The Barcaldine Region is a
local government area in
Central West Queensland
Central West Queensland is a remote region in the Australian state of Queensland which covers 396,650.2 km2. The region lies to the north of South West Queensland and south of the Gulf Country. It has a population of approximately 12,387 p ...
,
Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by three previous local government areas which had existed for over a century.
It has an estimated operating budget of
A$21.6 million.
History
Barcaldine Region includes the traditional tribal lands of the
Iningai.
Iningai (also known as Yiningay, Muttaburra, Tateburra, Yinangay, Yinangi) is an
Australian Aboriginal language
The Indigenous languages of Australia number in the hundreds, the precise number being quite uncertain, although there is a range of estimates from a minimum of around 250 (using the technical definition of 'language' as non-mutually intellig ...
spoken by the Iningai people. The Iningai language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the
Longreach Region and Barcaldine Region, particularly the towns of
Longreach,
Barcaldine,
Muttaburra and
Aramac
Aramac is a rural town and locality in the Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Aramac had a population of 299 people.
Geography
Aramac is located north of Barcaldine, and by road from the state capital, Brisbane. It is situate ...
as well as the properties of
Bowen Downs and catchments of
Cornish Creek
Cornish Creek is a former rural locality in the Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Cornish Creek had a population of 16 people.
On 22 November 2019 the Queensland Government decided to amalgamate the localities in the Barcaldine ...
and
Alice River.
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.
Jirandali (also known as Yirandali, Warungu, Yirandhali) is an
Australian Aboriginal language
The Indigenous languages of Australia number in the hundreds, the precise number being quite uncertain, although there is a range of estimates from a minimum of around 250 (using the technical definition of 'language' as non-mutually intellig ...
of
North-West Queensland, particularly the
Hughenden Hughenden may refer to:
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area. The language region includes the local government area of the
Shire of Flinders, including
Dutton River,
Flinders River, Mount Sturgeon, Caledonia (in the Barcaldine Region),
Richmond,
Corfield,
Winton, Torrens, Tower Hill, Landsborough Creek, Lammermoor Station, Hughenden, and
Tangorin.
Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the Barcaldine Region existed as three distinct local government areas:
* the
Shire of Barcaldine;
* the
Shire of Aramac;
* and the
Shire of Jericho
The Shire of Jericho was a local government area in central Queensland between the towns of Barcaldine and Emerald. Administered from the town of Alpha, the Shire covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1916 until 200 ...
.
When the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' was proclaimed on 11 November 1879, what is now the Barcaldine Region was part of the Barcaldine, Aramac, Kargoolnah and Bauhinia divisions. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', all four became Shires on 31 March 1903. A number of boundary changes took place thereafter, but by the establishment of the Shire of Jericho on 1 January 1916, the boundaries were to remain unchanged for 92 years.
In July 2007, the Local Government Reform Commission released its report and recommended that the three areas amalgamate. All three councils were rated as weak to moderate in terms of financial sustainability, and the three areas were believed to form a collective community of interest with the town of Barcaldine serving as a regional centre with commercial facilities and an airport. All three councils opposed the amalgamation, with Aramac putting an alternate suggestion together with the
Shire of Winton. 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.
On 22 November 2019 the
Queensland Government
The Queensland Government is the democratic administrative authority of the Australian state of Queensland. The Government of Queensland, a parliamentary constitutional monarchy was formed in 1859 as prescribed in its Constitution, as amended f ...
decided to amalgamate the localities in the Barcaldine Region, resulting in five expanded localities based on the larger towns:
*
Alpha, absorbing
Beaufort,
Drummondslope,
Dunrobin (south-eastern corner),
Hobartville (north-eastern part),
Pine Hill,
Port Wine
Port wine (also known as vinho do Porto, , or simply port) is a Portuguese fortified wine produced in the Douro Valley of northern Portugal. It is typically a sweet red wine, often served with dessert, although it also comes in dry, sem ...
,
Sedgeford
Sedgeford is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, about 5 miles south of the North Sea and east of the Wash. It is 36 miles north-west of Norwich. Its area of had a population, including Fring, of 613 at the 201 ...
,
Surbiton
*
Aramac
Aramac is a rural town and locality in the Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Aramac had a population of 299 people.
Geography
Aramac is located north of Barcaldine, and by road from the state capital, Brisbane. It is situate ...
, absorbing
Cornish Creek
Cornish Creek is a former rural locality in the Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Cornish Creek had a population of 16 people.
On 22 November 2019 the Queensland Government decided to amalgamate the localities in the Barcaldine ...
(eastern part), Dunrobin (south-western corner),
Galilee
Galilee (; he, הַגָּלִיל, hagGālīl; ar, الجليل, al-jalīl) is a region located in northern Israel and southern Lebanon. Galilee traditionally refers to the mountainous part, divided into Upper Galilee (, ; , ) and Lower Gali ...
,
Garfield (western corner),
Ibis
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,
Ingberry (northern part),
Pelican Creek,
Sardine
"Sardine" and "pilchard" are common names for various species of small, oily forage fish in the herring family Clupeidae. The term "sardine" was first used in English during the early 15th century, a folk etymology says it comes from the ...
(eastern part),
Upland
Upland or Uplands may refer to:
Geography
*Hill, an area of higher land, generally
*Highland, an area of higher land divided into low and high points
*Upland and lowland, conditional descriptions of a plain based on elevation above sea level
*I ...
,
Upper Cornish Creek
*
Barcaldine, absorbing
Barcaldine Downs
Barcaldine Downs is a former rural locality in the Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Barcaldine Downs had a population of 14 people.
On 22 November 2019 the Queensland Government decided to amalgamate the localities in the Barc ...
,
Evora,
Grant (bulk),
Home Creek, Ingberry (southern part),
Moombria,
Narbethong (bulk),
Patrick,
Saltern Creek,
Tara Station
*
Jericho, absorbing Dunrobin (bulk), Garfield (bulk), Grant (eastern corner), Hobartville (south-western part),
Mexico
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, Narbethong (north-east corner)
*
Muttaburra, absorbing
Bangall, Cornish Creek (western part), Sardine (western part),
Tablederry
Wards
The council is undivided, with six councillors and a mayor serving the whole region.
Towns and localities
The Barcaldine Region includes the following settlements:
Barcaldine area:
*
Barcaldine
*
Alice
Alice may refer to:
* Alice (name), most often a feminine given name, but also used as a surname
Literature
* Alice (''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''), a character in books by Lewis Carroll
* ''Alice'' series, children's and teen books by ...
*
Barcaldine Downs
Barcaldine Downs is a former rural locality in the Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Barcaldine Downs had a population of 14 people.
On 22 November 2019 the Queensland Government decided to amalgamate the localities in the Barc ...
*
Evora
*
Grant
*
Home Creek
*
Moombria
*
Narbethong
*
Patrick
*
Saltern Creek
*
Tara Station
Aramac area:
*
Aramac
Aramac is a rural town and locality in the Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Aramac had a population of 299 people.
Geography
Aramac is located north of Barcaldine, and by road from the state capital, Brisbane. It is situate ...
*
Bangall
*
Cornish Creek
Cornish Creek is a former rural locality in the Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Cornish Creek had a population of 16 people.
On 22 November 2019 the Queensland Government decided to amalgamate the localities in the Barcaldine ...
*
Galilee
Galilee (; he, הַגָּלִיל, hagGālīl; ar, الجليل, al-jalīl) is a region located in northern Israel and southern Lebanon. Galilee traditionally refers to the mountainous part, divided into Upper Galilee (, ; , ) and Lower Gali ...
*
Ibis
The ibises () (collective plural ibis; classical plurals ibides and ibes) are a group of long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae, that inhabit wetlands, forests and plains. "Ibis" derives from the Latin and Ancient Greek word f ...
*
Ingberry
*
Muttaburra
*
Pelican Creek
*
Sardine
"Sardine" and "pilchard" are common names for various species of small, oily forage fish in the herring family Clupeidae. The term "sardine" was first used in English during the early 15th century, a folk etymology says it comes from the ...
*
Tablederry
*
Upland
Upland or Uplands may refer to:
Geography
*Hill, an area of higher land, generally
*Highland, an area of higher land divided into low and high points
*Upland and lowland, conditional descriptions of a plain based on elevation above sea level
*I ...
*
Upper Cornish Creek
Jericho area:
*
Alpha
*
Jericho
*
Beaufort
*
Drummondslope
*
Dunrobin
*
Garfield
*
Hobartville
*
Mexico
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*
Pine Hill
*
Port Wine
Port wine (also known as vinho do Porto, , or simply port) is a Portuguese fortified wine produced in the Douro Valley of northern Portugal. It is typically a sweet red wine, often served with dessert, although it also comes in dry, sem ...
*
Sedgeford
Sedgeford is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, about 5 miles south of the North Sea and east of the Wash. It is 36 miles north-west of Norwich. Its area of had a population, including Fring, of 613 at the 201 ...
*
Surbiton
Mayors
2008–2020 : Rob Chandler
2020–present: Sean Micheal Dillion
Population
The populations given relate to the component entities prior to 2008. The was the first for the new Region.
Services
In cooperation with
Rural Libraries Queensland
The State Library of Queensland is the main reference and research library provided to the people of the State of Queensland, Australia, by the state government. Its legislative basis is provided by the Queensland Libraries Act 1988. It contain ...
, Barcaldine Regional Council operate libraries in
Alpha,
Aaramac,
Barcaldine (headquarters),
Jericho, and
Muttaburra.
References
External links
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Central West Queensland
Local government areas of Queensland
2008 establishments in Australia