Shire of Irwin explained

Type:	lga
Shire of Irwin
State:	wa
Region:	Mid West
Area:	2374.4
Seat:	Dongara
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Url:	http://www.irwin.wa.gov.au
Mayor:	Michael Smith
Mayortitle:	Shire President
Fedgov:	Durack
Stategov:	Moore
Near-Nw:	Indian Ocean
Near-N:	Greater Geraldton
Near-Ne:	Greater Geraldton
Near-E:	Mingenew
Near-Se:	Three Springs
Near-S:	Carnamah
Near-Sw:	Indian Ocean
Near-W:	Indian Ocean

The Shire of Irwin is a local government area in the Mid West region of Western Australia, about 50km (30miles) south of Geraldton and about 360km (220miles) north of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 2374km2, and its seat of government is the town of Dongara.

History

The Irwin Road District was created on 24 January 1871 as one of the first regional local government areas in Western Australia. Before this, it was the "Victoria District". In 16 June 1916, Irwin received a large land area from the Upper Irwin Road Board shortly before that entity's dissolution. Sections of the district separated as part of the formation of the Carnamah Road District on 24 August 1923 and the Three Springs Road District on 2 November 1928.^[1]

On 1 July 1961, it became a shire following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.

In June 2015, Irwin declared itself gasfield free.^[2]

Wards

The Shire is divided into four wards:

Denison Ward (four councillors)
North Ward (two councillors)
South East Ward (two councillors)
Town Ward (two councillors)

Towns and localities

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

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Area

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Notable councillors

Samuel James Phillips, Irwin Road Board member 1883; later a state MP
Charles Maley, Upper Irwin Road Board member 1907–1929; also a state MP

Heritage-listed places

See main article: List of State Register of Heritage Places in the Shire of Irwin. As of 2023, 157 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Irwin,^[5] of which 16 are on the State Register of Heritage Places.^[6]

Notes and References

Web site: Municipality Boundary Amendments Register . Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission . 11 January 2020.
Web site: Fifth Midwest WA community declares itself Gasfield Free.
Web site: SLIP Map . . maps.slip.wa.gov.au . . 13 January 2023 .
Web site: NationalMap . . nationalmap.gov.au . . 13 January 2023 .
Web site: Shire of Irwin Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 23 February 2023 .
Web site: Shire of Irwin State Register of Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 23 February 2023.