Shire of Dalwallinu

Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
name =Shire of Dalwallinu
state =wa
region =Wheatbelt
area =7235.8
est =
seat =Dalwallinu
pop =1,368 (2006 census)


imagesize= 180
caption = Location in Western Australia
logo =
logosize =
url =http://www.dalwallinu.wa.gov.au
mayor =Robert Nixon
fedgov =O'Connor
stategov =Moore
near-nw =Coorow
near-n =Perenjori
near-ne =Yalgoo
near-w =Coorow
near-e =Mt Marshall
near-sw =Moora
near-s =Wongan-Ballidu
near-se =Koorda

The Shire of Dalwallinu is a Local Government Area located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about convert|250|km|mi|0 of Perth, the state capital. The Shire covers an area of convert|7236|km2|sqmi|0 and its seat of government is the town of Dalwallinu.

History

Initially, the area was managed by the Moora and Upper Irwin Road Boards. In 1916, the Dalwallinu 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.

* East Ward (2 councillors)
* North Ward (2 councillors)
* South Ward (6 councillors)

Towns

* Dalwallinu
* Buntine
* East Damboring
* Jibberding
* Kalannie
* Nugadong
* Pithara
* Wubin
* Xantippe

References

External links

* [http://www.dalwallinu.wa.gov.au/ Shire of Dalwallinu]