Shire of Koorda

Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
name =Shire of Koorda
state =wa
region =Wheatbelt
area =2835.7
est =1927
seat =Koorda
pop =430 (2006 census)


imagesize= 180
caption = Location in Western Australia
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url =http://www.koorda.wa.gov.au
mayor =Janet Brooks
fedgov =O'Connor
stategov =Central Wheatbelt
near-nw = Dalwallinu
near-n = Dalwallinu
near-ne = Mt Marshall
near-w = Wongan Ballidu
near-e = Mt Marshall
near-sw = Dowerin
near-s = Wyalkatchem
near-se = Trayning

The Shire of Koorda is a Local Government Area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about convert|240|km|mi|-1 northeast of Perth, the state capital. The Shire covers an area of convert|2836|km2|sqmi|0 and its seat of government is the town of Koorda.

History

In 1927, the Koorda Road Board was gazetted out of land previously administered by the Wyalkatchem and Mount Marshall Road Boards. On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire of Koorda following changes to the Local Government Act. [WA Electoral Commission, "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.]

Wards

The shire has been divided into 4 wards, each with two councillors.

* Town Ward
* Central Ward
* North Ward
* South Ward

Towns/Localities

* Koorda
* Badgerin Rock
* Mollerin
* Newcarlbeon

References

External links

* [http://www.koorda.wa.gov.au Shire of Koorda website]