Shire of Mount Marshall

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Shire of Mount Marshall Western Australia
Population: • Density:	638 (2001 census) 0.063/km²
Established:	1923
Area:	10,189.5 km²
Mayor:	Derek Clauson
Council Seat:	Mukinbudin
Region:	Wheatbelt
State District:	Merredin
Federal Division:	O'Connor
Website: http://www.mtmarshall.wa.gov.au
LGAs around Shire of Mount Marshall Dalwallinu Yalgoo Sandstone Koorda Shire of Mount Marshall Yilgarn Wyalkatchem Trayning Mukinbudin

The Shire of Mount Marshall is a Local Government Area of Western Australia based in the town of Bencubbin (30.811° S 117.860° E; post code: 6477). It covers an area of about 10,000 km² in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia about 300km northeast of the capital, Perth. It has a population of 638 (ABS 2001).

Contents 1 History 2 Wards 3 Towns/Localities 4 References 5 External links

[edit] History

The area was first discovered by Surveyor General John Septimus Roe, Mt Marshall and Lake McDermott were named after Captain Marshall McDermont, an early settler to the Swan River Colony. The area was first settled by Sandalwooders and Graziers in 1868. Sandalwood was removed from this area from the 1880s until the 1920s. Permanent settlement and the development and clearing of the land for farms commenced around 1910.

In 1923, the Mount Marshall Road Board was gazetted out of areas formerly managed by Ninghan (Trayning) and Nungarin, and on 1 July 1961, it became a Shire Council following changes to the Local Government Act.^[1]

[edit] Wards

The shire has been divided into 7 wards, each with one councillor.

• Beacon Ward
• Cleary Ward
• Gabbin Ward
• North Bencubbin Ward
• South Bencubbin Ward
• Welbungin Ward
• Wialki Ward

[edit] Towns/Localities

• Beacon
• Bencubbin
• Gabbin
• Welbungin
• Wialki

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Shire of Mount Marshall