Shire of Sandstone

Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
name =Shire of Sandstone
state =wa
region =Mid West
area =32882.2
seat =Sandstone
pop =119 (2006 census)
density =


imagesize = 180
caption = Location in Western Australia
logo =
logosize =
url =http://www.sandstone.wa.gov.au
mayor =Bethel Walton
fedgov =Kalgoorlie
stategov =Kalgoorlie
near-nw = Cue
near-n = Meekatharra
near-ne = Wiluna
near-w = Mount Magnet
near-e = Leonora
near-sw = Yalgoo
near-s = Mount Marshall
near-se = Menzies

The Shire of Sandstone is a Local Government Area in the eastern Mid West region of Western Australia, about convert|740|km|mi|0 northeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of convert|32882|km2|sqmi|0, and its seat of government is the town of Sandstone.

History

The Black Range Road Board was gazetted in 1897, receiving some land from North Coolgardie in 1908, and Leonora-Mount Malcolm in 1930. On 1 July 1961, it was renamed Sandstone and 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 is no longer divided into wards and the six councillors sit at large. According to the Western Australian Electoral Commission, only 65 people were registered to vote as of September 2006 within the shire's area. [cite web|url=http://www.waec.wa.gov.au/innerFrames.asp?section=local&content=factSheet24.htm|title=Fact Sheet - Local Government in Western Australia|author=Western Australian Electoral Commission|year=2006|accessdate=2007-05-08]

Towns/Localities

* Sandstone
* Nunngarra
* Youanmi

References

External links

* [http://www.sandstone.wa.gov.au/ Shire of Sandstone]