The Shire of Pingelly is a
local government area
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in the
Wheatbelt region of
Western Australia
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, about southeast of the state capital,
Perth
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, between the Shires of
Brookton and
Cuballing along the
Great Southern Highway
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. The Shire covers an area of , and its seat of government is the town of
Pingelly.
History
On 24 December 1891, the Morambine Road District was created. On 21 February 1913, it was renamed the Pingelly Road District. On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire following the passage of the ''Local Government Act 1960'', which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.
Wards
From 20 October 2007, Pingelly is no longer divided into wards, and its 8 councillors represent the entire shire.
The ward systems created under successive divisions were as follows:
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Towns and localities
The towns and localities of the Shire of Pingelly with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:
Former towns
* Dattening
* Kulyaling
* Moorumbine
Population
Notable councillors
* George Sewel, Pingelly Roads Board member 1904–1915, chairman 1914–1915; later a state MP
Heritage-listed places
As of 2023, 71 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Pingelly, of which one is on the State Register of Heritage Places
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History
In the 1970s, following its establishment of the N ...
, the Pingelly Post Office. A second place on the register, the CBH Bins, Pingelly, was deregistered on 1 July 2021.
References
External links
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Pingelly