Chinchilla Shire Council

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Chinchilla Shire Council
Queensland
Population: 5,610
Established: 1912
Area: 8,698 km²
Mayor: Bill McCutcheon
Council Seat: Chinchilla
Region: Darling Downs
Website: http://www.chinchilla.org.au/
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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.

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