The Shire of Tammin is a
local government area in the
Wheatbelt region of
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
. 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
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth i ...
, the state capital.
History
Originally the area was governed by the Meckering Road Board (now the neighbouring
Shire of Cunderdin).
The Tammin Road District was gazetted on 18 June 1948. On 1 July 1961, it became a shire under the ''Local Government Act 1960'', which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.
Wards
The Shire has never had wards, and all six councillors sit at large. The Shire President is elected from amongst the councillors.
Towns and localities
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Tammin
*
Bungulla
* Wyola
*
Yorkrakine
Population
Heritage-listed places
As of 2021, 18 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Tammin, of which none 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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Tammin