Shire of Yilgarn explained

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Shire of Yilgarn
State:	wa
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Area:	30720
Est:	1891
Seat:	Southern Cross
Mayor:	Wayne Della Bosca
Mayortitle:	Shire President
Region:	Eastern Wheatbelt
Url:	http://www.yilgarn.wa.gov.au/
Stategov:	Central Wheatbelt
Fedgov:	O'Connor
Near-Nw:	Sandstone Mount Marshall
Near-N:	Menzies
Near-Ne:	Menzies
Near-E:	Coolgardie
Near-W:	Westonia Merredin
Near-Sw:	Narembeen
Near-S:	Kondinin
Near-Se:	Dundas

The Shire of Yilgarn is a local government area in the eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia about 400km (200miles) east of Perth, the state capital. The Shire covers an area of 30720km2 and its seat of government is the town of Southern Cross. The main industries within the Shire are mining and farming.

History

The Yilgarn Road District was established on 24 December 1891. The town of Southern Cross separated as the Municipality of Southern Cross on 16 June 1892, but was re-absorbed into the road district on 8 February 1918.^[1]

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

Wards

The Shire of Yilgarn has no wards.It has 7 councillors.

Towns and localities

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

Locality

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Area

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Former towns

Noongar

Notable councillors

William Oats, Southern Cross Municipality mayor 1895–1896; later a state MP
Harold Seddon, Southern Cross Municipality councillor late 1910s; later a state MP
Lionel Kelly, Yilgarn Road Board member 1929–1932, 1932–1943; later a state MP
John Panizza, Shire of Yilgarn councillor 1975–1987, president 1982–1987; later a senator

Heritage-listed places

See main article: List of State Register of Heritage Places in the Shire of Yilgarn. As of 2023, 116 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Yilgarn,^[4] of which 15 are on the State Register of Heritage Places.^[5]

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 . . 14 February 2023 .
Web site: NationalMap . . nationalmap.gov.au . . 14 February 2023 .
Web site: Shire of Yilgarn Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 25 February 2023.
Web site: Shire of Yilgarn State Register of Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 25 February 2023.