Shire of Mukinbudin

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Shire of Mukinbudin
Western Australia

Population: 645 (2001 census)
• Density: 0.17/km² (0.4/sq mi)
Postcode: 6479
Area: 3437.1 km² (1327.1 sq mi)
Mayor: Chris Geraghty
Council Seat: Mukinbudin
Region: Wheatbelt
State District: Merredin
Federal Division: O'Connor
Website: http://www.mukinbudin.wa.gov.au
LGAs around Shire of Mukinbudin:
Mount Marshall Mount Marshall Yilgarn
Mount Marshall Shire of Mukinbudin Westonia
Trayning Nungarin Merredin
This article is about a local government area. For the town, see Mukinbudin, Western Australia.

The Shire of Mukinbudin is a Local Government Area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Merredin and about 300 kilometres (186 mi) east of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 3,437 square kilometres (1,327 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Mukinbudin.

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[edit] History

Initially, Mukinbudin was governed by the Merredin Road Board. In 1921, the Nungarin Road Board was gazetted, and in 1933 Mukinbudin, which had grown considerably in the intervening years, was gazetted separately. 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 4 wards.

  • Town Ward (5 councillors)
  • Bonnie Rock Ward (2 councillors)
  • Wilgoyne Ward (1 councillor)
  • Wattoning Ward (1 councillor)

[edit] Towns/Localities

  • Mukinbudin
  • Bonnie Rock
  • Lake Brown
  • Wattoning
  • Wilgoyne

[edit] References

  1. ^ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.

[edit] External links

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