Shire of Upper Gascoyne

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


imagesize= 180
caption = Location in Western Australia
pop = 285 (2006 census)
area = 57939
est = 1887
seat = Gascoyne Junction
mayor = Ross Collins
region = Gascoyne region

url = http://www.uppergascoyne.com.au/
stategov = North West
fedgov = Kalgoorlie
near-nw = Ashburton
near-n = Ashburton
near-ne = Meekatharra
near-e = Meekatharra
near-se = Meekatharra
near-s = Murchison
near-sw = Shark Bay
near-w = Carnarvon

The Shire of Upper Gascoyne is a Local Government Area in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia, inland from Carnarvon and about convert|1000|km|mi|0 north of the state capital, Perth. The Shire has an area of convert|57939|km2|sqmi|0, 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.

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. [WA Electoral Commission, "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.] The original Road Board office is now a heritage-listed site. [cite web|url=http://www.heritage.wa.gov.au/register/PDF_Files/U-Z%20-%20A-D/Upper%20Gas%20Rd%20Bd%20Off%20(I-AD).PDF|title=Register of Heritage Places - Upper Gascoyne Road Board Office (fmr)|author=Heritage Council of WA|accessdate=2006-11-15]

Wards

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

* North Ward
* South Ward
* East Ward

Towns

*Burringurrah
*Gascoyne Junction
*Mount Augustus

References

External links

* [http://www.uppergascoyne.com.au/ Shire of Upper Gascoyne]