It's not every date a town turns 150! Council is looking forward to celebrating Gingin's Sesquicentenary in 2021 and we need the community's help!

Council voted yesterday to allow the Edward Island Point Track to remain open seasonally from September through to late April. Council is committed to ensuring the environmental protection of Lancelin but it is also committed to a healthy tourism industry. Read on to learn more...

The new North Link (Tonkin Hwy) may have just opened in April earlier this year but it is set to get another extension which pass along the boundary between the Shire of Gingin and the Shire of Chittering.

If you love your summer events then get ready for the Shire's Summer Suite of Events coming in 2021 with a brand new lineup of events!

Next Tuesday Council's Agenda for their meeting will contain several items of great interest to the community. If you are interested in attending the meeting, please make sure to register in advance as COVID-19 restrictions still remain in place.

The Shire would like to provide comment in relation to an article on the Lancelin Facebook page ("$250K GRANT STILL IN LIMBO") to clarify the questions raised regarding this project and its progression.

Calling all food and beverage producers in the Shires of Gingin, Chittering and Dandaragan! Help us connect you to your ideal customers by participating in this food and beverage guide for our region for FREE.

Year 10 students at Gingin DHS are participating this year in a Bushfire Cadetship program led by the Shire of Gingin with support from the Gingin Volunteer Fire & Rescue Service and DFES. This program was born from a desire to raise awareness and build capacity within the community to handle bushfire and other fire related emergencies.

From October 2020 mulch will be available for free from various locations around Gingin to all Shire of Gingin residents.

The Gingin and Lancelin Libraries have stepped it up a gear and now you can chat with them online via their new Facebook page!

The Shire has received a large number of enquiries in relation to the resignation of Dr Conradie from the Gingin Medical Centre. This article provides answers for the common questions that the Shire has received.

The Shire has been successful in obtaining $154,576 in grant funding to go towards tackling the coastal erosion issues within the Shire.

Do you interact with us online via social media? If so then the information in this article is relevant to you.

If you're wondering why your Rates are taking a little while to get to you this year then please read on.

Continuing mitigation burns in Lancelin: The Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) in collaboration with the Shire of Gingin are continuing with mitigation works being carried out south of the Lancelin townsite to reduce bush fire risk adjoining the town and subsequent fire impacts to the community.

A Special Council Meeting will be held next Tuesday, 28 July in order to adopt the Annual Budget for 2020/21.

The Department of Transport will remove the dredging equipment from Lancelin this Saturday, 20 June. Unfortunately this is the only safe day to carry out this operation with rougher beach activity for the next week forecast and the dredge overdue to go to other beaches.

The Lions Club of Whitford have kindly made a donation to the Shire's Volunteer Fire Brigades in recognition of their work during the Yanchep Bush Fire emergency which occurred in December 2019.

With the spread of COVID-19 effectively slowed, we'll be reopening our front desks in Lancelin and Gingin from Monday, 11 May. We can't wait to interact face to face with our community again!

The WA Premier has a message for WA Citizens: please don't travel this Easter.

A Special Council Meeting has been held to address the COVID-19 Pandemic and measures that will need to be implemented for the benefit of our Shire and it’s residents.

Did you know that you don't need to apply for a travel exemption? You just need to have appropriate documentation. Read on for answer to further FAQs the Shire has received regarding regional travel.

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the front desk at the Shire's Gingin and Lancelin Offices will be closed until further notice. However, you can still interact with us as staff will continue to work from behind closed doors. Read on to find out how.

The ability to undertake Practical Driving Assessments online has been suspended.

A Special Council Meeting will be held by the Shire in relation to various issues resulting from the COVID-19 impact. Community members will not be able to attend however questions can be submitted prior to the meeting.

Flu vaccine stocks are running low.

Funding was received by the Shire from the DFES Mitigation Activity Fund earlier this year. Works have been undertaken recently in Lancelin in relation to the utilisation of this funding.

To clarify, if you live in the Shire of Gingin, you are in the Wheatbelt Region. Also, further information on Food Shopping, Applying for an Exemption, Moving Home and Shared Child Custody.

Sometimes those who are vulnerable in our community just need a bit of a helping hand. If you are someone who would be considered vulnerable in our community or you would like to help someone who is vulnerable then please REGISTER today.