Shire of Westonia

Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
name = Shire of Westonia
state = wa


imagesize= 180
caption = Location in Western Australia
pop = 213 (2006 census)
density = 0.08
area = 3304.4
est =
seat = Westonia
mayor = Louis Geyer
region = Wheatbelt

url = http://www.westonia.wa.gov.au
stategov = Central Wheatbelt
fedgov = Kalgoorlie
near-nw = Mt Marshall
near-n =
near-ne =
near-w = Mukinbudin
near-e = Yilgarn
near-sw = Merredin
near-s =
near-se =

The Shire of Westonia is a Local Government Area in the Eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about convert|310|km|mi|0 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.

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. [WA Electoral Commission, "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.]

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)

Towns

* Westonia
* Boodarockin
* Carrabin
* Walgoolan
* Warralakin

References

External links

* [http://www.westonia.wa.gov.au/ Shire of Westonia]