Shire of Kent

Shire of Kent

Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
name = Shire of Kent
state = wa
region = Great Southern


imagesize= 180
caption = Location in Western Australia
pop = 574 (2006 census)
area = 5633.8
est = 1922
seat = Nyabing

url = http://www.kent.wa.gov.au/
mayor = Cathy Crosby
fedgov = O'Connor
stategov = Wagin
near-nw = Dumbleyung
near-n = Lake Grace
near-ne = Lake Grace
near-w = Katanning
near-e = Ravensthorpe
near-sw = Broomehill-T.
near-s = Gnowangerup
near-se = Jerramungup

The Shire of Kent is a Local Government Area located in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about convert|320|km|mi|-1 southeast of Perth, the state capital. The Shire covers an area of convert|5634|km2|sqmi|0 and its seat of government is the town of Nyabing. The area produces grains such as wheat, barley and legumes.

History

The Kent Road Board was formed and gazetted in 1922, and on 1 July 1961, it became a Shire Council following changes to the Local Government Act. From 1955 until 1972, it was known as Nyabing-Pingrup. [WA Electoral Commission, "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.]

The name "Kent" comes from the commissariat officer of Dr T. Wilson’s expedition of 1829.

Wards

Following a redistribution in 2002, the Shire has been divided into 4 wards, each with 2 councillors:

* Holland Rock Ward
* Mindarabin Ward
* Nampup Ward
* Pingarnup Ward

Towns

* Nyabing
* Pingrup

References

External links

* [http://www.kent.wa.gov.au/ Shire of Kent]


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