The Shire of Chittering is a
local government area in the
Wheatbelt region of
Western Australia
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, covering an area of about just beyond the northeastern fringe of the
Perth
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metropolitan area, generally along and east of the
Great Northern Highway
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. Its seat of government is the town of
Bindoon.
History
It was established as the Chittering Brook Road District on 10 January 1896, but was renamed the Chittering Road District on 7 February that year. On 1 July 1961, it became a shire following the enactment of the ''Local Government Act 1960'', which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.
Wards
On 3 May 2003, wards were abolished throughout the shire, and the 7 councillors represent all residents in the shire.
Prior to this, the ward system was as follows:
* Bindoon Ward (3 councillors)
* Chittering Ward (2 councillors)
* Muchea Ward (1 councillor)
* Wannamal Ward (1 councillor)
Towns and localities
*
Bindoon
*
Chittering
*
Lower Chittering
*
Mooliabeenee
*
Muchea
*
Wannamal
Population
Heritage-listed places
As of 2021, 148 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Chittering, of which three are on the
State Register of Heritage Places
The State Register of Heritage Places is the heritage register of historic sites in Western Australia deemed significant at the state level by the Heritage Council of Western Australia.
History
In the 1970s, following its establishment of the ...
.
References
External links
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Chittering