Shire of Mount Magnet

Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
name =Shire of Mount Magnet
state =wa
region =Mid West
area =13691.6
seat =Mount Magnet
pop =458 (2006 census)
density =


imagesize = 180
caption = Location in Western Australia
logo =
logosize =
url =http://www.mtmagnet.wa.gov.au
mayor =Ashley Dowden
fedgov =Kalgoorlie
stategov =North West
near-nw = Yalgoo
near-n = Cue
near-ne = Sandstone
near-w = Yalgoo
near-e = Sandstone
near-sw = Yalgoo
near-s = Sandstone
near-se = Sandstone

The Shire of Mount Magnet is a Local Government Area in the Mid West region of Western Australia, about convert|570|km|mi|0 north-northeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of convert|13692|km2|sqmi|0, and its seat of government is the town of Mount Magnet.

History

Mount Magnet was gazetted as a municipality in 1896, with the surrounding area gazetted as a Road Board in 1901. The former merged into the latter in October 1918, and on 1 July 1961, it became a Shire Council following changes to the Local Government Act. [WA Electoral Commission, "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.]

Wards

As of the 2005 elections, the shire is no longer divided into wards and the nine councillors sit at large. Previously, there were two wards - Town Ward (6 councillors) and Country Ward (3 councillors).

Towns/Localities

* Mount Magnet
* Boogardie
* Daggar Hills
* Paynesville

References

External links

* [http://www.mtmagnet.wa.gov.au/ Shire of Mount Magnet]