Mareeba Shire Council

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Mareeba Shire Council
Queensland

Location of Mareeba Shire.
Population: 17,961 (2001 census)
Area: 53 457 km²
Mayor: Mick Borzi
Council Seat: Mareeba
Region: Far North Queensland
Website: http://www.msc.qld.gov.au/
LGAs around Mareeba Shire Council
Carpentaria Cook Douglas
Carpentaria Mareeba Shire Council Coral Sea, Cairns
Etheridge Herberton Atherton

Covering 53,457 kilometres, the Mareeba Shire Council is a large Local Government Area in Far North Queensland.

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[edit] History

Mareeba Shire was originally known as the Sire of Woothakata, but was renamed to the Shire of Mareeba on December 20, 1947. It includes the old shires of Walsh, Barron and Chillagoe. From 1879 to 1919, the shire's offices were located at Thornborough on the Hodkinson goldfield.

[edit] Government

The current Mayor of Mareeba Shire is Mick Borzi.

[edit] Towns in Mareeba Shire

[edit] External links


Atherton Tableland
Attractions: Lake Tinaroo | Lake Eacham | Lake Barrine | Malanda Falls | Millaa Millaa Falls | Mount Hypipamee Crater | Mount Quincan | Seven Sisters | Curtain Fig Tree | Davies Creek
Towns: Atherton | Dimbulah | Herberton | Kairi | Kuranda | Mareeba | Malanda | Millaa Millaa | Mutchilba | Ravenshoe | Tinaroo | Tolga | Walkamin | Yungaburra
Local Government Areas: Atherton Shire | Eacham Shire | Herberton Shire | Mareeba Shire


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