Tiaro Shire Council

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Tiaro
Queensland
Population: 4,446 (2001 census)
Established: 1903
Area: 2,196 km²
Mayor: Linda Harris
Council Seat: Tiaro
State District: Maryborough
Federal Division: Wide Bay
Website: http://www.tiaro.qld.gov.au/
LGAs around Tiaro
Woocoo Woocoo Maryborough
Woocoo Tiaro Great Sandy Strait
Kilkivan Cooloola Cooloola

Tiaro Shire Council is a Local Government Area in Queensland, Australia. Towns in Tiaro Shire include Bauple, Curra, Glenwood, Gunalda, Gundiah, Theebine, Tinnanbar and the administrative centre, Tiaro.

The name "Tiaro" is of Aboriginal origin, meaning withered or dead tree. Forty three percent (43%) of the shire is covered by State forest. The main industries in the shire are sugar, beef and dairy cattle and timber felling and milling[1]

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  1. ^ Tiaro Shire Council Official Website - Council profile. Retrieved 12 December 2006.