Shire of Chittering

Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
name =Shire of Chittering
state =wa
region =Wheatbelt
area =1221.8
est =
seat =Bindoon
pop =3,520 (2006 census)


imagesize= 180
caption = Location in Western Australia
logo =
url =http://www.chittering.wa.gov.au
mayor =Don Gibson
fedgov =Pearce
stategov =Moore
near-nw = Gingin
near-n = Victoria Plains
near-ne = Victoria Plains
near-w = Gingin
near-e = Toodyay
near-sw = Swan
near-s = Swan
near-se = Toodyay

The Shire of Chittering is a Local Government Area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, covering an area of about convert|2750|km2|sqmi|-1 just beyond the northeastern fringe of the Perth metropolitan area, generally along and east of the Great Northern Highway. Its seat of government is the town of Bindoon.

History

In 1896, the Chittering 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.]

Wards

In 2003, wards were abolished throughout the shire, and the six councillors and mayor sit at large.

uburbs and towns

* Bindoon
* Chittering
* Lower Chittering
* Mooliabeenee
* Muchea
* Wannamal

References

External links

* [http://www.chittering.wa.gov.au/ Shire of Chittering]