The Shire of Kulin is a
local government area
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in the eastern
Wheatbelt region of
Western Australia
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, about
ESE of the state capital,
Perth
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. The Shire's land area of forms a narrow east-west band, located between the
Shire of Kondinin to the north and the
Shire of Lake Grace to the south. Its seat of government is the town of
Kulin. The local economy is based on agriculture - predominantly cereal grains and sheep.
History
On 14 June 1918, the Roe Road District was gazetted. It was renamed to the Kulin Road District on 12 March 1926. On 1 July 1961, it became a shire under the ''Local Government Act 1960''.
Wards
The shire is divided into 4 wards.
* Town Ward (3 councillors)
* West Ward (3 councillors)
* Central Ward (2 councillors)
* East Ward (1 councillor)
From 1964 until 3 May 2003, the following system existed:
* Town Ward
* Central Ward
* Dudinin Ward
* East Ward
* Jitarning Ward
* Kulin Rock Ward
Towns and localities
The towns and localities of the Shire of Kulin with population and size figures based on the
most recent Australian census:
Population
Heritage-listed places
As of 2023, 140 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Kulin, of which two are on the
State Register of Heritage Places
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History
In the 1970s, following its establishment of the N ...
.
References
External links
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