Shire of Ashburton

Shire of Ashburton Profile and History

The Council's first meeting convened at Onslow on June 8, 1972. The name "Shire of West Pilbara" was later changed to "Shire of Ashburton" on December 18, 1987 one hundred years after the establishment of the former Ashburton Road Board. The name was changed to provide more identity to our particular region and to discriminate from the Karratha region, which is also referred to as the "West Pilbar a". The Ashburton River runs through the lower portion of the region, and the Shire includes four established townsites: Tom Price, Paraburdoo, Onslow and Pannawonica. It was decided to move the administration office from Onslow to the more centrally located town of Tom Price in January 1990, when the Shire's administration office was officially opened in Poinciana Street. Subsidiary offices are located in Onslow and Paraburdoo, and while Pannawonica does not have a sub-office of the Shire, the Pannawonica Library can respond to most enquiries. The Council Crest