One of the Town’s major attractions, "Bart" was built locally in 1985. Thousands of tourists visit the ram annually which is located in the Wetlands Park.
Puntapin Rock is approx. 5 minutes drive south/east of Wagin and is well worth the short drive and the climb to see the fabulous 360 degree views.
The largest Anatomically correct man made Merino Ram in the known Universe.
Westjets are a regular visitor to Wagin's airstrip and visitors are welcome to attend.
Expressions of Interest (EOI) are now open for the Townscape & Tourism Advisory Group, with keen community members encouraged to get involved.
The Shire of Wagin is now in a Restricted Burning Period: 15th March to 30th April inclusive.
The Annual General Meeting of the Wagin Bushfire Advisory Committee is to be held on Wednesday 3rd April 2024 at the Shire of Wagin Council Chambers commencing at 7.00pm.
The Shire of Wagin is inviting Community Groups and Organisations to submit their applications for Council contributions to community projects.
The Wagin District Famers Co-operative Limited which operate the Foodworks on Tavistock St has requested that the Shire make an application on their behalf to the State Government to operate on Sundays between 11am – 5pm.
The Annual Meeting of Electors of the Shire of Wagin will be held in the Council Chambers, Shire Office, 2 Arthur Road, Wagin at 6.30pm Tuesday 13 February 2024.
Notice is hereby given that the 2022/2023 Annual Report for the Shire of Wagin has been accepted by the Council and is now available to the public.
A harvest and movement of vehicles ban will apply to the Shire of Wagin all day Christmas Day, as well as Boxing Day and New Year’s Day from 9.00am to 6.00pm.
The Shire of Wagin gives notice as per Section 3.58 (3) of the Local Government Act 1995 of its intention to sell Lot 220 7 Vernall Street to Mr Ron Walker for the sum of $15,000.
Customers are advised that the Wagin Library and Gallery will be closed from Wednesday 15 of November to Friday 17 of November inclusive due to relocation.
Mossie spraying is starting early next week. The details are in the image.
Help keep your child safe in the water. Enrol now for school holidays.
A Review of the Shire of Wagins Municipal inventory of Heritage places from 1996 & the 2018 Heritage List.
Carbon Farming Workshop Newsletter
The Shire of Wagin has a number of agreements with community groups to facilitate ongoing club and community group activities in the Shire. State legislation requires public notice and consideration by Council prior to the renewal of leases.
NEW LOCAL LAW The Shire of Wagin Bush Fire Brigades Local Law 2023 has been published in the Government Gazette and comes into force in 14 days (23 June 2023).
NEW FOOD STANDARDS New food standards apply from 8 December 2023 and apply to all food businesses. This includes retailers, school canteens, service stations that sell food, mobile vendors and caterers, as well as others. Please read the two Health Department prepared files available here (link to infographic) (link to Tools). Further information can be viewed here: (link to Guide for Food Businesses) or please contact the Health Department.
2023/24 Schedule of Fees and Charges
FIRE WEATHER OFFICER: Ross Goldsmith has been appointed fire weather officer for the shire. This allows some discretion to issue or authorise burn permits when fire weather warnings have been issued. More information is available in the Public notice
NEW BUSH FIRE BRIGADES LOCAL LAW Council has resolved to make a new local law and the public are invited to comment.
Please note: no telephones will be available at the practice during the closed period and extended periods may apply to email.
Council has approved the following proposed changes to Fees and Charges with effect from 1 February 2023. The public is invited to provide a written submission on any of the following with a request made that the submission be specific and reference the relevant item and reference number, indicating support or objection
The Shire of Wagin administration office and the public library and gallery will close for Christmas annual leave at 4.30pm Friday 23 December 2022 and re-open 8.30am Tuesday 3 January 2023.
The 2022/23 mosquito control programme will commence late Sunday afternoon 30 October and will continue until April 2023. This involves the use of a diluted fogging agent and is distributed from a vehicle circulating the town area. The insecticide used for this purpose has been used in past years and is approved by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA), a federal government authority. A material data safety sheet is available at the shire administration or can be viewed here.
The Shire website will be offline between 11pm Thursday 27 October until 1am Friday 28 October and 1pm Saturday 29 October until 7pm Saturday 29 October for scheduled server maintenance. Please consider this service interruption in the coming days if that will affect you. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience.
CAN WAGIN WIN THE MELBOURNE CUP? The 2022 Lexus Melbourne Cup visited Wagin in August thanks to spirited lobbying from the shire’s community development staff. The visiting team for the Victorian Racing Club visited the school, the historical village and hosted an evening event where locals could have happy snaps with THE Cup. This was a lot of fun and an education about the Cup and what it takes to win it. As one of just 24 communities to host the Cup on this national tour, Wagin is also allocated a horse in the event via the barrier draw – and if that horse wins, so does our community, with $50,000 going to support the volunteer St John Ambulance sub-centre. Look for the horse running from barrier 4 because that’s us! Good luck Wagin.
Please help us find better housing solutions for workers in the Southern Wheatbelt by answering a few quick questions. The Shire of Wagin is participating in a study with the Wheatbelt Development Commission to analyse housing demand for key workers in the wheatbelt region.. The study seeks to understand housing stock needs currently and into the future. To help us understand housing needs, we would like input from the business community, farming enterprise, key workers and other interested community members.
COUNCIL MEETING 25 OCTOBER The next ordinary meeting of Council will be at 7pm next Tuesday 25 October.