Shire of Trayning explained

Type:	lga
Shire of Trayning
State:	wa
Region:	Wheatbelt
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Area:	1651.2
Est:	1912
Seat:	Trayning
Url:	http://www.trayning.wa.gov.au
Mayor:	Melanie Brown
Mayortitle:	Shire President
Fedgov:	Durack
Stategov:	Central Wheatbelt
Near-Nw:	Koorda
Near-N:	Mount Marshall
Near-Ne:	Mukinbudin
Near-W:	Wyalkatchem
Near-E:	Nungarin
Near-Sw:	Tammin
Near-S:	Kellerberrin
Near-Se:	Merredin

The Shire of Trayning is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 60km (40miles) northwest of Merredin and about 240km (150miles) east of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 1651km2, and its seat of government is the town of Trayning.

History

The current Shire of Trayning area was historically split between the Meckering Road District and Kellerberrin Road District.

The shire originated as the Korrelocking Road District, established on 30 June 1911, which covered Trayning, Wyalkatchem and parts of Mount Marshall and Dowerin. On 18 March 1912, a section of the district was transferred to the new Dowerin Road District, and Korrelocking was renamed the Ninghan Road District. Another section of the district separated on 18 June 1920 with the establishment of the Wyalkatchem Road District.^[1]

The Mount Marshall Road District split away from the Ninghan district on 6 July 1923, and the remaining district was renamed the Kununoppin-Trayning Road District on 12 October 1923.

It became the Shire of Trayning-Kununoppin-Yelbeni on 1 July 1961 under the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires. It was then renamed to the Shire of Trayning on 10 September 1965.

Wards

The shire has no wards, and all councillors serve four-year terms. Previously, it was divided into three wards.

Trayning Ward (3 councillors)
Kununoppin Ward (4 councillors)
Yelbeni Ward (2 councillors)

Towns and localities

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

Locality

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Population

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Area

Map

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Shire presidents

See main article: List of shire presidents of Trayning.

Heritage-listed places

See main article: List of State Register of Heritage Places in the Shire of Trayning. As of 2023, 55 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Trayning,^[4] of which four are on the State Register of Heritage Places.^[5]

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 . . 12 February 2023 .
Web site: NationalMap . . nationalmap.gov.au . . 12 February 2023 .
Web site: Shire of Trayning Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 25 February 2023.
Web site: Shire of Trayning State Register of Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 25 February 2023.