Shire of Perenjori

The Shire of Perenjori is a local government area in the Mid West region of Western Australia, about 360km north of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 8313km2, and its seat of government is the town of Perenjori.HistoryOn 2 June 1916, the Perenjori-Morawa Road District was proclaimed on land previously managed by the Upper Irwin road board. On 27 April 1928 it split into the Perenjori and Morawa Road Districts. On 1 July 1961, Morawa became a shire under the Local Government Act 1960.On 18 September 2009, the Shires of Mingenew, Three Springs, Morawa and Perenjori announced their intention to amalgamate. A formal agreement was signed five days later, and the name Billeranga was later chosen. However, by February 2011, community pressure had led to the negotiations stalling, and on 16 April 2011, voters from the Shire of Perenjori defeated the proposal at a referendum.WardsThe Shire is divided into five wards: Perenjori Ward (three councillors) Caron Ward (one councillor) Latham/Caron Ward (two councillors) Bowgada Ward (two councillors) Maya Ward (1 councillor)Towns and localities Perenjori Bowgada Bunjil Caron Latham Maya Rothsay Warriedar