Shire of Nebo

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Shire of Nebo
Queensland

Location within Queensland
Population: 2,520 (2001 census)
Established: 1883
Mayor: Bob Oakes
Council Seat: Nebo
State District: Mirani
Federal Division: Capricornia
Website: http://www.nebo.qld.gov.au/
LGAs around Shire of Nebo:
Bowen Mirani Mackay
Belyando Shire of Nebo Sarina
Belyando Broadsound Broadsound

Shire of Nebo is a Local Government Area in north Queensland, Australia. The shire contains the towns of Coppabella, Glenden and the administrative centre, Nebo.

Traditionally a rural shire, producing beef, sugar, sorghum and other grains, coal mining is now a major employer, with eight coal mines in the shire and capacity for a further five.[1]

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  1. ^ Nebo Shire Council - Official website. Retrieved 11 December 2006.
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