Burke Shire Council

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Burke Shire Council Queensland
Population:	2,129 (2001 census)
Mayor:	Annie Clarke
Council Seat:	Burketown
State District:	Mount Isa
Federal Division:	Kennedy
Website: http://www.burkeshirecouncil.com/
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Burke Shire Council is a Local Government Area in far north west Queensland, Australia. The shire lies on the south coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria and abuts the border with the Northern Territory. The major town and administrative centre of the shire is Burketown.

The shire and town and the Burke River passing through both are named in honour of ill-fated explorer Robert O'Hara Burke.^[1] From the months of August to November, a rare meteorological phenomenon known as "Morning Glory" - long, tubular clouds, some up to 1000 km in length - is often observed in the skies above Burke Shire^[2]

The shire contains Boodjamulla National Park (formerly called Lawn Hill National Park) and the World Heritage Site Riversleigh fossil fields. The Doomadgee Aboriginal Council lies inside Burke Shire to the west of Burketown.

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• Queensland Department of Local Government & Planning - Local Government Directory

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