Shire of Wiluna

Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
name =Shire of Wiluna
state =wa
region =Mid West
area =182155.8
seat =Wiluna
pop =1,640 (2001 census) 681 (2006 census)
density =


imagesize = 180
caption = Location in Western Australia
logo =
logosize =
url =http://www.wiluna.wa.gov.au
mayor =John Kyanga
fedgov =Kalgoorlie
stategov =Kalgoorlie
near-nw = East Pilbara
near-n = East Pilbara
near-ne = East Pilbara
near-w = Meekatharra
near-e = Ngaanyatjarraku
near-sw = Sandstone
near-s = Leonora
near-se = Laverton

The Shire of Wiluna is a Local Government Area in the Mid West region of Western Australia, about convert|950|km|mi|0 northeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of convert|182155|km2|sqmi|0, and its seat of government is the town of Wiluna.

History

The Wiluna Road Board was gazetted in 1909. On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire Council following changes to the Local Government Act. On 1 July 1993, the eastern half of the Shire abutting the State's border with the Northern Territory was incorporated as the Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku. [WA Electoral Commission, "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.]

Wards

The shire is no longer divided into wards and the 7 councillors sit at large.

Towns/Localities

* Wiluna

References

External links

* [http://www.wiluna.wa.gov.au/ Shire of Wiluna]