Shire of Kulin

The Shire of Kulin is a local government area in the Eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 300km ESE of the state capital, Perth. The Shire's land area of 4714km2 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.HistoryOn 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.WardsThe 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 WardTowns and localities Kulin Dudinin Holt Rock Jitarning Pingaring