City of Gladstone

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City of Gladstone
Queensland

Location within Queensland

Population

29,085 (2006)^[1]

• Density

197.9/km² (512.4/sq mi)

Area

147 km² (56.8 sq mi)

Council seat

Gladstone

Website

www.gladstone.qld.gov.au

LGAs around City of Gladstone:
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City of Gladstone is a former local government area in central Queensland, Australia. It covered the urban locality of Gladstone and parts of the surrounding area.

History

Following the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007, three former local government areas:

were amalgamated to form Gladstone Region on 15 March 2008.^[1]

Economy

Being a port city, its local commerce is primarily industrial-based and include large-scale industrial plants include alumina refineries, aluminium smelting, heavy chemicals and shale oil.

Facilities

Hospital

Gladstone does contain a hospital, providing a range of facilities including: Emergency, Outpatients, General Medicine and Surgery (including Day Surgery (including Day Surgery), basic Orthopaedics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical Imaging, Pharmacy, Pathology, Central Sterilising.

These services are limited, thus requiring referral to the closest major city (Rockhampton Hospital 110 km away).

Art gallery

Gladstone has an art gallery run and owned by the Gladstone Regional Council.

Airport

Gladstone Regional Council has an airport. The Council took control of the assets of the Gladstone Airport which was previously operated by the Gladstone Calliope Aerodrome Board. This Board was a statutory body made up of representatives of the City of Gladstone and Shire of Calliope. It is currently being refurbished and provides both indirect and direct flights only to Brisbane Airport. These services are provided by Qantas Link and Strategic Airlines (as of April 2011).

Mayors

1881: W.B. Prizeman^[2]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Gladstone Region". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
↑ Consolidated Index to Queensland Government Gazette 1859-1919. Queensland Family History Society. 2004. ISBN 1 876613 79 3.

External links

Queensland Department of Local Government & Planning - Local Government Directory.
- Queensland Government: Queensland Health 2010

v t e Former local government areas of Queensland

Cities	Bundaberg Cairns Caloundra Charters Towers Gladstone Gympie Hervey Bay Mackay Maryborough Redcliffe Rockhampton South Brisbane Thuringowa Toowoomba Warwick

Towns	Allora Beaudesert Blackall Brisbane Bowen Bundaberg Charleville Clermont Cooktown Coolangatta Croydon Dalby Gayndah Goondiwindi Hamilton Hughenden Ithaca Laidley Mount Morgan Newtown Normanton North Rockhampton Roma Sandgate South Coast Southport Toowong Warwick Windsor Wynnum

Boroughs/Municipalities	Allora Blackall Bowen Brisbane Bundaberg Cairns Charleville Charters Towers Clermont Cooktown Croydon Dalby Gayndah Gladstone Goondiwindi Gympie Herberton Hughenden Ipswich Mackay Maryborough Mount Morgan Normanton North Rockhampton Rockhampton Roma Sandgate South Brisbane St George Toowoomba Townsville Warwick

Shires	Adavale Albert Allora Antigua Aramac Atherton Auburn Ayr Balmoral Barcaldine Barclay/Barkly Tableland Barolin Barron Bauhinia Beaudesert Beenleigh Belmont Belyando Bendemere Biggenden Blackall Boonah Booringa Bowen Brassall Broadsound Bundamba/Bundanba Bungil Burnett Burrum Caboolture Cairns Calliope Calliungal Cambooya Cardwell Chillagoe Chinchilla Cleveland Clifton Cooloola Coomera Coorparoo Crows Nest Daintree Dalrymple Degilbo Drayton Duaringa Eacham Eidsvold Emerald Enoggera Esk Fitzroy Gatton Gayndah Glengallan Gogango Gooburrum Goolman Gowrie Granville Hann Herberton Hervey Bay Highfields Howard Hughenden Ilfracombe Indooroopilly Inglewood Ipswich Isis Isisford Ithaca Jericho Johnstone Jondaryan Kargoolnah Kedron Kilcoy Kilkivan Kingaroy Kolan Laidley Landsborough Longreach Lowood Mackinlay Maroochy Middle Ridge Millmerran Mirani Miriam Vale Moggill Monto Moreton Mount Morgan Mulgrave Mundubbera Murgon Murilla Mutdapilly Nanango Nebo Nerang Normanby Peak Downs Perry Pialba Pine / Pine Rivers Pioneer Pittsworth Proserpine Purga Queenton Ravenswood Rawbelle Rosalie Rosenthal Rosewood Sarina Sherwood Southport Stanthorpe Stephens Tabragalba Tambo Tamborine/Tambourine Tara Tarampa Taringa Taroom Tiaro Tinana Tinaroo Tingalpa Toombul Toowong Waggamba Walloon Walsh Wambo Wangaratta Warroo Warwick Waterford Whitsunday Widgee Wienholt Windsor Wondai Woocoo Woongarra Woothakata Wyangarie Yeerongpilly

Divisions	Adavale Antigua Aramac Ayr Ballandean Balmoral Balonne Banana Barambah Barcaldine Barcoo Barolin Barron Bauhinia Beenleigh Belmont Belyando Booringa Booroodabin Boulia Brassall Broadsound Bulimba Bulloo Bundaberg Bundanba Bungil Burke Burrum Caboolture Cairns Calliope Cardwell Carpentaria Cleveland Clifton Cloncurry Coomera Croydon Daintree Dalrymple Diamantina Doonmunya Douglas Duaringa Durundur Eidsvold Einasleigh Emerald Enoggera Esk Fitzroy Glastonbury Glengallan Gogango Gooburrum Goolman Gowrie Granville Gregory Gympie Hamilton Hann Herberton Highfields Hinchinbrook Howard Hughenden Ilfracombe Indooroopilly Inglewood Isis Ithaca Johnstone Jondaryan Kargoolnah Kedron Kianawah Kilkivan Kolan Laidley Longreach Mackinlay Maroochy Miriam Vale Murilla Murweh Mutdapilly Nanango Nebo Nerang Nogoa Normanby Nundah Paroo Peak Downs Perry Pine Pioneer Purga Ravenswood Rawbelle Redcliffe Rosalie Rosenthal Rosewood Sherwood Southport Stanthorpe Stephens Tabragalba Tambo Tambourine Tarampa Taringa Taroom Thuringowa Tiaro Tinana Tinaroo Tingalpa Toombul Toowong Torres Ula Ula Waggamba Walloon Wallumbilla Walsh Wambo Wangaratta Warroo Waterford Widgee Winton Wooloongabba Woongarra Woothakata Wynnum Yeerongpilly

Lists	List of former local government areas of Queensland List of divisional boards in Queensland

Coordinates: 23°50′55.36″S 151°15′35.30″E / 23.8487111°S 151.2598056°E / -23.8487111; 151.2598056

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