Welcome
The Shire of Northam is a progressive Regional Centre servicing the Central Wheatbelt. We have the benefit of country living on the city's doorstep being only 96 kms from Perth, Western Australia. This site will help you to discover everything that the Shire of Northam has to offer.
Please contact our friendly staff for further information, by telephone on (08) 9622 6100, e-mail records@northam.wa.gov.au or visit the Council Offices at 395 Fitzgerald Street, Northam.
Please note that the new Northam Cemetery website is: http://northamcemetery.atwebpages.com/index.html
Notification of Change of Meeting Date
November Ordinary Council Meeting
The Ordinary Meeting of Council scheduled to be held on Wednesday 18 November 2009, has been postponed and will now be held on Wednesday 25 November 2009, at 5:30pm.
Local Government Reform
Council endorsed its submission to the Minister for Local Government.
At its 16 September 2009 Ordinary Meeting, Council unanimously endorsed its submission in response to Hon Minister John Castrilli’s request for local government to embrace the opportunity for voluntary amalgamation. The Minister has indicated that structural reform is overdue, has further advocated for each Council to have an elected member group of between six and nine and requested comment on this Shire’s preferred regional grouping.
The Shire of Northam, having only two years ago, undertaken a voluntary amalgamation of the former Shire and Town of Northam, has endorsed the following in response to the Ministers request:
The Shire of Northam was unable to find a partner local government authority interested in a voluntary amalgamation;
The Shire does not support a reduction in member representation to between six (6) and nine (9); and,
The Shire of Northam seeks to rely on the 'Northam District Order 2007' which provides for 10 elected members across 4 wards with equal representation from each of the former local authorities until the 2015 elections as agreed with the then Minister.
In the event of government initiated amalgamations, Council's preferred regional grouping would be Toodyay, Northam and York.
Special Council Meeting to elect the Shire President and Deputy President
At the Special Meeting of Council held on the 21 October 2009, Cr Steven Pollard has been re-elected as President and Cr Kathy Saunders has been elected as Deputy President.
WA Local Government Ordinary Election 2009
These are the results of the local government election held on 17 October 2009.
The following candidates have been elected as Councillors for the Town, Central and West Ward in the Shire of Northam:
WARD | NOMINEE | RESULTS | EXPIRY OF TERM |
|---|---|---|---|
TOWN | POLLARD, Steven Bruce | Elected | 19 October 2013 |
| D'Ascenzo, Chantelle | Elected | 19 October 2013 |
| HUGHES, Des | Elected | 19 October 2013 |
WEST | LITTLE, Terry | Elected Unopposed | 19 October 2013 |
CENTRAL | RUMJANTSEV, Ulo | Elected Unopposed | 19 October 2013 |
The following are the results of the local government election held on 17 October 2009 for the Town Ward:
| WARD | NOMINEE | VOTES |
|---|---|---|
| TOWN | POLLARD, Steven Bruce | 952 |
| D'ASCENZO, Chantelle | 789 | |
| HUGHES, Des | 613 | |
| BEAZLEY, Gillian | 605 | |
| BERESFORD, Denis | 463 | |
| GLASS, Laurie | 443 | |
| MALINOWSKI, Stan | 409 |
Latest News and Shire Achievements
For all the latest news and Shire achievements please click on "read more" below or look under the bulletin board on the right for the latest notices: