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The North Burnett Region is a local government area in Queensland, Australia in the northern catchment of the Burnett River. Established in 2008, it was preceded by several previous local government areas with histories extending back to the early 1900s. It has an estimated operating budget of A$32 million.
The Gympie Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the Shire of Cooloola; the Shire of Kilkivan; Division 3 (Theebine/Gunalda areas) of the Shire of Tiaro [3] North Burnett Region: Gayndah: Wide Bay-Burnett: 2008 19,670: 10,144 10,220 The North Burnett Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the Shire of ...
The Shire of Gayndah was a local government area located in the northern catchment of the Burnett River, Queensland, Australia.The shire covered an area of 2,709.3 square kilometres (1,046.1 sq mi), and existed as a local government area from 1866 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other shires to form the North Burnett Region.
Monto / ˈ m ɒ n t oʊ / [2] is a rural town and locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] In the 2021 census , the locality of Monto had a population of 1,156 people.
The North Burnett Regional Council operates Gayndah Library on Capper Street. [43] [44] The library offers publicly accessible Wi-Fi. [45] The former St Joseph's Convent in Meson Street was in 2011 converted into an arts and cultural centre, The Gayndah Arts & Cultural Centre which also houses the Gaynah Art Gallery. [citation needed]
The Wakka Wakka language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the North and South Burnett Regional Council, particularly the towns of Mundubbera, Cherbourg, Murgon, Kingaroy, Gayndah, and Eidsvold. [10] The name of the town comes from the name of a pastoral property established in 1848 by H.P. Bouverie.
In the past, many local government areas (especially in South East Queensland and the Darling Downs region) have been amalgamated or abolished, either voluntarily or involuntarily. The most significant of these processes took place in March 2008, when 97 local government areas and 20 indigenous councils were amalgamated under a statewide reform ...
The South Burnett Region covers an area 8,382 square kilometres (3,236 sq mi), [2] containing a population of 32,555 [2] in June 2018 and has an estimated operating budget of A$42 m (as at 2008). The Aboriginal Shire of Cherbourg is an enclave within the South Burnett Region, but is not part of it administratively as it has its own local ...