Shire of Wagin explained

Type:	lga
Shire of Wagin
State:	wa
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Area:	1945.7
Est:	1887
Seat:	Wagin
Region:	Wheatbelt
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Url:	http://www.wagin.wa.gov.au
Mayor:	Phillip Blight
Mayortitle:	Shire President
Stategov:	Roe
Fedgov:	O'Connor
Near-Nw:	Williams
Near-N:	Narrogin
Near-Ne:	Wickepin
Near-W:	West Arthur
Near-E:	Dumbleyung
Near-Sw:	West Arthur
Near-S:	Woodanilling
Near-Se:	Katanning

The Shire of Wagin is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 230km (140miles) southeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of about 1948km2, and its seat of government is the town of Wagin.

History

It was first established as the Arthur Road District on 10 February 1887. It was renamed the Wagin Road District on 10 February 1905.^[1]

The Wagin township was severed from the road district as the Municipality of Wagin on 27 July 1906,^[2] but was amalgamated back into the road district on 15 April 1961, with the creation of a new Town Ward.

It was declared a shire and named the Shire of Wagin with effect from 1 July 1961 following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.

Wards

The shire was divided into wards until 1991, but wards were abolished and councillors now sit at large. there were 11 councillors.

Towns and localities

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

Locality

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Population

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Area

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Notable councillors

Charles Piesse, Arthur Roads Board chairman 1887–1890; later a state MP
Winifred Piesse, Shire of Wagin councillor 1971–1977; later a state MP

Heritage-listed places

See main article: List of State Register of Heritage Places in the Shire of Wagin. As of 2023, 92 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Wagin,^[5] of which eight 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.
News: Municipality of Wagin . . XXVII . 1679 . Western Australia . 16 December 1937 . 25 April 2021 . 19 . National Library of Australia.
Web site: SLIP Map . . maps.slip.wa.gov.au . . 13 February 2023 .
Web site: NationalMap . . nationalmap.gov.au . . 13 February 2023 .
Web site: Shire of Wagin Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 25 February 2023.
Web site: Shire of Wagin State Register of Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 25 February 2023.