Shire of Nungarin

Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
name =Shire of Nungarin
state =wa
region =Wheatbelt


imagesize= 180
caption = Location in Western Australia
area =1163.8
est =1921
seat =Nungarin
pop =246 (2006 census)
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mayor =Eileen O'Connell
fedgov =O'Connor
stategov =Central Wheatbelt
near-nw = Mount Marshall
near-n = Mukinbudin
near-ne = Mukinbudin
near-w = Trayning
near-e = Merredin
near-sw = Kellerberrin
near-s = Merredin
near-se = Merredin

The Shire of Nungarin is a Local Government Area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, and, with a population of 264 as at the 2001 census, is one of the nation's smallest. It is located about convert|40|km|mi|0 north of Merredin and about convert|300|km|mi|0 east of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of convert|1164|km2|sqmi|0, and its seat of government is the town of Nungarin.

History

Initially, Nungarin was governed by the Kellerberrin Road Board. In 1911, responsibility for the area was transferred to the Merredin Road Board. In 1921, the Nungarin Road Board was gazetted, which extended north into the present Mount Marshall shire. In 1933 it lost over three-quarters of its land area with the formation of Mukinbudin Road District. On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire of Nungarin 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 3 wards. Prior to the elections in May 2003, there were 7 wards.

* Central Ward (3 councillors)
* Kwelkan/Danberrin/Elabbin Ward (2 councillors)
* Mangowine/Campion/Knungajin Ward (2 councillors)

Towns/Localities

* Nungarin
* Burran Rock
* Chandler
* Elabbin
* Kwelkan
* Mangowine

References