Shire of Mingenew explained

Type:	lga
Shire of Mingenew
State:	wa
Region:	Mid West
Area:	1939.4
Seat:	Mingenew
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Url:	http://www.mingenew.wa.gov.au
Mayor:	Gary Cosgrove
Mayortitle:	Shire President
Fedgov:	Durack
Stategov:	Moore
Near-Nw:	Greater Geraldton
Near-N:	Greater Geraldton
Near-Ne:	Morawa
Near-E:	Morawa
Near-Se:	Perenjori
Near-S:	Three Springs
Near-Sw:	Irwin
Near-W:	Irwin

The Shire of Mingenew is a local government area in the Mid West region of Western Australia, about 110km (70miles) southeast of the city of Geraldton and about 370km (230miles) north of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 1939km2, and its seat of government is the town of Mingenew.

History

The Shire of Mingenew was initially constituted as the Upper Irwin Road District on 25 October 1901, over a much larger area. On 12 December 1919, it was renamed the Mingenew Road District.^[1] Between 1923 and 1928, it lost 80% of its land area to the neighboring Perenjori-Morawa Road District and the new districts of Carnamah and Three Springs. By 1930, it had adopted roughly its present boundaries.

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.

On 18 September 2009, the Shires of Mingenew, Three Springs, Morawa and Perenjori announced their intention to amalgamate. A formal agreement was signed five days later, and the name Billeranga was later chosen.^[2] However, by February 2011, community pressure had led to the negotiations stalling, and on 16 April 2011, voters from the Shire of Perenjori defeated the proposal at a referendum.^[3] ^[4]

Wards

Since 2005 the Shire has been divided into two wards. Prior to this, a five-ward system was in place with the Town Ward having three councillors and the remaining wards one each.

Rural Ward (three councillors)
Town Ward (four councillors)

Towns and localities

The towns and localities of the Shire of Mingenew with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:^[5] ^[6]

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Heritage-listed places

See main article: List of State Register of Heritage Places in the Shire of Mingenew. As of 2023, 62 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Mingenew,^[7] of which three are on the State Register of Heritage Places.^[8]

External links

- Mingenew Cemetery

Notes and References

Web site: Municipality Boundary Amendments Register . Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission . 11 January 2020.
News: Mid-West councils to amalgamate. ABC Online. 18 September 2009.
News: Shire merges hit stalling point. Kennedy. Jane. ABC Midwest. 25 February 2011. 26 May 2012.
News: Perenjori amalgamation not to proceed. Mid West News. 18 April 2011. 26 May 2012.
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 Mingenew Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 23 February 2023.
Web site: Shire of Mingenew State Register of Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 23 February 2023.