Shire of Tammin

Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
name =Shire of Tammin
state =wa
postcode =


imagesize= 180
caption = Location in Western Australia
region =Wheatbelt
area =1103.2
seat =Tammin
pop =391 (2006 census)
logo =
logosize =
url =http://www.tammin.wa.gov.au
mayor =Rodney Stokes
fedgov =O'Connor
stategov =Central Wheatbelt
near-nw = Dowerin
near-n = Wyalkatchem
near-ne = Trayning
near-w = Cunderdin
near-e = Kellerberrin
near-sw =
near-s = Quairading
near-se =

The Shire of Tammin is a Local Government Area located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. Its seat of government is the town of Tammin, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) west of Merredin and about 180 kilometres (112 mi) east of Perth, the state capital.

History

Originally the area was governed by the Meckering Road Board (now the neighbouring Shire of Cunderdin). In 1948, the Tammin Road Board was gazetted, and on 1 July 1961, it became a Shire Council following changes to the Local Government Act. [WA Electoral Commission, "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.]

Wards

The shire has never had wards, and all 6 councillors sit at large. The Shire President is elected from amongst the councillors.

Towns/Localities

* Tammin
* Bungulla
* Wyola
* Yorkrakine

References

External links

* [http://www.tammin.wa.gov.au/ Shire of Tammin]