The Shire of Narrogin is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 190 kilometres (118 mi) south-east of the state capital, Perth. The seat of government is in the town of Narrogin. Until 2016, when the two entities merged, the Narrogin townsite was governed by a separate local government area, the Town of Narrogin.
Shire of Narrogin Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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![]() The state heritage listed Narrogin Town Hall, 2018 | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 4,779 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1892 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 1,618.8 km2 (625.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Shire president | Leigh Ballard | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Narrogin | ||||||||||||||
Region | Wheatbelt | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Roe | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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Website | Shire of Narrogin | ||||||||||||||
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On 19 May 1892, the Narrogin Road District came into being. On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire under the Local Government Act 1960.[2] In 1999 and 2004, proposals to merge the Shire with the Town of Narrogin were defeated at referendum.[3] In 2016, on July 1, the Shire of Narrogin amalgamated with the Town of Narrogin. The new entity retained the designation of Shire.
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Both the Shire and the Town of Narrogin had wards, but they have since been abolished. Nine elected members now sit at large.
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As of 2021, 169 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Narrogin,[4] of which 23 are on the State Register of Heritage Places.[5]
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