Shire of Wyalkatchem

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


imagesize= 180
caption = Location in Western Australia
area =1595.4
est =
seat =Wyalkatchem
pop =564 (2006 census)
density =0.35
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logosize =
url =http://www.wyalkatchem.wa.gov.au
mayor =Susan Bruse
fedgov =O'Connor
stategov =Central Wheatbelt
near-nw = Wongan Ballidu
near-n = Koorda
near-ne = Mt Marshall
near-w = Dowerin
near-e = Trayning
near-sw = Cunderdin
near-s = Tammin
near-se = Kellerberrin

The Shire of Wyalkatchem is a Local Government Area located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. Its seat of government is the town of Wyalkatchem, about convert|190|km|mi|0 northeast of Perth, the state capital.

History

In 1920, the Wyalkatchem Road Board was gazetted out of land previously administered by the Ninghan and Dowerin Road Boards. On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire of Wyalkatchem following changes to the Local Government Act. [WA Electoral Commission, "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.]

Wards

The shire has no wards, and seven councillors. The shire president is elected from amongst the councillors.

Towns/Localities

* Wyalkatchem
* Benjaberring
* Cowcowing
* Korrelocking
* Nembudding

References

External links

* [http://www.wyalkatchem.wa.gov.au Shire of Wyalkatchem website]