Shire of West Arthur
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| Shire of West Arthur Western Australia |
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 Location in Western Australia |
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| Population: | 863 (2001 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density: | 0.3/km² (0.8/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1896 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 2834.2 km² (1094.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Ian Woodruff | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Darkan | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Wheatbelt | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Wagin | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | O'Connor | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of West Arthur is a Local Government Area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, generally to the west of Albany Highway about 200 kilometres (124 mi) south-east of Perth, the state capital. The Shire covers an area of 2,834 square kilometres (1,094 sq mi) and its seat of government is the town of Darkan. Industries within the Shire, worth approximately $45 million per year to the State's economy,[1] are dominated by wool and sheep, and also include timber, grain, forestry, beef, pigs, cattle hide tanning, engineering and earthmoving.
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[edit] History
In 1896, the West Arthur Road Board was gazetted. Its name is in relation to the former Arthur Road Board, renamed to Wagin in 1905. On 1 July 1961, it became the West Arthur Shire Council following changes to the Local Government Act.[2]
[edit] Wards
The shire has been divided into 4 wards.
- North West (3 councillors)
- North East (2 councillors)
- South East (2 councillors)
- South West (2 councillors)
[edit] Towns
- Darkan
- Arthur River
- Boolading
- Bowelling
- Cordering
- Duranillin
- Moodiarrup
- Trigwell
[edit] References
- ^ Agriculture WA (July 2000). Agriculture Statistical Overview 96/97 - Shire of West Arthur. Retrieved on 2006-11-15.
- ^ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.
[edit] External links
- Shire of West Arthur
- West Arthur Telecentre includes community information.
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