The Shire of Shark Bay is a Local Government Area of Western Australia. It has an area of 25,423km² and a population of about 950. It is made up of two pensinsulas, located at the western most point of Australia. There is one town in the Shire of Shark Bay, Denham, which is the administrative centre for the Shire. There are also a number of small communities; they are Useless Loop (a now-closed mining site), Monkey Mia (a popular resort where Dolphins come in), Nanga and Hamelin Pool. The Overlander and The Billabong are roadhouses. Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 15  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $100,900 (4th)  - Product per capita  $50,355/person (3rd) Population (December 2006)  - Population  2,050,900 (4th)  - Density  0. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 382 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (383 × 601 pixel, file size: 38 KB, MIME type: image/png) Source self made Date 19 April 2007 Author self Permission GNU Free Documentation License File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this... Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 15  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $100,900 (4th)  - Product per capita  $50,355/person (3rd) Population (December 2006)  - Population  2,050,900 (4th)  - Density  0. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... Denham is the administrative town for the Shire of Shark Bay, Western Australia. ... This is a list of regions in Australia that are not Australian states or territories. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... North West Coastal is an Electoral district of Western Australia. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... The Division of Kalgoorlie is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Western Australia. ... Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ... The Shire of Carnarvon is a Local Government Area in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia, located about north of the state capital, Perth. ... The Shire of Murchison is a large agricultural region in the central part of Western Australia, and is the only shire in Australia without a town. ... This article is about a local government area. ... This article is about a local government area. ... Local Government Areas of Western Australia External link Statoids on Australia Shires Categories: Local Government Areas of Western Australia ... Denham is the administrative town for the Shire of Shark Bay, Western Australia. ... Monkey Mia dolphin feeding. ...

History

The Shark Bay Road Board was gazetted in 1904. On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire Council following changes to the Local Government Act.^[1] July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ...

Wards

The Shire is divided into 3 wards:

• Denham Ward (5 councillors)
• Pastoral Ward (1 councillor)
• Useless Loop Ward (1 councillor)

Economy

Major employers include the salt works at Useless Loop along with the fishing industry and the various retail outlets meeting the needs of the tourist industry. There are some 30 personnel employed by the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) and twenty by the Shire. There is a primary school and a Distance Education structured secondary school. Numbers of school aged children fluctuate around the 100 mark. The Police Station is manned by 3 officers. The Department of Environment and Conservation is a department of the Government of Western Australia that is responsible for implementing the states conservation and environment policies. ...

Local industries include tourism, fishing, salt, pearl marine culturing, mining of shell grit and various pastoral activities. Tourists on Oʻahu, Hawaii Tourism is travel for predominantly recreational or leisure purposes, and also refers to the provision of services in support of this act. ... Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish by hooking, trapping, or gathering. ... A magnified crystal of a salt (halite/sodium chloride) Salt covering the floor of Bad Water in Death Valley, CA, the lowest point in the US. A salt, in chemistry, is defined as the product formed from the neutralisation reaction of acids and bases. ... Strand of akoya pearls from China Pearl farm, Seram, Indonesia A pearl is a hard, rounded object produced by certain animals, primarily mollusks such as oysters. ... This article is about mineral extraction. ... Titians The Pastoral Concert Pastoral refers to the lifestyle of shepherds and pastoralists, moving livestock around larger areas of land according to seasons and availability of water and feed. ...

Climate

The Shire of Shark Bay has a mild arid tropical climate, with mean daily maximum temperatures ranging from 22 °C (72 °F) in July to 32 °C (90 °F) in February. Rainfall is low and variable, with most rain falling in the winter months and a certain amount due to cyclone activity. The average annual rainfall is 228 mm.

External links

Official websites

• Shire of Shark Bay