for the building was £6000. The foundation stone was laid in May of the same year by Sydney Stubbs. The building included a main hall to seat 600 people, a lesser hall to seat 250, library, council chambers, stage, kitchen and dressing rooms, and was completed early in 1929 at a cost of £6500. In 1934 the town was extensively flooded after the area experienced of rainfall in a short period of time, the heaviest for 20 years. Water over deep flowed through the Town Hall and along business premises and dwellings along Tudor Street. The railway yards were flooded and the railway dam burst under the water pressure. The Big Ram or Giant Ram, a tourist attraction, was erected in Wetlands Park in 1985. The sculptor was Andrew Hickson, who constructed the ram from fibreglass over a steel frame. The ram stands tall, long and wide, and weighs . Thousands of tourists visit the park each year to view the ram. The sculpture is the second largest of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere. Wagin was the closest major town to the Arthur River earthquake swarm recorded during January 2022. The peak of the swarm occurred on 25 January 2022 with a magnitude 4.7/4.8 earthquake, which caused minor damage such as wall cracks to properties in the area. Present day Wagin is one of the largest towns in the southern Wheatbelt, and annually hosts the Woolorama, one of Western Australia's largest agricultural shows. The event held in March regularly attracts over 30,000 visitors. Notable residents Two sets of three well-known brothers played league football after leaving Wagin: Murray, Harry and Phil Riseborough; and Peter, Phil and Wally Matera. Climate References External links Shire of Wagin Woolorama website Climate of Wagin (Bureau of Meteorology) Towns in Western Australia Wheatbelt (Western Australia) Grain receival points of Western Australia Noongar placenames