Shire of Westonia
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| Shire of Westonia Western Australia |
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 Location in Western Australia |
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| Population: | 237 (2001 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density: | 0.08/km² (0.2/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 3304.4 km² (1275.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Louis Geyer | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Westonia | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Wheatbelt | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Merredin | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Kalgoorlie | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Westonia is a Local Government Area in the Eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 310 kilometres (193 mi) east of Perth, the state capital. Its seat of government is the small town of Westonia.
Although the Shire of Westonia is located in the Wheatbelt region, it is at the eastern limit of land suitable for wheat growing. The most important industries of Westonia today are wheat and sheep, but historically it is a gold mining area.
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[edit] History
In 1916, the Westonia Road Board was gazetted from land previously within Merredin Road District. On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire Council following changes to the Local Government Act.[1]
[edit] Wards
The shire has been divided into 4 wards.
- Town Ward (2 councillors)
- North Ward (2 councillors)
- Central Ward (3 councillors)
- South Ward (2 councillors)
[edit] Towns
[edit] References
- ^ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.
[edit] External links
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