Shire of Victoria Plains
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| Shire of Victoria Plains Western Australia |
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 Location in Western Australia |
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| Population: | 973 (2001 census) | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1871 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 2569 km² (991.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Michael Anspach | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Calingiri | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Wheatbelt | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Moore | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | O'Connor | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Victoria Plains is a Local Government Area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 160 kilometres (99 mi) north of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 2,569 square kilometres (992 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Calingiri.
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[edit] History
In 1871, the Victoria Plains Road Board was gazetted and was responsible for an area as far north as Carnamah and east to the South Australian border. These areas gradually obtained their own local government over the next 40 years. On 1 July 1961, the area that remained became the Victoria Plains Shire Council following changes to the Local Government Act.[1]
[edit] Wards
The shire has been divided into 4 wards.
- West Ward (3 councillors)
- Central Ward (2 councillors)
- East Ward (2 councillors)
- South Ward (2 councillors)
[edit] Towns/Localities
- Bolgart
- Calingiri
- Gillingarra
- New Norcia
- Piawaning
- Waddington
- Yerecoin
[edit] References
- ^ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.
[edit] External links
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