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Shire of Victoria Plains

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Population
  
921 (2013 est)

Mayor
  
Geoff Erickson

State electorate(s)
  
Moore

Area
  
2,569 km²

Council seat
  
Calingiri

Established
  
1871

Region
  
Wheatbelt

Federal Division(s)
  
Durack

Founded
  
1871

Phone
  
+61 8 9628 7004

Shire of Victoria Plains

Address
  
28 Cavell St, Calingiri WA 6569, Australia

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The Shire of Victoria Plains is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 160 kilometres (100 mi) north of the state capital, Perth. It covers an area of 2,569 square kilometres (992 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Calingiri.

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History

In 1871, the Victoria Plains Road District was created over an area extending as far north as Carnamah and east to the South Australian border. These areas gradually obtained their own local government over the next 40 years. On 1 July 1961, the area that remained became the Shire of Victoria Plains under the Local Government Act 1960.

Wards

The shire is divided into four wards.

  • West Ward (three councillors)
  • Central Ward (two councillors)
  • East Ward (two councillors)
  • South Ward (two councillors)
  • Towns and localities

  • Bolgart
  • Calingiri
  • Gillingarra
  • Mogumber
  • New Norcia
  • Piawaning
  • Waddington
  • Yerecoin
  • References

    Shire of Victoria Plains Wikipedia