Shire of Boddington explained

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Shire of Boddington
State:	wa
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Area:	1900.6
Est:	1892
Seat:	Boddington
Mayor:	Garry Ventris
Mayortitle:	Shire President
Region:	Peel
Url:	http://www.boddington.wa.gov.au
Stategov:	Central Wheatbelt
Fedgov:	Canning
Near-Nw:	Murray
Near-Ne:	Wandering
Near-E:	Wandering
Near-W:	Waroona
Near-Sw:	Harvey
Near-S:	Collie
Near-Se:	Williams

The Shire of Boddington is a local government area in the Peel region of Western Australia, about 120km (80miles) south-east of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 1901km2, and its seat of government is the town of Boddington.

History

The Mooradung Road District was established on 19 May 1892. It was renamed the Marradong Road District on 30 October 1903.^[1]

The board initially convened at Marradong 8 km to the south of Boddington, but relocated to Boddington in 1925 after the arrival of the railway and construction of suitable buildings. On 1 July 1961, the Marradong Road District became the Shire of Boddington following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.

Wards

The Shire has been divided into 2 wards.

Town Ward (4 councillors)
Rural Ward (3 councillors)

2023 election results

Towns and localities

The towns and localities of the Shire of Boddington with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:^[2] ^[3]

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Area

Map

Bannister *

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* Indicates locality is only partially located within the Shire of Boddington

Heritage-listed places

See main article: List of heritage places in the Shire of Boddington. As of 2023, 61 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Boddington,^[4] of which one is listed on the State Register of Heritage Places,^[5] Asquith Bridge, which was completely destroyed in the bush fire in 2015.^[6]

External links

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Notes and References

Web site: Municipality Boundary Amendments Register . Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission . 11 January 2020.
Web site: SLIP Map . . maps.slip.wa.gov.au . . 24 December 2022 .
Web site: NationalMap . . nationalmap.gov.au . . 24 December 2022 .
Web site: Shire of Boddington Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 24 February 2023 .
Web site: Shire of Boddington State Register of Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 24 February 2023 .
News: Grace . Millimaci . 8 February 2015 . Bushfire claims historic bridge . . 19 February 2020 .