Shire of Wandering


The Shire of Wandering is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, and, with a population of 444 as at the, is one of the nation's smallest. It covers an area of generally to the east of Albany Highway about south-east of Perth, the state capital. The Shire's seat of government is the town of Wandering.

History

The Wandering Road District was gazetted on 6 October 1874 out of land previously part of the Williams Road District.
On 1 July 1961, it became a shire following the enactment of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.

Wards

The Shire is undivided and is represented by seven councillors.
From 1941 until the 2009 elections, it was divided into four wards as follows: