Since stepping into the role of Chief Executive Officer in June 2024, Craig Watts has overseen significant progress across the Shire, while keeping a strong focus on community connection and long-term planning. We caught up with him this week to reflect on his first 20 months in the role.

Due to the repeated removal of non-slip rubber mats, the pool stairs located in the 50m pool at the Merredin District Olympic Swimming Pool were identified as a safety risk and have been temporarily removed.

Local school kids and their families enjoyed a fun afternoon at the Merredin District Olympic Swimming Pool on Saturday 7 February 2026

We are pleased to provide a further update regarding the progress of the Hydrotherapy Pool repairs.

Read about the winners of the 2026 Auspire COTY Awards.

Australia Day celebrations in Merredin kicked off at 8:00AM on Monday, 26 January 2026, with the Town Centre coming alive for the annual free Community Breakfast...

We would like to take this opportunity to remind the community of the following rules for dogs in public spaces.

Click Read More for an update regarding the repairs to the Hypdro Pool heat pump.

On Thursday, 18 December 2025, Merredin was alive with festive cheer at the annual Festive Night Out celebration.

As the festive season approaches, I would like to reflect on yet another incredible year for our Shire.

The Shire would like the community to be aware of several important notices relevant to the upcoming holiday season.

The Shire is pleased to announce we have secured an Age-friendly Communities Connectivity grant through the Cook Government.

The Shire of Merredin is one of 3 local governments that were honoured at the Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) 2025 Volunteer Employer Recognition Awards (VERA) held on Friday 7 November 2025.

The Shire of Merredin is pleased to announce the appointment of the Shire President as Donna Crook and Deputy Shire President as Renee Manning.

On Saturday 18 October 2025, the Shire of Merredin held an Ordinary Election to elect members to Council.

Councillor Brad Anderson was first elected 14 years ago, stepping in at a time when there were vital decisions to be made for several large projects.

The Shire is excited to announce that the restoration works on our heritage-listed Water Tower are now completed.

On Thursday 4 September 2025, the Shire of Merredin was proud to welcome His Excellency the Honourable Chris Dawson AC APM, Governor of Western Australia, and Mrs Darrilyn Dawson, wife of the Governor.

The Shire of Merredin is holding an election by postal vote on Saturday, 18 October 2025 to fill vacancies in the offices of Councillors.

Councillor Mark McKenzie has tendered his resignation from Council ahead of the 2025 Local Government Elections.

At the August Ordinary Council meeting, Council endorsed the new Shire Organisational Values.

The Shire of Merredin Council Plan 2025-2035 has officially been adopted.

You may be eligible to be enrolled to vote in the local government elections on 18 October 2025 if you live in or are an owner or occupier of rateable property in the Shire of Merredin.

The Shire of Merredin is progressing into the final design phase for the planned upgrades to Crooks Road, with construction scheduled to commence mid-August.

The Council Plan draft is ready for feedback from the community, so we're inviting residents to join us for a meeting on 11 August 2025.

Applications for the Eric Hind Music Scholarship 2025/26 are now open.

As part of the Crooks Road reconstruction project, Insignia Way will be closed as a through-road for the duration of the works.

The Shire of Merredin has adopted the Disability Access and Inclusion Plan (DAIP) 2025 – 2030.

The five lucky winners of the Shire’s Water Tower promotion were officially drawn on Monday, 16 June 2025