North Burnett Region Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 10,628 (2018) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.54032/km2 (1.3994/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 2008 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 19,670 km2 (7,594.6 sq mi) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Les Hotz | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Gayndah | ||||||||||||||
Region | Wide Bay–Burnett | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Flynn, Hinkler | ||||||||||||||
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The North Burnett Region is a local government area in Queensland, Australia in the northern catchment of the Burnett River. Established in 2008, it was preceded by several previous local government areas with histories extending back to the early 1900s.
It has an estimated operating budget of A$32 million.
Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the North Burnett Region, located in the northern catchment of the Burnett River, existed as six distinct local government areas:
The first local government in the North Burnett area was the Gayndah Municipality, which was created on 28 November 1866 under the Municipal Corporations Act 1864. On 11 November 1879, the Rawbelle and Perry Divisions were created to serve regional areas under the Divisional Boards Act 1879. A third division, Eidsvold, was proclaimed on 25 January 1890.
On 31 March 1903, following the enactment of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Gayndah became a town while the three divisions became shires. On 3 June 1905, the Shire of Degilbo, centred on Biggenden, was established from part of the Shire of Burrum. On 19 May 1915, the Shire of Auburn (later renamed Mundubbera) was separately incorporated. On 17 March 1923, the Shire of Rawbelle was renamed Gayndah and on 24 May 1924, it absorbed the Town. On 3 March 1932, the Shire of Monto came into being and Eidsvold was reincorporated. Finally, on 12 July 1941, Degilbo was renamed Biggenden.
In July 2007, the Local Government Reform Commission released its report and recommended that the six areas amalgamate, asserting that there were "inefficiencies with having six local governments to manage the economic and community interests of a relatively small geographic region which has a static population of just over 10,000". It believed amalgamation would offer potential for both strategic planning and improving the quality of governance and decision-making, as well as allowing one of the towns to emerge as a regional centre for the area. Queensland Treasury had rated all of the councils for financial sustainability, with all except Perry and Biggenden attracting a weak rating. Each of the councils apart from Gayndah opposed the Commission's model, with several suggesting either amalgamation with one or two other shires, or with local governments outside the region (in particular the Shire of Kolan and Gladstone/Calliope). In the end, its proposal was unchanged. [2] On 15 March 2008, the Shires formally ceased to exist, and elections were held on the same day to elect councillors and a mayor to the Regional Council.
The Region is divided into six divisions, each electing one councillor, with a mayor elected by the entire Region. Joy Jensen, the mayor for the Shire of Perry, was elected at the March 2008 local government elections but was not re-elected in 2012. [3]
The North Burnett Region includes the following settlements:
Biggenden area: Eidsvold area: Gayndah area: | Monto area: | Mundubbera area: Perry area: |
The North Burnett Regional Council operates public libraries at Biggenden, Eidsvold, Gayndah, Monto, Mount Perry, and Mundubbera. [10]
The North Burnett Regional Council's first planning scheme commenced on 3 November 2014. [11] It replaced the six planning schemes prepared by the former Councils. As a scheme that follows the State-mandated structure it contains the following key components: a Strategic framework (Part 3), Priority infrastructure plan (Part 4), Tables of assessment (Part 5), Zones (Part 6), Overlays (Part 8), Other codes (Part 9), Definitions (Schedule 1), Mapping (Schedules 2 and 3) and Planning scheme policies (Schedule 6).
Planning scheme mapping is accessible via the Council's online interactive mapping. [12]
On 5 May 2014, the North Burnett Regional Council published their first Local Heritage Register, containing 64 sites out of a proposed 71. [13]
Year | Total Region | Biggenden | Eidsvold | Gayndah | Monto | Mundubbera | Perry |
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1933 | 14,322 | 2,476 | 1,475 | 3,760 | 3,514 | 2,302 | 795 |
1947 | 13,861 | 2,179 | 1,313 | 3,407 | 4,270 | 2,064 | 628 |
1954 | 13,917 | 1,974 | 1,311 | 3,352 | 4,458 | 2,326 | 496 |
1961 | 13,993 | 1,882 | 1,242 | 3,400 | 4,397 | 2,617 | 455 |
1966 | 13,715 | 1,722 | 1,702 | 3,182 | 4,155 | 2,580 | 374 |
1971 | 12,230 | 1,639 | 1,222 | 3,107 | 3,495 | 2,391 | 376 |
1976 | 11,504 | 1,532 | 1,231 | 2,814 | 3,228 | 2,395 | 304 |
1981 | 11,565 | 1,411 | 1,256 | 2,859 | 3,249 | 2,481 | 309 |
1986 | 11,583 | 1,553 | 1,212 | 2,887 | 3,266 | 2,355 | 310 |
1991 | 11,230 | 1,574 | 1,028 | 2,856 | 3,058 | 2,340 | 374 |
1996 | 11,243 | 1,570 | 970 | 2,916 | 2,922 | 2,514 | 351 |
2001 | 10,782 | 1,486 | 933 | 2,894 | 2,592 | 2,451 | 426 |
2006 | 10,551 | 1,506 | 876 | 2,911 | 2,577 | 2,236 | 445 |
2016 | 10,478 | ||||||
2021 | 10,068 |
Mundubbera is a town and a locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Mundubbera had a population of 1261 people.
The Burnett Highway is an inland rural highway located in Queensland, Australia. The highway runs from its junction with the Bruce Highway at Gracemere, just south of Rockhampton, to the D'Aguilar Highway in Nanango. Its length is approximately 542 kilometres. The highway takes its name from the Burnett River, which it crosses in Gayndah. The Burnett Highway provides the most direct link between the northern end of the New England Highway and Rockhampton. It is designated as a State Strategic Road by the Queensland Government.
Eidsvold is a rural town and locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. The town is the self-proclaimed Beef Capital of the Burnett and is a hub for the regional cattle industry. In the 2016 census, the locality of Eidsvold had a population of 574 people.
The Shire of Perry was a local government area in the northern catchment of the Burnett River, Queensland, Australia. The Shire covered an area of 2,357.7 square kilometres (910.3 sq mi), and existed as a local government area from 1880 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other shires to form the North Burnett Region.
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The Shire of Mundubbera was a local government area in the northern catchment of the Burnett River, Queensland, Australia. The shire covered an area of 4,192.8 square kilometres (1,618.8 sq mi), and existed as a local government area from 1915 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other shires to form the North Burnett Region.
The Shire of Gayndah was a local government area located in the northern catchment of the Burnett River, Queensland, Australia. The shire covered an area of 2,709.3 square kilometres (1,046.1 sq mi), and existed as a local government area from 1866 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other shires to form the North Burnett Region.
The Shire of Monto was a local government area in the northern catchment of the Burnett River, Queensland, Australia. The shire covered an area of 4,320.8 square kilometres (1,668.3 sq mi), and existed as a local government area from 1932 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other shires to form the North Burnett Region.
The Shire of Eidsvold was a local government area in the northern catchment of the Burnett River, Queensland, Australia. The shire covered an area of 4,809.4 square kilometres (1,856.9 sq mi), and existed as a local government area from 1890 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other shires to form the North Burnett Region.
The Shire of Biggenden was a local government area located in the northern catchment of the Burnett River, Queensland, Australia, 100 kilometres (62 mi) south-southwest of the regional city of Bundaberg. The shire covered an area of 1,314.5 square kilometres (507.5 sq mi), and existed as a local government area from 1905 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other shires to become the North Burnett Region.
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The Fraser Coast Region is a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about 250 kilometres (160 mi) north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is centred on the twin cities of Hervey Bay and Maryborough and also contains Fraser Island (K'gari). It was created in 2008 from a merger of the Cities of Maryborough and Hervey Bay and the Shires of Woocoo and most of Tiaro. In June 2018 it had a population of 105,463.
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The Mungar Junction to Monto railway line is a 267-kilometre (166 mi) railway in Queensland, Australia. Progressively opened in eleven stages between 1889 and 1928 the line branched from the North Coast line at Mungar Junction a short distance west of Maryborough and followed a westerly route towards Biggenden and Gayndah before turning north via Mundubbera and Eidsvold to Monto. It is also known as the Gayndah Monto Branch Railway. In 2012, the line was officially closed.
Didcot is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Didcot had a population of 60 people.
Humphery Railway Bridge is a heritage-listed railway bridge on the Mungar to Monto railway line at Humphery, North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by William Pagan and built in 1913. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
Mount Lawless is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Mount Lawless had a population of 9 people.
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