Shire of Woodanilling

Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
name =Shire of Woodanilling
state =wa
region =Great Southern
area =1129.0
seat =Woodanilling
pop =379 (2001 census)
density =


imagesize = 180
caption = Location in Western Australia
logo =
logosize =
url =http://www.woodanilling.wa.gov.au
mayor =H R (Russel) Thomson JP
fedgov =O'Connor
stategov =Wagin
near-nw = West Arthur
near-n = Wagin
near-ne = Dumbleyung
near-w = West Arthur
near-e = Katanning
near-sw = Kojonup
near-s = Kojonup
near-se = Katanning

The Shire of Woodanilling is a Local Government Area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about convert|30|km|mi|0 south of Wagin and about convert|260|km|mi|0 south-southeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of convert|1129|km2|sqmi|0, and its seat of government is the town of Woodanilling.

History

Woodanilling was gazetted as a Road Board in 1906. 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 is divided into 3 wards:

* Central Ward (2 councillors)
* West Ward (3 councillors)
* East Ward (2 councillors)

Towns/Localities

* Woodanilling
* Beaufort River
* Cartmeticup

References

External links

* [http://www.woodanilling.wa.gov.au/ Shire of Woodanilling]