Burke Shire Council
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| Shire of Burke Queensland |
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 Location in Queensland |
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| Population: | 2,129 (2001 census) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Annie Clarke | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Burketown | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Mount Isa | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Kennedy | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Burke 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.
[edit] External links
- Queensland Department of Local Government & Planning - Local Government Directory
- Aerial video footage of Boodjamulla and Lawn Hill Gorge
- Video of Burketown and the Gulf from the air
[edit] References
- ^ Place Names of Queensland: Burketown Accessed 12 December 2006.
- ^ ABC Australia, August 2003, Soaring the Glory Accessed 12 December 2006.
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