The Shire of Bendemere was a

local government area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a federated state, state, province, division (politica ...

in the Maranoa region of

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, Australia, and existed from 1911 until 2008 when it amalgamated into

Maranoa Region Maranoa Region is a Local government in Australia, local government area in South West Queensland, Australia. The town of Roma, Queensland, Roma is the administrative headquarters of the region. In the , the Maranoa Region had a population of 1 ...

. The Shire, administered from the town of

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, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1911 until 2008, when it was amalgamated with the

Town of Roma The Town of Roma was a local government area in the western Downs region of Queensland, Australia. The Town of Roma covered the urban area of Roma and was surrounded by the neighbouring Shire of Bungil. Today it is part of the Maranoa Region. ...

and the Shires of Booringa, Bungil and Warroo to form the

History

The Shire of Bendemere was established on 12 January 1911 from portions of the Shires of Bungil, Murilla and Warroo. In July 2007, the Local Government Reform Commission released a report recommending a number of amalgamations of local government areas in Queensland. As a result, under the ''Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007'', on 15 March 2008, the new local government area of Roma Region was created, as an amalgamation of five previous local government areas: * the

; * the Shire of Bendemere; * the

Shire of Booringa The Shire of Booringa was a local government area in the Maranoa region of Queensland, Australia. The largest town and home of the shire administration was Mitchell. It existed from 1879 to 2008. The shire is now part of the Maranoa Region. ...

; * the

Shire of Bungil The Shire of Bungil was a Local government in Australia, local government area in the Maranoa, Queensland, Maranoa region of Queensland, Australia. It existed from 1880 to 2008. The shire surrounded the town of Roma, Queensland, Roma, which had ...

; * and the Shire of Warroo. On 26 July 2009, Roma Region was renamed Maranoa Region.

Towns and localities

The Shire of Bendemere included the following settlements: *

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* Wallumbilla

Economy

The economy of the shire is mostly based around agriculture, including cattle, sheep and grain.

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also plays a part, with gas wells being found throughout the shire and a

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processing plant located just south of Wallumbilla.

Chairmen

* 1911: Thomas Latin Nugent Fitzgerald * 1927: J. Stower

References

External links

University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Bendemere Shire
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bendemere Shire Former local government areas of Queensland 2008 disestablishments in Australia Populated places disestablished in 2008