Longreach Region

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Longreach Region
Queensland
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Location within Queensland
Population3,660 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density0.09010/km2 (0.2334/sq mi)
Established2008
Area40,619.5 km2 (15,683.3 sq mi)
MayorTony Rayner
Council seat Longreach
Region Central West Queensland
State electorate(s) Gregory
Federal division(s) Maranoa
Longreach Regional Council Logo.gif
Website Longreach Region
LGAs around Longreach Region:
Winton Flinders Barcaldine
Winton Longreach Region Barcaldine
Barcoo Quilpie Blackall-Tambo

The Longreach Region is a local government area in Central West Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it superseded three previous local government areas that had existed for more than a century.

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It has an estimated operating budget of A$22.3m.

Traditionally, pastoral activities, tourism, and rural education have been the areas of focus within the region, with a major agricultural college and attractions such as the Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame and the Qantas Founders Outback Museum.

History

Longreach Region lay on the traditional tribal lands of the Iningai. Iningai (also known as Yiningay, Muttaburra, Tateburra, Yinangay, Yinangi) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Iningai people. The Iningai language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Longreach Region, particularly the towns of Longreach, Barcaldine, Muttaburra and Aramac as well as the properties of Bowen Downs and catchments of Cornish Creek and Alice River. [2]

Kuungkari (also known as Kungkari and Koonkerri) is a language of Western Queensland. The Kuungkari language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of Longreach Shire Council and Blackall-Tambo Shire Council. [3]

Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the Longreach Region existed as three distinct local government areas:

In July 2007, the Local Government Reform Commission released its report recommending that the three areas amalgamate. Ilfracombe was rated by a Treasury sustainability review as very weak with a negative outlook, while the other two were rated as moderate. All three councils opposed the amalgamation. [4] The legislation passed to effect the merger on 10 August 2007. A Local Transition Committee made up of staff and councillors of the three dissolving entities was formed to manage the process. On 15 March 2008, the three Shires formally ceased to exist, and elections were held on the same day to elect councillors and a mayor to the Regional Council.

In January 2019, it was decided to reduce the number of localities within Longreach Region by amalgamating the localities to the north and west of the town of Longreach into the locality of Longreach. The localities amalgamated were: Camoola, Chorregon, Ernestina, Maneroo, Morella, Tocal, and Vergemont. [5] As a consequence of this amalgamation, the Longreach Region has only three localities: Longreach, Ilframcombe and Isisford. [6]

On 10 September 2021, a new locality called Yaraka was created around the town of Yaraka, the land being excised from the locality of Isisford, to avoid confusion and restore historical connections. [7] [8] [9]

Council

Current composition

The current council, elected in 2020, is: [10]

WardCouncillorParty
Mayor Anthony Rayner Independent
Councillor Dale Bignell Independent
 Tony Emslie Independent
 Tracy Hatch Independent
 Tony Martin Independent
 Leonie Nunn Independent
 Trevor Smith Independent

Mayors

2008−present

No.PortraitMayorPartyTerm startTerm end
1 3x4.svg John Palmer Independent 15 March 2008 28 April 2012
2 3x4.svg R. L. "Joe" Owens Independent 28 April 2012 19 March 2016
2 3x4.svg Ed Warren Independent 19 March 2016 28 March 2020
4 3x4.svg Tony Rayner Independent 28 March 2020 incumbent

Past councillors

2008−2012 (six wards)

YearDivision 1Division 2Division 3Division 4Division 5Division 6
CouncillorPartyCouncillorPartyCouncillorPartyCouncillorPartyCouncillorPartyCouncillorParty
2008  Tony Nielsen Independent  Robert "Mick" Bischel Independent  Richard Murray Independent  Glennis Ford Independent  Norma Rae Bowden Independent  Ken Hoolihan Independent

2012−present (unsubdivided)

YearCouncillorPartyCouncillorPartyCouncillorPartyCouncillorPartyCouncillorPartyCouncillorParty
2012  Jocelyn Avery Independent  Norma Rae Bowden Independent  Tony Emslie Independent  David Morton Independent  Tony Nielsen Independent  Trevor Smith Independent
2016  Trevor Harris Independent  Tony Martin Independent  Leonie Nunn Independent  Anthony Rayner Independent
2020  Dale Bignell Independent  Tracy Hatch Independent

Towns and localities

The Longreach Region includes the following settlements:

Amenities

Longreach Regional Council operates public libraries at Ilfracombe, Isisford, and Longreach. [11]

Population

The populations given relate to the component entities prior to 2008 and combined population after amalgamation. The population has been in steady decline since the early 1960s.

YearPopulation
(Total)		(Longreach)(Ilfracombe)(Isisford)
19336,0794,564642873
19475,2444,137450657
19545,6944,343544807
19616,5335,013653867
19666,3664,959660747
19715,1424,300389453
19764,9114,052428431
19814,9113,846460605
19864,6633,871327465
19915,1534,369344440
19965,0544,419333302
20015,0374,368356313
20064,8064,180279347

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  2. ↑ "Iningai". State Library of Queensland . Archived from the original on 7 October 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  3. ↑ CC BY icon-80x15.png This Wikipedia article incorporates CC-BY-4.0 licensed text from: "Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map". State Library of Queensland. State Library of Queensland . Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  4. ↑ Queensland Local Government Reform Commission (July 2007). Report of the Local Government Reform Commission (PDF). Vol. 2. pp. 194–198. ISBN   978-1-921057-11-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  5. ↑ "Recent place name decisions: Job number 17-050: Longreach". Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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  7. ↑ "Recent place name decisions: Job number 19-027: Yaraka". Queensland Government. 10 September 2021. Archived from the original on 23 April 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "Proposed Locality Names and Boundaries: Isisford and Yaraka" (PDF). Queensland Government. 14 May 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
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