Our Council
Whilst the first settlers of the Corrigin District arrived in the late 1800's, the Road Board was not established until 1913 when the Kunjin Road Board was borne under the terms of The Roads Act, 1911 and gazetted on the 4th February 1913.
The first Kunjin Road Board members held their meetings in a small timber and iron building with their first ever purchase being a billy, tea and sugar. After only 3 meetings it was decided to shift the meeting venue to the new townsite of Corrigin as Kunjin was no longer under consideration as the major rail junction.
And so the Corrigin Road Board came to be, representing 6 divisional wards in the district, these being Kunjin, Bullaring, Kurrenkutten, Dondakin, Kondinin and Central (Kondinin replaced later by Wogerlin). The building was moved from Kunjin to Corrigin and served as the meeting place until 1923 when the new Road Board Offiice was constructed.
The Board received 3 tenders for the construction of the new office, and accepted the tender from Messrs DH Braidwood for a tendered price of 945 pounds.
In 1961 the Corrigin Road Board became the Corrigin Shire Council, and in 1963 new Council Offices were built, including the Library at a cost of 16,000 pounds. The building reflected the times with its 1960's design, no changes were made to the outside of the building until 2003 when construction of the Resource Centre began.
The centre adjoins the Council Offices and has resulted in a very modern and stylish building.
Shire Statistics
| Area of Shire | 3,095km2 |
| Area of Parks & Gardens | 101km2 |
| Distance from Perth | 234km |
| Shire Revenue | $4.494 million |
| Population | 1276 |
| No. of Rate Assessments | 830 |
| No. of Dwellings | 620 |
| Length of Roads | sealed 405km, unsealed 767km |
| Localities in Area | Bullaring, Bulyee, Bilbarin |
| Local Industry | Farming (wheat, sheep etc) steel fabrication, Machinery Dealers and manufacturers, flour mill |
| Library | 2,800 books (in conjunction with the State Library Board) located at the Post Office in Walton St. |
| Education | Pre-primary , Primary and District High School |
| Health Care | Multi Purpose District Hospital with permanent care, Resident Doctor and Surgery, Visiting - Dentist, Chiropractor, Physiotherapist, Optometerist, Podiatrist, Naturopath, full time Pharmacy, Child Health Clinic |
| Recreational & Leisure | Most sporting and recreational activities are available including football, cricket, hockey, netball, basketball, tennis, 18 hole golf, lawn bowls, squash, soccer, swimming, pistol/rifle shooting and darts. At the sporting precinct, there is a 6ha fully reticulated grassed area, including football oval and separate hockey oval with WAFL standard lighting on the football oval. There are also 4 netball courts and 2 basketball courts with lighting. A recently refurbished 50m swimming pool with toddlers pool is also located next to the sporting precinct. |
| Utilities | Western Power (240v AC), Water Corporation (scheme), Bottled gas (supplied locally) Waste – rubbish tip with contracted removal service Recycling receptacles |
| Plant & Machinery | 3 Caterpillar Graders, 1 Galion Grader, 2 Volvo Loaders 1 Cat 910 Loader, 1 Bobcat Loader, 1 Mitsubishi Truck 1 International Fire Truck, 2 Mack Prime Movers and Side Tippers, 1 Low Loader, 1 Hino Truck, 1 Isuzu Truck, 1 International Cement Truck, 1 Cat Backhoe, 1 Cat D4 dozer, 2 Moore Self-propelled Rollers, 1 Pacific Vibrating Roller, 1 Cat Multi Tyred Roller, 1 Cat Forklift, 1 Tennant Road Sweeper, 1 Squirrel Cherrypicker, 1 Road Broom, 2 Tractors, 1 Statesman Sedan, 1 Commodore SV6, 1 Holden Adventura, 4 Utilities, 1 gravel screening plant, 1 Turf Sweeper, 1 Vertimower, 1 Promac Stump Muncher & 1 Promac Woodchipper |