The Shire of Trayning is a local government area in Western Australia. It was established on 30 June 1911 as the Korrelocking Road District, with a chairman as its head. It was renamed several times as a road district. With the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, it became the Shire of Trayning-Kununoppin-Yelbeni, with a shire president as its head. It was renamed to its present name on 10 September 1965.
Road district chairmen
| Chairman | Term |
|---|---|
| William L. R. Hall | 1912 |
| P. M. Dove | 1912 |
| T. Sutherland | 1912–1916 |
| L. B. Riley | 1916–1918 |
| F. C. Weyman | 1918–1919 |
| F. Ridgway | 1920–1923 |
| T. J. Appleyard | 1923–1925 |
| Donald Alexander Couper | 1925–1946 |
| G. M. Appleyard | 1946–1949 |
| J. M. O"Meara | 1949–1952 |
| H. Pope | 1952–1953 |
| William Donald Couper | 1953–1960 |
| B. S. Rance | 1960–1961 |
Shire presidents
| Chairman | Term |
|---|---|
| B. S. Rance | 1961–1965 |
| P. T. Main | 1965–1969 |
| D. R. M. Mason | 1969–1986 |
| W. D. Couper | 1986–1996 |
| Trevor R. Lamond | 1996–2013 |
| Freda Tarr | 2013–2017 |
| Melanie Brown | 2017–present |
References
- "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ Appleyard, Reg; Couper, Don (2009). A history of Trayning: the shire's contribution to the development of Western Australia's eastern wheatbelt. UWA Press. p. 281. ISBN 9781921401381.
- "Korrelocking Notes". The Northam Advertiser. 20 January 1912. p. 4. Retrieved 20 November 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Shire of Trayning: Annual Report: 2013/2014". Shire of Trayning. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Shire of Trayning: Annual Report: 2017–2018". Shire of Trayning. Retrieved 31 July 2021.