Shire of Narembeen

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Shire of Narembeen
Western Australia

Location in Western Australia
Population: 906 (2001 census)
• Density: 0.24/km² (0.6/sq mi)
Area: 3832.9 km² (1479.9 sq mi)
Mayor: Stephen Padfield
Council Seat: Narembeen
Region: Wheatbelt
State District: Merredin
Federal Division: O'Connor
Website: http://www.narembeen.wa.gov.au
LGAs around Shire of Narembeen:
Bruce Rock Merredin Yilgarn
Bruce Rock Shire of Narembeen Yilgarn
Corrigin Kondinin Kondinin
This article is about a local government area. For the town, see Narembeen, Western Australia.

The Shire of Narembeen is a Local Government Area in the Eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 300 kilometres (186 mi) east of the state capital, Perth, and between the shires of Merredin to the north, and Kondinin to the south. The Shire has a land area of 3,833 square kilometres (1,480 sq mi) and its seat of government is the town of Narembeen.

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[edit] History

In 1924, the Narembeen Road Board was gazetted 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 2 wards.

  • Rural Ward (5 councillors)
  • Town Ward (4 councillors)

[edit] Towns/Localities

[edit] References

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

[edit] External links

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