Miriam Vale Shire Council
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Miriam Vale Shire Council Queensland |
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Population: | 4,813 (2001 census) | ||||||||||||
Area: | 3800 kmĀ² | ||||||||||||
Mayor: | Tom Jeffrey | ||||||||||||
Council Seat: | Miriam Vale | ||||||||||||
Federal Division: | Division of Hinkler | ||||||||||||
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Miriam Vale Shire Council is a Local government area near Gladstone in Queensland, Australia. The administrative centre is the town of Miriam Vale.
The Shire of Miriam Vale is renowned as a traditional sheep growing area, and also supports timber, beef and dairy cattle. Tourism is an emerging industry within the Shire and the shire includes the tourist resorts of Agnes Water and the Town of 1770. Other towns in the shire include Lowmead, Rosedale and Bororen.