Shire of Corrigin

Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
name = Shire of Corrigin
state = wa
region = Wheatbelt
area = 3095
est = 1913
seat = Corrigin
pop = 1,145 (2006 census)

logosize = 143


imagesize= 180
caption = Location in Western Australia
url = http://www.corrigin.wa.gov.au
mayor = Nola Forbes
fedgov = O'Connor
stategov = Electoral district of Wagin
near-nw = Quairading
near-n = Bruce Rock
near-ne = Narembeen
near-w = Pingelly
near-e = Kondinin
near-sw = Wickepin
near-s = Wickepin
near-se = Kulin

The Shire of Corrigin is a Local Government Area located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about convert|230|km|mi|0 east of the state capital, Perth. Its seat of government is the town of Corrigin. The shire covers an area of convert|3095|km2|sqmi|0 and the economy, worth approximately $50 million per year to the state economy, is based on agriculture - predominantly cereal grains and sheep, [cite web|url=http://agspsrv34.agric.wa.gov.au/programs/srd/agplan/regionstats/CORRIGIN.pdf|title=Agriculture Statistical Overview 96/97 - Shire of Corrigin|author=Agriculture WA|date=July 2000|accessdate=2006-11-15] with some supporting industries including a flour mill.

History

From 1891 until 1913, different parts of the area was managed by Morambine (Pingelly), Greenhills and Brookton Road Boards. In 1913, after the announcement of a proposed railway from Brookton on the Great Southern Railway to terminate in the town of Kunjin, the Kunjinn Road Board was gazetted. The first Board members held their meetings in a small timber and iron building with their first ever purchase being a billy, tea and sugar. After only three meetings, it was decided to shift the meeting venue to the new townsite of Corrigin as Kunjin was no longer under consideration as the major rail junction. Accordingly, in 1914, it changed name to the Corrigin Road Board. 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 3 wards, each of 3 councillors:

* North Ward
* Central Ward
* South Ward

Towns/Localities

* Corrigin
* Bullaring
* Bulyee
* Jubuk
* Kunjin

References

External links

* [http://www.corrigin.wa.gov.au/ Shire of Corrigin]