Shire of Wandering

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Shire of Wandering
Western Australia

Location in Western Australia
Population: 318 (2001 census)
• Density: 0.17/km² (0.4/sq mi)
Area: 1900.8 km² (733.9 sq mi)
Mayor: Bruce Dowsett
Council Seat: Wandering
Region: Wheatbelt
State District: Avon
Federal Division: Pearce
Website: http://www.wandering.wa.gov.au
LGAs around Shire of Wandering:
Serpentine- Jarrahdale Beverley Brookton
Boddington Shire of Wandering Pingelly
Boddington Williams Cuballing

The Shire of Wandering is a Local Government Area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, and, with a population of 318 as at the 2001 census, is one of the nation's smallest. It covers an area of 1,901 square kilometres (734 sq mi) generally to the east of Albany Highway about 120 kilometres (75 mi) south-east of Perth, the state capital. The Shire's seat of government is the town of Wandering.

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[edit] History

The Wandering Road Board was gazetted on 6 October 1874 out of land previously managed by the Williams Road Board.[1] On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire Council following changes to the Local Government Act.[2]

[edit] Wards

The shire has been divided into 4 wards.

  • North Ward (2 councillors)
  • North East Ward (2 councillors)
  • South Ward (2 councillors)
  • Town Ward (1 councillor)

[edit] Towns/Localities

[edit] References

  1. ^ Western Australian Government Gazette, 6 October 1874, p.174. Accessed on microfilm at Battye Library, Perth.
  2. ^ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.

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