Shire of Mukinbudin

The Shire of Mukinbudin is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 80km north of Merredin and about 300km east of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 3437km2, and its seat of government is the town of Mukinbudin.HistoryInitially, Mukinbudin was governed by the Merredin Road District. In 1921, the Nungarin Road District was gazetted, and on 1 November 1933 Mukinbudin, which had grown considerably in the intervening years, was gazetted separately. Its first election was held on 18 November 1933, and Thomas Basil Conway was elected its inaugural chairman at its first meeting.On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire under the Local Government Act 1960.Towns and localities Mukinbudin Barbalin Bonnie Rock Dandanning Elachbutting Lake Brown Wattoning Wilgoyne