The Shire of Victoria Plains is a
local government area
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in the
Wheatbelt region of
Western Australia
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, about north of the state capital,
Perth
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. It covers an area of , and its seat of government is the town of
Calingiri.
History
The Victoria Plains Road District was gazetted on 24 January 1871 covering an area extending as far north as
Carnamah and east to the
South Australia
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n border.
These areas gradually obtained their own local government over the next 40 years.
The
Melbourne Road District separated on 10 February 1887.
On 11 December 1908,
Moora Road District was gazetted and also separated.
As a result of the WA ''Local Government Act 1960'', all remaining road districts became shires, including the Shire of Victoria Plains, on 1 July 1961.
Wards
The shire is divided into four wards.
* West Ward (three councillors)
* Central Ward (two councillors)
* East Ward (two councillors)
* South Ward (two councillors)
Towns and localities
*
Bolgart
*
Calingiri
* Gillingarra
*
Mogumber
*
New Norcia
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*
Piawaning
* Waddington
*
Yerecoin
Presidents
Population
Heritage-listed places
As of 2021, 206 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Victoria Plains, of which five are on the
State Register of Heritage Places
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History
In the 1970s, following its establishment of the ...
.
References
External links
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Victoria Plains