The Shire of Gooburrum was a

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to the north and west of the regional city of

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, Queensland, Australia. The shire covered an area of . It was administered from Bundaberg. It existed as a local government entity from 1886 until 1994, when it amalgamated with the

Shire of Woongarra The Shire of Woongarra was a Local government in Australia, local government area located to the south and east of the regional city of Bundaberg, Queensland, Bundaberg. The shire, administered from Bundaberg, Queensland, Bundaberg itself, cover ...

to form the

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History

Kolan Division #REDIRECT Shire of Kolan The Shire of Kolan was a local government area located in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, to the west of Bundaberg. The Shire, administered from the town of Gin Gin, covered an area of , and exis ...

was established on 11 November 1879 as one of the original divisions under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879''. On 28 January 1886, the region north of the

Burnett River The Burnett River is a river in the Wide Bay–Burnett and Central Queensland regions of Queensland, Australia. Course and features The Burnett River rises in the Burnett Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, close to Mount Gaeta and east ...

was excised from Kolan Division to create a separate Gooburrum Division. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Gooburrum Division became the Shire of Gooburrum on 31 March 1903. The Shire's offices were located in 186 Bourbong Street, Bundaberg, adjacent to Bundaberg City's offices. In 1909, the Gooburrum Shire had an area of 512 square miles, a population of 4340, and 708 ratepayers. The value of the shire was estimated at £257,752, and the Government indebtedness totals £13,761. On 21 November 1991, the

Electoral and Administrative Review Commission The Electoral and Administrative Review Commission (1989–1993) was an agency of the Government of Queensland, Australia to investigate the electoral system and public administration of the state and local government in Australia, local governme ...

, created two years earlier, produced its second report, and recommended that local government boundaries in the Bundaberg area be rationalised. The ''Local Government (Bundaberg and Burnett) Regulation 1993'' was gazetted on 17 December 1993, and on 30 March 1994, the Shire of Goolburrum was abolished and amalgamated with

to form the

. A tribute to the Shire of Gooburrum can be found on the ground floor of Fairymead House, Bundaberg Botanic Gardens in the museum section of the home.

Towns and localities

* Abbotsford * Avondale * Bucca * Bullyard * Fairymead * Gooburrum * Littabella * Meadowvale * Miara * Moore Park *

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* Oakwood *

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South Kolan South Kolan is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of South Kolan had a population of 1,258 people. Geography The South Kolan region is in the Wide Bay–Burnett region, north of the state ...

* Watalgan * Waterloo * Welcome Creek * Winfield * Yandaran

Chairmen

* 1927: A. J. Gibson

Population

References

External links

Local Government (Bundaberg and Burnett) Regulation 1993
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gooburrum Shire Former local government areas of Queensland 1886 establishments in Australia 1994 disestablishments in Australia