Shire of Dumbleyung

Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
name =Shire of Dumbleyung
state =wa
region =Wheatbelt
area =2540.1
est =1909
seat =Dumbleyung
pop =632 (2006 census)
density =0.27
logo =Dumbleyung_logo.gif
logosize =180


imagesize= 180
caption = Location in Western Australia
url =http://www.dumbleyung.wa.gov.au
mayor =Gordon Davidson
fedgov =O'Connor
stategov =Wagin
near-nw = Wickepin
near-n = Wickepin
near-ne = Kulin
near-w = Wagin
near-e = Lake Grace
near-sw = Katanning
near-s = Kent
near-se = Kent

The Shire of Dumbleyung is a Local Government Area located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about convert|40|km|mi|0 east of Wagin and about convert|275|km|mi|0 southeast of Perth, the state capital. The Shire covers an area of convert|2540|km2|sqmi|0, and is involved in grain and livestock production and various biodiversity industries including cereals, summer crops, oil mallees, yabbies, emus, poultry and trout. Its seat of government is the town of Dumbleyung.

History

In 1909, the Dumbleyung 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

The shire has been divided into 4 wards.

* Dumbleyung Ward (3 councillors)
* North Ward (3 councillors)
* Kukerin (1 councillor)
* South Ward (2 councillors)

Towns

* Dumbleyung
* Dongolocking
* Kukerin
* Merilup
* Moulyinning
* Nippering
* Tarin Rock

References

External links

* [http://www.dumbleyung.wa.gov.au/ Shire of Dumbleyung]