Shire of Murray wins prestigious local government award
It won the regional growth category at the 2025 National Awards for Local Government in Canberra last month.
Shire president Douglas McLarty said it was wonderful for the shire to receive such recognition.
'We think big, we have bold ideas, and our people deliver exceptional outcomes because of it,' he said. Shire of Murray president Douglas McLarty and CEO Dean Unsworth. Credit: Supplied
'The Exchange Hotel Pinjarra is just one example and it's a delight to have this recognised on the national stage.'
The highly anticipated redevelopment of the Exchange Hotel was a decade-long project which welcomed its first customers in September last year.
'Since reopening, the hotel has operated at full capacity, become one of Pinjarra CBD's largest employers and provided increasingly diverse job opportunities,' Mr McLarty said.
'Local businesses benefit from this surge in activity, with the hotel contributing directly and indirectly to economic growth.'
The Exchange Hotel Pinjarra project was co-funded by the shire, the hotel's operators and the Australian Government's Building Better Regions Fund.
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