Welcome to 
the Shire of Williams

Part of Marradong Country

Looking for an adventure in the Southern Wheatbelt

Nothing planned for these holidays? How about getting the kids out for a day trip or overnight stay into the Southern Wheatbelt and explore the roads less travelled. The countryside is covered with green and yellow crops, the wildflowers are blooming and the weather is perfect for exploring.

There are many a thing to see and do in Williams, Explore historical buildings and delicious food in Williams, enjoy a coffee from our vey own coffee roasters The Chatterbox, located on the main street. Explore the Dryandra woodlands and camp the night, exploring local wildlife at Barna Mia Nocturnal Wildlife Experience https://parks.dpaw.wa.gov.au/site/barna-mia-nocturnal-wildlife-experience 

Perhaps you would like to follow set itineraries:

Williams

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Explore other itineraries in the surrounding shires:

West Arthur 

www.westarthur.wa.gov.au/profiles/westarthur/assets/clientdata/documents/itineraries/overnight_itinerary.pdf 

www.westarthur.wa.gov.au/profiles/westarthur/assets/clientdata/documents/itineraries/day_trip_itinerary.pdf

Wagin

www.wagin.wa.gov.au

Woodanilling

www.woodanilling.wa.gov.au/news/choose-your-adventure-in-woodanilling/155 

Lake Grace

www.lakegracevisitorcentre.com.au/choose-your-own-adventure 

Dumbleyung

www.visitdumbleyungshire.com/  

Our Town

Williams, one of the oldest settled areas in Western Australia, is ideally situated about 160kms south of Perth (the capital city of WA), on the Albany Highway and is the "Gateway to the Great Southern Region".
From here it's a leisurely two-hour drive to get to either the city, the coast or the South-West.

In addition to being a wool, livestock and grain producing area, recent years have seen the town expand in residential building, tourism related development and the establishment of an industrial area.

Williams is notable for its magnificent display of "500 roses in 400m" in the main street over the summer and well into the cooler months. This has become an attraction to visitors, who can often be found admiring, photographing and 'smelling the roses'.

Much more than a pit stop for travellers, this friendly farming community has much to offer.

Moderate weather conditions are enjoyed with an average maximum temperature of 31^oC in January and an average minimum temperature of 6°C in July. The temperature remains in the high 20’s or above between December and February. The average annual rainfall is 566 millimeters with the wettest months usually being June to August.

Our Community

Williams is a small rural community with a total population of 1040 and an estimated 400 living in the townsite. The Shire covers 2,295 km² and includes the localities of Quindanning, Tarwonga, Dardadine, Boraning, Culbin, Narrakine and Congelin.

Sporting and Community groups are strongly supported in Williams, where everyone is encouraged to participate. Take a browse through our "Community Directories" menu above, to see what's available.

New Residents

If you have just moved to Williams, please call into the Resource Centre in Brooking Street to collect your New Residents Welcome Package, which provides you with detailed information about what is available in our town, what is happening in our town and who to contact to to be part of it. The welcome package is free of charge.

Williams Community Website

The view the Williams Community Website especially for people in the Williams Community, click below: www.williams.wa.au 

Our Contact Details

We hope you enjoy browsing this site; if you can't find the information you are looking for, please don't hesitate to contact us on the details below:

The Shire office is located at 9 Brooking Street. 
Office hours are from 8.30am to 4.00pm for DoT licensing, for all other services to 5.00pm.

Our postal address is: PO Box 96, Williams, WA, 6391

Phone: 08 9885 1005   

E-mail: shire@williams.wa.gov.au