Shire of Upper Gascoyne

Shire of Upper Gascoyne
Western Australia

Location in Western Australia
Population: 313(2009)[1]
Established: 1887
Area: 57939 km² (22,370.4 sq mi)
Mayor: Ross Collins
Council Seat: Gascoyne Junction
Region: Gascoyne region
State District: North West
Federal Division: Durack
Website: http://www.uppergascoyne.com.au/
LGAs around Shire of Upper Gascoyne:
Ashburton Ashburton Meekatharra
Carnarvon Shire of Upper Gascoyne Meekatharra
Shark Bay Murchison Meekatharra

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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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.[2] The original Road Board office is now a heritage-listed site.[3]

Wards

The shire has been divided into 3 wards with 2 councillors each:

Towns

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (30 March 2010). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008–09". http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/3218.0Main%20Features82008-09?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=3218.0&issue=2008-09&num=&view=. Retrieved 4 June 2010. 
  2. ^ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.
  3. ^ Heritage Council of WA. "Register of Heritage Places - Upper Gascoyne Road Board Office (fmr)". Archived from the original on 2006-08-23. http://web.archive.org/web/20060823182914/http://heritage.wa.gov.au/register/PDF_Files/U-Z+-+A-D/Upper+Gas+Rd+Bd+Off+(I-AD).PDF. Retrieved 2006-11-15. 

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