Shire of Northam

The Shire of Northam is a Local Government Area of Western Australia centred on (but not including) the town of Northam (31°38′S 116°40′E; post code: 6401). It covers an area of about 1,400 km² in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia along the Great Eastern Highway about 60-100 km north-east of and close to the metropolitan fringe of the capital, Perth. It has a population of 3,572 (ABS 2001).

Pages associated with Northam, Western Australia
Northam, Western Australia - a town in Western Australia Town of Northam - a local government area covering Northam Shire of Northam - a local government area surrounding Northam

1 History
2 Possible Amalgamation
3 Wards
4 Towns/Localities
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

[edit] History

In 1871, the Northam Road Board was gazetted. On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire Council following changes to the Local Government Act.^[1]

[edit] Possible Amalgamation

In September 2006, the Shire received a report into the possibility of merging with the Town of Northam^[2], and on 31 October 2006, the Local Government Advisory Board received a proposal to that effect from both councils. Public meetings were announced for December 2006 and, should it go ahead, the new council, to be known as Shire of Northam, would come into existence on 1 July 2007, initially operated by a board of commissioners (two from each entity plus an independent chair).^[3]

[edit] Wards

The shire has been divided into 3 wards.

Central Ward (3 councillors)
West Ward (3 councillors)
East Ward (3 councillors)

[edit] Towns/Localities

Bakers Hill
Buckland
Burlong
Clackline
Copley
Grass Valley
Irishtown
Jennapullin
Meenaar
Mokine
Muresk
Southern Brook
Spencers Brook
Throssell
Woottating
Wundowie

[edit] See also

[edit] References

^ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.
^ Kelly LG Services (September 2006). Shire and Town of Northam Merger Study Report. Retrieved on 2006-11-04. - commissioned by Department of Local Government and Regional Development.
^ Local Government Advisory Board (November 2006). Proposal to Amalgamate the Shire of Northam and the Town of Northam - Information Paper. Retrieved on 2006-11-15.