Shire of Mount Marshall

"Mount Marshall" redirects here. For other uses, see Mount Marshall (New York) and Mount Marshall (Antarctica).

Shire of Mount Marshall Western Australia
File:Beacon Town Hall, 2014.JPG Beacon Town Hall, 2014
180px Location in Western Australia
Population	471 (2013 est)
• Density	0.06/km2 (0.16/sq mi)
Established	1923
Area	10,189.5 km2 (3,934.2 sq mi)
Mayor	Paul Gillett
Council seat	Bencubbin
Region	Wheatbelt
State electorate(s)	Central Wheatbelt
Federal Division(s)	Durack
Website	Shire of Mount Marshall
LGAs around Shire of Mount Marshall: Dalwallinu Yalgoo Sandstone Koorda Shire of Mount Marshall Yilgarn Wyalkatchem Trayning Mukinbudin

The Shire of Mount Marshall is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) north-northwest of Merredin and about 300 kilometres (186 mi) northeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 10,190 square kilometres (3,934 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Bencubbin.

History

The area was first discovered by Surveyor General John Septimus Roe, Mount Marshall and Lake McDermott were named after Captain Marshall McDermont, an early settler to the Swan River Colony. The area was first settled by sandalwood collectors and graziers in 1868. Sandalwood was removed from this area from the 1880s until the 1920s. Permanent settlement and the development and clearing of the land for farms commenced around 1910.

In 1923, the Mount Marshall Road Board was gazetted out of areas formerly managed by Ninghan (Trayning) and Nungarin, and on 1 July 1961, it became a shire following changes to the Local Government Act.

Wards

The Shire is divided into seven wards, each with one councillor.

• Beacon Ward
• Cleary Ward
• Gabbin Ward
• North Bencubbin Ward
• South Bencubbin Ward
• Welbungin Ward
• Wialki Ward

Towns and localities

• Beacon
• Bencubbin
• Cleary
• Gabbin
• Mandiga
• Welbungin
• Wialki