The City of Mount Isa is a local government area in north west Queensland. The City covers the urban locality of Mount Isa,the administrative centre,and surrounding area,sharing a boundary with the Northern Territory to the west.
Kuranda is a rural town and locality on the Atherton Tableland in the Shire of Mareeba,Queensland,Australia. In the 2016 census,Kuranda had a population of 3,008 people. It is 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Cairns,via the Kuranda Range road. It is surrounded by tropical rainforest and adjacent to the Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage listed Barron Gorge National Park.
Mareeba is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Mareeba in Far North Queensland,Australia. Between 2008 and 2013,it was within the Tablelands Region. The town's name is derived from an Aboriginal word meaning meeting of the waters. In the 2021 census,the locality of Mareeba had a population of 11,825 people.
Mutchilba is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Mareeba,in Far North Queensland,Australia. It is known for its production of mangoes.
Mount Molloy is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Mareeba,Queensland,Australia. It is a historic mining and timber town,55 kilometres (34 mi) north of Cairns. The dominant industry in the area is cattle grazing;the town itself consists of a few shops and an old hotel. In the 2021 census,the locality of Mount Molloy had a population of 266 people.
Tablelands was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.
The Shire of Mareeba is a local government area at the base of Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland,inland from Cairns. The shire,administered from the town of Mareeba,covered an area of 53,491 square kilometres (20,653.0 sq mi),and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008,when it amalgamated with several councils in the Atherton Tableland area to become the Tablelands Region.
John Atherton was an explorer of the Far North Queensland area of Queensland,Australia.
The Shire of Eacham was a local government area of Queensland. It was located on the Atherton Tableland,a plateau forming part of the Great Dividing Range west of the city of Cairns. The shire,administered from the town of Malanda,covered an area of 1,126.4 square kilometres (434.9 sq mi),and existed as a local government entity from 1910 until 2008,when it amalgamated with several other councils in the Tableland area to become the Tablelands Region.
The Shire of Herberton was a local government area of Queensland. It was located on the Atherton Tableland,a plateau forming part of the Great Dividing Range west of the city of Cairns. The shire,administered from the town of Herberton,covered an area of 9,607.0 square kilometres (3,709.3 sq mi),and existed as a local government entity from 1895 until 2008,when it amalgamated with several other councils in the Tableland area to become the Tablelands Region.
The Shire of Atherton was a local government area of Queensland. It was located on the Atherton Tableland,a plateau forming part of the Great Dividing Range west of the city of Cairns. The shire,administered from the town of Atherton,covered an area of 623.1 square kilometres (240.6 sq mi),and existed as a local government entity from 1881 until 2008,when it amalgamated with several other councils in the Tableland area to become the Tablelands Region.
The City of Cairns was a local government area centred on the Far North Queensland city of Cairns. Established in 1885,for most of its existence it consisted of approximately 51.5 square kilometres (19.9 sq mi) around Cairns itself,with much of the metropolitan area being located in the Shire of Mulgrave. The Shire amalgamated into the City on 22 March 1995,as did small sections of neighbouring shires.
The Tablelands Region is a local government area in Far North Queensland,Australia inland from the city of Cairns. Established in 2008,it was preceded by four previous local government areas which dated back more than a century. On 1 January 2014,one of those local government areas,the Shire of Mareeba,was re-established independent of the Tablelands Region.
The Cairns Region is a local government area in Far North Queensland,Queensland,Australia,centred on the regional city of Cairns. It was established in 2008 by the amalgamation of the City of Cairns and the Shires of Douglas and Mulgrave. However,following public protest and a referendum in 2013,on 1 January 2014,the Shire of Douglas was de-amalgamated from the Cairns Region and re-established as a separate local government authority.
Local government in Queensland,Australia,includes the institutions and processes by which towns and districts can manage their own affairs to the extent permitted by the Local Government Act 1993–2007. Queensland is divided into 78 local government areas,which may be called Cities,Towns,Shires,or Regions. Each area has a council that is responsible for providing a range of public services and utilities and derives its income from both rates and charges on resident ratepayers and grants and subsidies from the state and Commonwealth governments.
Irvinebank is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Mareeba,Queensland,Australia. In the 2021 census,the locality of Irvinebank had a population of 113 people.
The Shire of Mulgrave was a local government area surrounding the City of Cairns in the Far North region of Queensland. The shire,administered from Cairns,covered an area of 1,718.3 square kilometres (663.4 sq mi);it existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 1995,when it was dissolved and amalgamated into the City of Cairns.
Watsonville is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Mareeba,Queensland,Australia. In the 2016 census Watsonville had a population of 191 people.
Mareeba Shire Hall is a heritage-listed former town hall at 136 Walsh Street,Mareeba,Shire of Mareeba,Queensland,Australia. It was designed by Eddie Oribin and built from 1960 to 1961 by Ernest William Lepinath. It is also known as Former Mareeba Shire Hall. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 11 October 2013.
Arriga is a rural locality in the Shire of Mareeba,Queensland,Australia. It has Queensland's largest wind farm.
