South Burnett Region

South Burnett Region
Queensland

Location within Queensland
Population: 33,040(2010)[1]
Established: 2008
Website: http://www.southburnett.qld.gov.au

South Burnett Region is a Local Government in the South Burnett region of Queensland, Australia.

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Origins

This Local Government was created in March 2008 as a result of the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007.

The new Council, located in the southern catchment of the Burnett River, contains the entire area of four existing Local Government Areas;

The report recommended the new local government area should not be divided into wards and should elect six councillors and a mayor however the Interim Steering Committee applied to the State Government for four wards based on the old shire boundaries. As the total population is just a few hundred short of the level set in the report for eight councillors and a mayor, application for this was also made.

Area and size

The South Burnett Region covers an area 8,399 square kilometres (3,243 sq mi), containing an estimated resident population of 29,734 (2006 figures) and has an estimated operating budget of A$42 m (as at 2008).

The Aboriginal community of Cherbourg has been excluded from the amalgamated area and will continue to have its own local government.

Towns and localities

First Mayor and Councillors

As at 15 March 2008, the first Mayor elected to the South Burnett Region is David Ian Carter [2]

The first Councillors elected to the South Burnett Region were as follows:

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 March 2011). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2009–10". http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Products/3218.0~2009-10~Main+Features~Queensland?OpenDocument. Retrieved 11 June 2011. 
  2. ^ South Burnett's Election Results: Mayor Retrieved 18 April 2008

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