Shire of Cuballing explained

Type:	lga
Shire of Cuballing
State:	wa
Region:	Wheatbelt
Area:	1195.4
Est:	1902
Seat:	Cuballing
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Url:	http://www.cuballing.wa.gov.au
Mayor:	Eliza Dowling
Mayortitle:	Shire President
Fedgov:	O'Connor
Stategov:	Central Wheatbelt
Near-Nw:	Wandering
Near-N:	Pingelly
Near-Ne:	Pingelly
Near-W:	Wandering
Near-E:	Wickepin
Near-Sw:	Williams
Near-S:	Narrogin
Near-Se:	Narrogin

The Shire of Cuballing is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. Cuballing is located 15.1km (09.4miles) north of the town of Narrogin and 192km (119miles) southeast of the capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 1195km2 and its seat of government is the small town of Cuballing.

Over 10% of its area contains native dryandra forests. The economy, worth approximately $20 million per year to the state economy, is based on agriculture, with cereal grains, sheep and pig farming being the main activities.^[1]

History

On 31 October 1902, the Cuballing Road District was created. On 1 July 1961, it became a shire following the enactment of the Local Government Act 1960.^[2]

Wards

On 3 May 2003, the shire was divided into two wards.^[2]

North Ward (three councillors)
South Ward (four councillors)

Between 1912 and 2003, the ward names were as follows:

Cuballing Ward
North West Ward
North East Ward
Central West Ward
Central East Ward
South West Ward
South East Ward

Towns and localities

The towns and localities of the Shire of Cuballing with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:^[3] ^[4]

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Area

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Heritage-listed places

See main article: List of State Register of Heritage Places in the Shire of Cuballing. As of 2023, 28 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Cuballing,^[5] of which three are on the State Register of Heritage Places.^[6]

External links

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Notes and References

Web site: Agriculture Statistical Overview 96/97 - Shire of Cuballing. Agriculture WA. July 2000. 2006-11-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060917160908/http://agspsrv34.agric.wa.gov.au/programs/srd/agplan/regionstats/cuballing.pdf . 2006-09-17.
WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 3.0), 31 July 2007.
Web site: SLIP Map . . maps.slip.wa.gov.au . . 6 February 2023 .
Web site: NationalMap . . nationalmap.gov.au . . 6 February 2023 .
Web site: Shire of Cuballing Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 25 February 2023.
Web site: Shire of Cuballing State Register of Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 25 February 2023.