Pingelly, Western Australia

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Pingelly


caption =
lga = Shire of Pingelly
est =
postcode = 6308
pop = 729
dist1 = 158 | location1 = Perth
fedgov = Pearce
stategov = Wagin
state = wa
maxtemp = 23.1
mintemp = 10.4
rainfall = 448.0
elevation = 297coord|-32.534|117.086|type:city(814)_region:AU-WA_scale:50000|format=dms|display=title

Pingelly is a town and shire located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, convert|158|km|mi|0 from Perth via the Brookton Highway and Great Southern Highway. The town is also located on the Great Southern railway line.

Pingelly has a population of about 750, but the shire includes over 1,100 residents living both in town and on rural properties, and is a key agricultural centre, with wheat, barley, sheep and cattle farming being the main activities. It contains a TAFE college, and each year in September hosts an agricultural show. In addition, a primary school, Bendigo Bank, shopping facilities, accommodation (hotel, motel, caravan park), golf course, council offices and a telecentre are located within the town. A school bus ferries high school students to Narrogin.

The Pingelly Health Service is part of the Upper Great Southern Health Services, and includes a 15-bed hospital facility as well as a General Practice. Home and Community Care (HACC) offers home help, gardening, respite and other aged care services. Narrogin Regional Hospital remains the primary centre servicing the Upper Great Southern area. The town is a stop on the Transwa bus service to Albany. [ [http://www.transwa.wa.gov.au/Portals/0/GS2.pdf GS2 timetable] , TransWA, effective 16 March 2004. Accessed 15 October 2006.]

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External links

* [http://www.pingelly.wa.gov.au/ Shire of Pingelly]