Shire of Boddington

Shire of Boddington

Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
name = Shire of Boddington
state = wa


imagesize= 180
caption = Location in Western Australia
pop = 1,379 (2006 census)
area = 1900.6
est = 1925
seat = Boddington
mayor = Paul Carrotts
region = Peel

url = http://www.boddington.wa.gov.au
stategov = Wagin
fedgov = Pearce
near-nw = Murray
near-n =
near-ne = Wandering
near-e = Wandering
near-w = Waroona
near-sw = Harvey
near-s = Collie
near-se = Williams

The Shire of Boddington is a Local Government Area in the Peel region of Western Australia, about convert|120|km|mi|0 south-east of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of convert|1901|km2|sqmi|0, and its seat of government is the town of Boddington.

History

A road board had been convened at Marradong 8 km to the south in 1903, but it was relocated to Boddington in 1925 after the arrival of the railway and construction of suitable buildings. In 1961, the Marradong Road Board became the Boddington Shire Council following changes to the Local Government Act.

Wards

The shire has been divided into 2 wards.

* Town Ward (4 councillors)
* Rural Ward (3 councillors)

Towns/Localities

* Boddington
* Crossman
* Marradong
* Mount Wells
* Quindanning
* Ranford

External links

* [http://www.boddington.wa.gov.au/ Shire of Boddington]


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