Shire of Kondinin

Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
name =Shire of Kondinin
state =wa
region =Wheatbelt
area =7376
est =1925
seat =Kondinin
pop =968 (2006 census)


imagesize= 180
caption = Location in Western Australia
logo =Kondinin_logo.png logosize =206
url =http://www.kondinin.wa.gov.au
mayor =Brian Young
fedgov =O'Connor
stategov =Wagin
near-nw = Narembeen
near-n = Yilgarn
near-ne = Coolgardie
near-w = Corrigin
near-e = Dundas
near-sw = Wickepin
near-s = Kulin
near-se = Ravensthorpe

The Shire of Kondinin is a Local Government Area in the Eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about convert|300|km|mi|0 east of the state capital, Perth. The Shire's land area of convert|7376|km2|sqmi|0 forms a narrow east-west band, located between the Shire of Narembeen to the north and the Shire of Kulin to the south. Its seat of government is the town of Kondinin.

History

The Kondinin Road Board was formed from the portions of the Roe Road Board, Corrigin Road Board and Narembeen Road Board on 19 June 1925. The first election was held on 5 September 1925, with the first meeting taking place in the Kondinin Hall a week later. 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 was previously divided into 4 wards, however these were abolished in 2004. All 8 councillors sit at large.

Towns/Localities

* Bendering
* Hyden
* Kondinin
* Karlgarin

References

External links

* [http://www.kondinin.wa.gov.au/ Shire of Kondinin]