Shire of Quairading
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| Shire of Quairading Western Australia |
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 Location in Western Australia |
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| Population: | 1,041 (2001 census) | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1913 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 2017.8 km² (779.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Darryl Richards | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Quairading | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Wheatbelt | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Merredin | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | O'Connor | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Quairading is a Local Government Area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 170 kilometres (106 mi) east of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 2,018 square kilometres (779 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Quairading.
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[edit] History
Quairading was initially constituted as the Greenhills Road Board in 1892, covering a large area east of York. In 1913, Greenhills was broken up to form Avon, East Avon (Bruce Rock) and Kunjinn (Corrigin). In 1922 the Avon Road Board was renamed to Quairading, and on 1 July 1961, it became a Shire Council following changes to the Local Government Act.[1]
[edit] Wards
The shire is no longer divided into wards and the 9 councillors sit at large. Prior to the 2003 elections, there were 11 councillors representing five wards: Town (3), Southwest, Southeast, Northwest and Northeast (2 each).
[edit] Towns/Localities
- Quairading
- Balkuling
- Dangin
- Doodenanning
- Pantapin
- Yoting
- Wamenusking
- South Caroling
[edit] References
- ^ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.
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