Chinchilla Shire Council
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Chinchilla Shire Council Queensland |
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Population: | 5,610 | ||||||||||||
Established: | 1912 | ||||||||||||
Area: | 8,698 kmĀ² | ||||||||||||
Mayor: | Bill McCutcheon | ||||||||||||
Council Seat: | Chinchilla | ||||||||||||
Region: | Darling Downs | ||||||||||||
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Chinchilla Shire Council is a Local Government Area in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. Townships in the shire include Brigalow, Kogan and the administrative centre, Chinchilla.
The economy of the Shire is largely reliant on primary production. Agriculture is the mainstay of the community, with beef and pork production, wool growing, and horticulture traditionally underwriting the local economy.
[edit] External link
- Queensland Department of Local Government & Planning - Local Government Directory