Shire of Waroona

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Shire of Waroona
Western Australia

Location in Western Australia
Population: 3,451 (2006 census)
• Density: 4/km² (10.4/sq mi)
Area: 832.2 km² (321.3 sq mi)
Mayor: Noel Dew
Council Seat: Waroona
Region: Peel
State District: Collie-Wellington, Murray
Federal Division: Canning
Website: http://www.waroona.wa.gov.au
LGAs around Shire of Waroona:
Murray
Shire of Waroona Boddington
Harvey
This article is about a local government area. For the town, see Waroona, Western Australia.

The Shire of Waroona is a Local Government Area in the Peel region of Western Australia between Mandurah and Harvey and about 110 kilometres (68 mi) south of Perth, the state capital. The Shire covers an area of about 835 km² (322 mi²) and its seat of government is the town of Waroona (32°51′S 115°55′E / -32.85, 115.917).

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[edit] History

The district was originally controlled by the Murray Road Board (from 1887). In 1898, the Drakesbrook Road Board was gazetted. Years after the renaming of the town, on 19 May 1961, the Drakesbrook Road Board was abolished. It was to become the Waroona Road Board, but due to changes in the Local Government Act approved earlier in the year, it became the Waroona Shire Council on 1 July 1961 in line with many other councils.[1]

[edit] Wards

The shire has been divided into 4 wards.

  • Town Ward (4 councillors)
  • East Ward (1 councillor)
  • West Ward (1 councillor)
  • Coastal Ward (2 councillors)

[edit] Towns

The Shire of Waroona contains the following towns and localities:

National parks and state forests based around both the Yalgorup lakes and the Darling Scarp jarrah forests occupy approximately half the land area of the Shire.

[edit] References

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

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Towns in the Shire of Harvey

Australind | Benger | Binningup | Brunswick Jn. | Cookernup | Harvey | Kemerton | Leschenault | Myalup | Roelands | Wokalup | Yarloop
Towns in the Shire of Waroona

Hamel | Lake Clifton | Nanga Brook | Preston Beach | Wagerup | Waroona
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Local Government Areas of the Peel region of Western Australia
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