SHIRE OF YILGARN

The 'Shire of Yilgarn' is a Local Government Area in the Eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia about east of Perth, the state capital. The Shire covers an area of and its seat of government is the town of Southern Cross. The main industries within the Shire are mining and farming.

Contents

History

Wards

Towns/Localities

External links

References

History

In 1891, the Yilgarn Road Board was gazetted. In 1918, it merged with the Municipality of Southern Cross (gazetted 1892). On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire Council following changes to the Local Government Act.^[1]

Wards

The shire has been divided into 3 wards.

★ Town Ward (4 councillors)

★ North Ward (2 councillors)

★ South Ward (3 councillors)

Towns/Localities

★ Southern Cross

★ Bodallin

★ Bullfinch

★ Dulyalbin

★ Koolyanobbing

★ Marvel Loch

★ Moorine Rock

★ Yellowdine

External links

★ Shire of Yilgarn

References

1. WA Electoral Commission, ''Municipality Boundary Amendments Register'' (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.