Shire of West Arthur

The Shire of West Arthur is a Local Government Area of Western Australia centred on the town of Darkan (33°20′S 116°45′E; post code: 6398). It covers an area of about 2,830 km² in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia generally to the west of Albany Highway about 200km south-east of the capital, Perth. It has a population of 863 (ABS 2001). Local industries, worth approximately $45 million per year to the State's economy^[1], are dominated by wool and sheep, and also include timber, grain, forestry, beef, pigs, cattle hide tanning, engineering and earthmoving.

1 History
2 Wards
3 Towns
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

In 1896, the West Arthur Road Board was gazetted. Its name is in relation to the former Arthur Road Board, renamed to Wagin in 1905. On 1 July 1961, it became the West Arthur Shire Council following changes to the Local Government Act.^[2]

[edit] Wards

The shire has been divided into 4 wards.

North West (3 councillors)
North East (2 councillors)
South East (2 councillors)
South West (2 councillors)

[edit] Towns

Darkan
Arthur River
Boolading
Bowelling
Cordering
Duranillin
Moodiarrup
Trigwell

[edit] References

^ Agriculture WA (July 2000). Agriculture Statistical Overview 96/97 - Shire of West Arthur. Retrieved on 2006-11-15.
^ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.