Flinders Shire Council
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| Flinders Shire Queensland |
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 Location within Queensland |
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| Population: | 2,151 (2001 census) | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 41422 km² (15993.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Brendan McNamara | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Hughenden | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Charters Towers | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Kennedy | ||||||||||||
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The Flinders Shire is a Local Government Area in north western Queensland, Australia. Towns in the shire include Prarie, Stamford, Torrens Creek and the administrative centre, Hughenden.
Flinders Shire is predominantly a grazing area with cattle in the north of the shire and mixed grazing to the south in the black soil area. The shire is named for the Flinders River, which passes through the shire.
[edit] External links
- Queensland Department of Local Government & Planning - Local Government Directory
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