Tablelands Region

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Tablelands Region
Queensland
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Location within Queensland, 2013, prior to de-amalgamation of Shire of Mareeba
Population25,541 (2018) [1]
 • Density2.26167/km2 (5.8577/sq mi)
Established2008
Area11,293 km2 (4,360.3 sq mi) [1]
MayorRodney Donald Marti
Council seat Atherton
Region Far North Queensland
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s) Kennedy
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Website Tablelands Region
LGAs around Tablelands Region:
Mareeba Mareeba Cairns
Mareeba Tablelands Region Cairns
Etheridge Charters Towers Cassowary Coast, Hinchinbrook

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.

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It has an estimated operating budget of A$62.2 million.

History

Yidinji (also known as Yidinj, Yidiny, and Idindji) is an Australian Aboriginal language. Its traditional language region is within the local government areas of Cairns Region and Tablelands Region, in such localities as Cairns, Gordonvale, and the Mulgrave River, and the southern part of the Atherton Tableland including Atherton and Kairi. [2]

Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the Tablelands Region consisted the entire area of four previous local government areas:

On 11 November 1879, when the Divisional Boards Act 1879 came into effect proclaiming 74 divisions around Queensland, the nature and distribution of the population in the Tablelands region was vastly different from today. Most of the area was divided between the Hinchinbrook and Woothakata divisions. On 3 September 1881, Tinaroo Division was proclaimed from part of Hinchinbrook, making the mining towns of Tinaroo and Thornborough the administrative centres of the region.

A number of changes occurred from that point:

In July 2007, the Local Government Reform Commission released its report and recommended that the four areas amalgamate. Amongst its reasons given for this recommendation were that a community of interest revolved around the towns of Mareeba and Atherton, with residents travelling to Cairns for services not offered in the region. The opportunity for tourism and leisure promotion under a single banner, the close proximity of most major towns, the lack of natural barriers and similar economic interests including beef, dairy, fruit and sugar production. All councils opposed the amalgamation, although Atherton, Herberton and Eacham were willing to consider shared service delivery. [3] On 15 March 2008, the Shires formally ceased to exist, and elections were held on the same day to elect councillors and a to the Regional Council.

In 2012, a proposal was made to de-amalgamate the Shire of Mareeba from the Tablelands Region. [4] On 9 March 2013, the citizens of the former Mareeba shire voted in a referendum to de-amalgamate. [5] The Shire of Mareeba was re-established on 1 January 2014. [6] [7]

Wards and councillors

Tablelands Regional Council consists of: [8]

Mayors

Towns and localities

The Tablelands Region includes the following settlements:

1 - shared with Cassowary Coast Region
2 - shared with Cairns Region and Cassowary Coast Region

Population

The populations given relate to the component entities prior to 2008.

YearPopulation
(Region total)
Population
(Mareeba)
Population
(Atherton)
Population
(Herberton)
Population
(Eacham)
193319,3868,2483,9622,8524,324
194717,5856,3124,3353,1983,740
195420,9177,5955,4014,1503,771
196123,67510,2125,8063,8153,842
196623,33210,7895,3113,6343,598
197124,36711,6765,6383,7263,327
197625,48812,1366,2403,6793,433
198129,32914,0037,5013,6884,137
198633,42615,5638,5184,2105,135
199136,81617,1299,5184,5605,609
199639,35018,04410,1195,1136,074
200139,62917,96110,5095,0836,076
200640,90618,21210,9125,4236,359

Libraries

The Tablelands Regional Council operate public libraries in Atherton, Herberton, Malanda, Millaa Millaa, Mount Garnet, Ravenshoe and Yungaburra. [12]

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  8. 1 2 "2020 Local Government Elections: Saturday, 28 March 2020". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 2020. Archived from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  9. "2008 Tablelands Regional Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". results.ecq.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  10. "2012 Tablelands Regional Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". results.ecq.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  11. "2016 Tablelands Regional Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". results.ecq.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
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