Shire of Kondinin

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

Shire of Kondinin
Western Australia

Kondinin shire offices, 2014

Location in Western Australia

Population

1,042 (2013 est)^[1]

• Density

0.14127/km² (0.36588/sq mi)

Established

1925

Area

7,376 km² (2,847.9 sq mi)

Mayor

Brian Young

Council seat

Website

LGAs around Shire of Kondinin:
Narembeen	Yilgarn	Coolgardie
Corrigin	Shire of Kondinin	Dundas
Wickepin	Kulin	Ravensthorpe

The Shire of Kondinin is a local government area in the Eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 300 kilometres (186 mi) east of the state capital, Perth. The Shire's land area of 7,376 square kilometres (2,848 sq mi) 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 District was formed from the portions of the Roe (Kulin), Corrigin and Narembeen Road Districts 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 a shire under the Local Government Act 1960.^[2]

Wards

The shire was previously divided into four wards, however these were abolished in 2004. All eight councillors sit at large.

Towns and localities

Notable councillors

Bill Young, Shire of Kondinin councillor 1954–1967, shire president 1959–1967; later a state MP

References

↑ "3218.0 Regional Population Growth, Australia. Table 5. Estimated Resident Population, Local Government Areas, Western Australia". 3 April 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
↑ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 3.0), 31 May 2007.

External links

Media related to Shire of Kondinin at Wikimedia Commons

Official website

Local government areas of Western Australia

Perth Metropolitan

Cities	Armadale^* Bayswater^* Belmont^* Canning^* Cockburn^* Fremantle^* Gosnells^* Joondalup^* Kwinana^* Melville^* Nedlands^* Perth^* Rockingham^* South Perth^* Stirling^* Subiaco^* Swan^* Vincent^* Wanneroo^*

Towns	Bassendean^† Cambridge^† Claremont^† Cottesloe^† East Fremantle^† Mosman Park^† Victoria Park^†

Shires	Kalamunda Mundaring Peppermint Grove

Gascoyne

Goldfields-Esperance

Great Southern

Kimberley

Mid West

Peel

Pilbara

South West

Wheatbelt

Indian Ocean territories

^* This LGA holds city status under the Local Government Act 1995, ^† This LGA holds town status under the Local Government Act 1995

Coordinates: 32°29′38″S 118°16′05″E / 32.494°S 118.268°E / -32.494; 118.268

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