Shire of Williams

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Shire of Williams
Western Australia

Location in Western Australia

Population:

863 (2006 census)

• Density:

0.39/km² (1.0/sq mi)

Established:

1871

Area:

2305.7 km² (890.2 sq mi)

Mayor:

John Cowcher

Council Seat:

Williams

Region:

Wheatbelt

State District:

Wagin

Federal Division:

Pearce

Website: http://www.williams.wa.gov.au

LGAs around Shire of Williams:
Boddington	Wandering	Cuballing
Boddington	Shire of Williams	Narrogin
Collie	West Arthur	Wagin

This article is about a local government area. For the town, see Williams, Western Australia.

The Shire of Williams is a Local Government Area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 161 kilometres (100 mi) southeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 2,306 square kilometres (890 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Williams.

1 History
2 Wards
3 Towns/Localities
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

In 1871, the Williams Road Board was gazetted. On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire Council following changes to the Local Government Act.^[1]

[edit] Wards

Until 2002, the shire was divided into 3 wards - North West (1), North East (1) and Central (3). On 3 May 2003 all wards were abolished and councillors sit at large.