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Quilpie Shire Hall, 2012. The Shire of Quilpie is a local government area in South West Queensland, Australia. It covers an area of 67,415 square kilometres (26,029 sq mi), and its administrative centre is the town of Quilpie. The dominant industry is grazing. Opal fields are also worked within the shire. In the 2021 census, the Shire of ...
Quilpie (/ ˈ k w ɪ l p i / KWIL-pee) is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Quilpie, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Quilpie had a population of 530 people. [1] The town is the administrative centre of the Quilpie Shire local government area. The town of Toompine is also within the locality.
the Shire of Woocoo; Divisions 1 & 2 of the Shire of Tiaro; Gympie Region: Gympie: Wide Bay-Burnett: 2008 6,884: 53,851 55,170 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 ...
Main article: Local government areas of Queensland Local government areas (municipalities, shires and divisions) in Queensland, March 1902 The local government areas (LGAs) of Queensland, Australia are the defined areas within which legally constituted local government authorities, known as councils, have responsibilities to provide local services. Determining the size and shape of the local ...
The area is noted for its cattle grazing, cotton farming, opal mining and oil and gas deposits. At the federal level the whole region is encompassed by the Division of Maranoa. Local Government areas included in the region are Maranoa Region, Shire of Balonne, Shire of Paroo, Shire of Murweh, Shire of Bulloo and the Shire of Quilpie. South West ...
In 1930, it was decided that the seat of local government should move from Adavale to Quilpie and the Shire of Adavale was renamed the Shire of Quilpie. [5] Patrons of the Green Gate Hotel on the verandah, Adavale, 1928. St Eugene Catholic Church was opened on Wednesday 5 May 1954 by Bishop William Brennan. [15]
Mayors and shire chairmen were elected directly by the electorate and did not represent any ward within the local government area; previously, the council members elected the mayor/chairman from among themselves. Minimum standards of competency were required for town/shire clerks. [21]
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.