Shire of Wiluna explained

Type:	lga
Shire of Wiluna
State:	wa
Region:	Goldfields-Esperance
Area:	182155.8
Seat:	Wiluna
Image Upright:	0.81
Local Map:	yes
Zoom:	5
Logo Upright:	1.2
Url:	http://www.wiluna.wa.gov.au
Mayor:	Mr Peter Grundy
Mayortitle:	Shire President
Fedgov:	O'Connor
Stategov:	North West Central
Near-Nw:	East Pilbara
Near-N:	East Pilbara
Near-Ne:	East Pilbara
Near-W:	Meekatharra
Near-E:	Ngaanyatjarraku
Near-Sw:	Sandstone
Near-S:	Leonora
Near-Se:	Laverton

The Shire of Wiluna is a local government area in the Goldfields-Esperance region (since 2021)^[1] of Western Australia, about 950km (590miles) northeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 182155km2, and its seat of government is the town of Wiluna.

History

The Wiluna Road District was gazetted on 29 October 1909, largely formed out of part of the abolished Nannine Road District. On 1 July 1961, it became a shire following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all road districts into shires. On 1 July 1993, the eastern half of the Shire abutting the State's border with the Northern Territory was incorporated as the Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku.^{[2] [3]}

The shire is predominantly mining and pastoral land. There are 27 pastoral leases within the shire; 15 of which are owned by families or pastoral companies, ten of which are owned by mining companies, two are owned by the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC). Both of the stations that are owned by the DEC are destocked and run as nature reserves; many of the leases owned by mining companies have also been destocked.^[4]

Wards

The Shire is no longer divided into wards and the seven councillors sit at large.

Towns and localities

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

Locality	data-sort-type=number	Population	data-sort-type=number	Area	Map
			Id: Q55772102 Zoom: 6 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
			Id: Q4076 Zoom: 5 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
			Id: Q643750 Zoom: 6 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes

Heritage-listed places

See main article: List of State Register of Heritage Places in the Shire of Wiluna. As of 2023, 38 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Wiluna,^[7] of which two are on the State Register of Heritage Places.^[8]

Notes and References

1. https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/McGowan/2021/06/Wiluna-officially-joins-Goldfields-Esperance-region.aspx "Wiluna officially joins Goldfields-Esperance region"
2. Web site: Municipality Boundary Amendments Register . Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission . 11 January 2020.
3. News: General News . . Western Australia . 25 September 1909 . 21 January 2020 . 2 . Trove .
4. Web site: Incorporating cattle: governance and an Aboriginal pastoral enterprise . Christina Lange. 2009. 17 May 2014. Australian National University.
5. Web site: SLIP Map . . maps.slip.wa.gov.au . . 27 January 2023 .
6. Web site: NationalMap . . nationalmap.gov.au . . 27 January 2023 .
7. Web site: Shire of Wiluna Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 23 February 2023 .
8. Web site: Shire of Wiluna State Register of Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 23 February 2023.