Tasmania Cities and Shires 

Western Australia Cities and Shires

By Patti Richards, Free Lance Writer, PGWRites Communications Shires in Western Australia are the equivalent of counties in states in the US. An old English term, shires were some of the first organized systems of local government in Britain. As the British colonized other parts of the world, the term became a part of other countries and cultures as well. In Australia, shires refer to local government areas. Names for local government areas vary from state to state, but also include ... Read more