin |
| Region: | Wheatbelt |
| State District: | Avon |
| Federal Division: | O'Connor |
- This article is about a local government area. For the town, see Wickepin, Western Australia.
The Shire of Wickepin is a Local Government Area of Western Australia centred on the town of Wickepin (; post code: 6370). It covers an area of about 2,000 km² in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia generally to the east of Great Southern Highway east of Narrogin and about 220km south-east of the capital, Perth. It has a population of 716 (ABS 2001).
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[edit] History
In 1909, the Wickepin Road Board was gazetted. The Board consisted of a chairman, secretary and seven members. On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire Council following changes to the Local Government Act.[1]
[edit] Wards
The shire has been divided into 5 wards.
- Townsite Ward (2 councillors)
- North Ward (2 councillors)
- Central Ward (2 councillors)
- South Ward (2 councillors)
- East Ward (1 councillor)
[edit] Towns/Localities
- Harrismith
- Tincurrin
- Toolibin
- Wickepin
- Yealering
[edit] References
- ^ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.
[edit] External links
| Towns in the Wheatbelt of Western Australia | |
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Southern Wheatbelt: Aldersyde | Arthur River | Brookton | Congelin | Cuballing | Darkan | Duranillin | Dwarda | Highbury | Kweda | Narrogin | North Bannister | Piesseville | Pingelly | Popanyinning | Quindanning | Wagin | Wandering | Williams | Yornaning |
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South Eastern Wheatbelt: Bendering | Bullaring | Corrigin | Dudinin | Dumbleyung | Harrismith | Holt Rock | Hyden | Jitarning | Karlgarin | Kondinin | Kukerin | Kulin | Lake Grace | Lake King | Newdegate | Pingaring | Tincurrin | Wickepin | Varley | Yealering |
| Local Government Areas of the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia | |
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Beverley | Brookton | Bruce Rock | Chittering | Corrigin | Cuballing | Cunderdin | Dandaragan | Dalwallinu | Dowerin | Dumbleyung | Gingin | Goomalling | Kellerberrin | Kondinin | Koorda | Kulin | Lake Grace | Merredin | Moora | Mount Marshall | Mukinbudin | Narembeen | Narrogin (Town) (Shire) | Northam (Town) (Shire) | Nungarin | Pingelly | Quairading | Tammin | Toodyay | Trayning | Victoria Plains | Wagin | Wandering | West Arthur | Westonia | Wickepin | Williams | Wongan-Ballidu | Wyalkatchem | Yilgarn | York |
