Shire of Upper Gascoyne
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| Shire of Upper Gascoyne Western Australia |
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 Location in Western Australia |
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| Population: | 285 (2006 census) | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1887 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 57939 km² (22370.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Ross Collins | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Gascoyne Junction | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Gascoyne region | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Murchison-Eyre | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Kalgoorlie | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Upper Gascoyne is a Local Government Area in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia, inland from Carnarvon and about 1,000 kilometres (621 mi) north of the state capital, Perth. The Shire has an area of 57,939 square kilometres (22,370 sq mi), much of which is uninhabited land or sparsely vegetated sheep station country, and its seat of government is the small town of Gascoyne Junction. It has a population of 285 (ABS 2006), 46% of whom identify as Aboriginal.
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[edit] History
In 1887, the Upper Gascoyne Road Board was gazetted. On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire Council following changes to the Local Government Act.[1] The original Road Board office is now a heritage-listed site.[2]
[edit] Wards
The shire has been divided into 3 wards with 2 councillors each:
- North Ward
- South Ward
- East Ward
[edit] Towns
- Burringurrah
- Gascoyne Junction
- Mount Augustus
[edit] References
- ^ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.
- ^ Heritage Council of WA. Register of Heritage Places - Upper Gascoyne Road Board Office (fmr). Retrieved on 2006-11-15.
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