Shire of Merredin

Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
name =Shire of Merredin
state =wa
region =Wheatbelt
area =3299.7
seat =Merredin
pop =3,245 (2006 census)


imagesize= 180
caption = Location in Western Australia
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url =http://www.merredin.wa.gov.au
mayor =Ken Hooper
fedgov =Kalgoorlie, O'Connor
stategov =Central Wheatbelt
near-nw = Nungarin
near-n = Mukinbudin
near-ne = Westonia
near-w = Kellerberrin
near-e = Westonia
near-sw = Bruce Rock
near-s = Narembeen
near-se = Yilgarn

The Shire of Merredin is a Local Government Area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about convert|250|km|mi|0 east of Perth, the state capital. Its seat of government is the town of Merredin, where 2,804 of the Shire's 3,595 residents live. The Shire covers an area of convert|3300|km2|sqmi|0.

History

In 1921, the Merredin Road Board was gazetted. On 1 July 1961, it became a 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, all wards were abolished and all 11 councillors sit at large.

Towns/Localities

* Merredin
* Burracoppin
* Hines Hill
* Muntadgin
* Nangeenan
* Nokaning
* Tandegin

References

External links

* [http://www.merredin.wa.gov.au/ Shire of Merredin]