Shire of Bruce Rock

Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
name =Shire of Bruce Rock
state =wa
region =Wheatbelt
area =2726.9
seat =Bruce Rock
pop = 950 (2006 census)
est = 1913


imagesize = 180
caption = Location in Western Australia

logosize = 111
url = http://www.brucerock.wa.gov.au
mayor =Stephen Strange
fedgov =O'Connor
stategov =Central Wheatbelt
near-nw = Kellerberrin
near-n = Merredin
near-ne = Merredin
near-w = Quairading
near-e = Narembeen
near-sw = Corrigin
near-s = Corrigin
near-se = Kondinin

The Shire of Bruce Rock is a Local Government Area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about convert|50|km|mi|0 south of Merredin and about convert|250|km|mi|0 east of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of convert|2727|km2|sqmi|0, and its seat of government is the town of Bruce Rock.

History

Bruce Rock was initially constituted as the East Avon Road Board in 1913. In 1918, it was renamed to Bruce Rock, and on 1 July 1961, it became a Shire Council following changes to the Local Government Act. In 1999, the Ardath, Babakin, Kwolyin, Shackleton, Belka and Coordarin wards covering outlying areas of the Shire were replaced by 2-member South, West and East Wards, while the Central and Town wards covered other areas. Wards were abolished for the 2005 elections. [WA Electoral Commission, "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.]

Wards

The shire is no longer divided into wards and the 11 councillors sit at large.

Towns/Localities

* Bruce Rock
* Ardath
* Babakin
* Belka
* Erikin
* Kwolyin
* Shackleton
* Yarding

References

External links

* [http://www.brucerock.wa.gov.au/ Shire of Bruce Rock]