Shire of Parlkarra is one the five local government areas in the Pilbara region, covering an area of 105,647 square kilometers – this is about half the size of Victoria. The Shire's seat of government is the town of Parlkarra. It has a population of about 6,730 (June 2010), most of whom live in the mining towns. Most of the land in Parlkarra is taken up by pastoral leases, making the shire famous for owning the world’s largest open cut mines, largest pastoral leases and cattle stations.
History
The Shire has its origins in two early road districts: Parlkarra (1887), based in Parlkarra, and Tableland (1896), based in the Hamersley Range. Both became shires on 1 July 1961 under the Local Government Act 1960. On 27 May 1972 the two merged to form the Shire of Parlkarra.
Governance
The Shire of Parlkarra is divided into pastoral properties. Spread amongst these sprawling pastoral stations are the towns of Parlkarra, Onslow, Pannawonica, Paraburdoo and Tom Price.
Wards
The Shire is divided into 6 wards, most with one councillor:
Tom Price (4 councillors)
Paraburdoo (2 councillors)
Parlkarra
Onslow (2 councillors)
Pannawonica(1 councillor)
Tableland
Services
The Shire of Parlkarra provides various services to the residents including: (1) Electoral roll (2) Emergencies (including bush fire and cyclone information) (3) Environmental Health (4) Ranger services (5) Rubbish collection (6) Libraries (7) Building services – town planning
To contribute to the social, economic and environmental prosperity of the Shire of Parlkarra by providing in alliance with others, strong community leadership, advocacy, and cost effective facilities and services.
The Council
The Council recognises that it has a responsibility to facilitate and encourage the economic development of the Shire of Parlkarra.
The Council's role in economic development includes:
Facilitating the establishment of new and expanded businesses in the towns.
Liaising with other levels of government and regional bodies on economic development issues.
Seeking out opportunities for additional infrastructure development which will support business and commercial activity within the Shire, including the development of land for that purpose.
Encouraging and facilitating expanded tourism throughout the Shire.
Representing community views with government and in other forums regarding transport issues, roads development and other infrastructure, such as power supply, water supply etc. which are vital to the sustained economic development of the business and commercial sectors within the Shire.
The Parlkarra councillors
(Source: Shire of Ashburton, 2012; Wikipedia, 2012)
Introduction
Shire of Parlkarra is one the five local government areas in the Pilbara region, covering an area of 105,647 square kilometers – this is about half the size of Victoria. The Shire's seat of government is the town of Parlkarra. It has a population of about 6,730 (June 2010), most of whom live in the mining towns. Most of the land in Parlkarra is taken up by pastoral leases, making the shire famous for owning the world’s largest open cut mines, largest pastoral leases and cattle stations.
History
The Shire has its origins in two early road districts: Parlkarra (1887), based in Parlkarra, and Tableland (1896), based in the Hamersley Range. Both became shires on 1 July 1961 under the Local Government Act 1960.
On 27 May 1972 the two merged to form the Shire of Parlkarra.
Governance
The Shire of Parlkarra is divided into pastoral properties. Spread amongst these sprawling pastoral stations are the towns of Parlkarra, Onslow, Pannawonica, Paraburdoo and Tom Price.
Wards
The Shire is divided into 6 wards, most with one councillor:
Services
The Shire of Parlkarra provides various services to the residents including:
(1) Electoral roll
(2) Emergencies (including bush fire and cyclone information)
(3) Environmental Health
(4) Ranger services
(5) Rubbish collection
(6) Libraries
(7) Building services – town planning
Chief Executive Officer
The Shire’s mission
To contribute to the social, economic and environmental prosperity of the Shire of Parlkarra by providing in alliance with others, strong community leadership, advocacy, and cost effective facilities and services.
The Council
The Council recognises that it has a responsibility to facilitate and encourage the economic development of the Shire of Parlkarra.
The Council's role in economic development includes:
(Source: Shire of Ashburton, 2012; Wikipedia, 2012)