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Shire Of Irwin
The Shire of Irwin is a Local government areas of Western Australia, local government area in the Mid West (Western Australia), Mid West region of Western Australia, about south of Geraldton, Western Australia, Geraldton and about north of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of , and its seat of government is the town of Dongara, Western Australia, Dongara. History The Irwin Road District was created on 24 January 1871 as one of the first regional local government areas in Western Australia. Before this, it was the "Victoria District". In 16 June 1916, Irwin received a large land area from the Upper Irwin Road Board shortly before that entity's dissolution. Sections of the district separated as part of the formation of the Shire of Carnamah, Carnamah Road District on 24 August 1923 and the Shire of Three Springs, Three Springs Road District on 2 November 1928. On 1 July 1961, it became a shire following the passage of the ''Local Government Act 1960'', which ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mid West (Western Australia)
The Mid West region is one of the nine regions of Western Australia. It is a sparsely populated region extending from the west coast of Western Australia, about north and south of its administrative centre of Geraldton and inland to east of Wiluna in the Gibson Desert. It has a total area of , and a permanent population of about 54,000 people, more than half of those in Geraldton. Earlier names The western portion of this region was known earlier as "The Murchison" based on the river of the same name, and the similarly named Goldfield. Economy The Mid West region has a diversified economy that varies with the geography and climate. Near the coast, annual rainfall of between allows intensive agriculture. Further inland, annual rainfall decreases to less than , and here the economy is dominated by mining of iron ore, gold, nickel and other mineral resources. Geraldton is an important hub for the tourism industry. The Mid West also has the highest value fishing industry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |