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Shire Of Three Springs
The Shire of Three Springs is a Local government areas of Western Australia, local government area in the Mid West (Western Australia), Mid West region of Western Australia, about north of the state capital Perth. The Shire covers an area of , and its seat of government is the town of Three Springs, Western Australia, Three Springs. History The Three Springs Road District was constituted on 2 November 1928 from parts of the neighbouring road districts of Shire of Mingenew, Mingenew, Shire of Perenjori, Perenjori and Shire of Carnamah, Carnamah. It held its first meeting on 2 February 1929, with E. Hunt as its first chairman. On 1 July 1961, it became a shire under the ''Local Government Act 1960'', which reformed all remaining road districts into shires. On 18 September 2009, the Shires of Mingenew, Three Springs, Shire of Morawa, Morawa and Shire of Perenjori, Perenjori announced their intention to amalgamate. A formal agreement was signed five days later, and the name Biller ... [...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] |