The City of Gympie is a former

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 south-east of

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, Australia, responsible for governing

Gympie Gympie ( ) is a city and a Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. Located in the Greater Sunshine Coast, Gympie is about north of the state capital, Brisbane. The city lies on the Mary River ( ...

History

On 11 November 1879, the Gympie Division was created as one of 74 divisions within Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 4338. However, the residents felt that Gympie warranted a municipality and petitioned the

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. On 25 June 1880, the division was abolished in favour of a municipality, the

Borough of Gympie A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely. History In the Middle Age ...

which held its first elections on 25 August 1880. A town hall was built in 1890. On 4 January 1895,

Glastonbury Division The Glastonbury Division is a former local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett area of Queensland, Australia. Its headquarters were located in the town of Gympie. History The Glastonbury Division was one of the original divisions incorpor ...

was abolished and split between the

Widgee Division #REDIRECT Shire of Widgee The Shire of Widgee is a former local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett area of Queensland, Australia. It was located in the rural areas around the town of Gympie but did not include the town itself, which was al ...

and the Borough of Gympie. On 31 March 1903 the Borough of Gympie became the Town of Gympie under the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'' and on 7 January 1905 was proclaimed City of Gympie by the

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. On 19 March 1992, the

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, created two years earlier, produced its report ''External Boundaries of Local Authorities'', and recommended that the City of Gympie and the

Shire of Widgee The Shire of Widgee is a former local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett area of Queensland, Australia. It was located in the rural areas around the town of Gympie but did not include the town itself, which was always in a separate local g ...

should be amalgamated. The recommendation was implemented through the ''Local Government (Shire of Cooloola) Regulation 1993'' creating the new Shire of Cooloola on 2 November 1993. The first elections were held on 27 November 1993 and Adrian McClintock, the former Widgee chairman, was elected for a four-year term. On 15 March 2008, under the ''Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007'' passed by the

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on 10 August 2007, the Shire of Cooloola merged with the

Shire of Kilkivan The Shire of Kilkivan was a local government area about north-northwest of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1886 until its merger with several other local government areas to ...

and Division 3 ( Theebine/ Gunalda areas) of

Shire of Tiaro The Shire of Tiaro was a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, between the regional cities of Gympie and Hervey Bay about north of the state capital, Brisbane. The shire covered an area of , and existe ...

to form the

Gympie Region The Gympie Region is a Local government in Australia, local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is between the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sunshine Coast and ...

Chairmen and Mayors

The following are the chairmen of Gympie Division: * 1880— : William Henry Couldery The following are the mayors of Gympie Borough/Town/City: * 1880–82:

Matthew Mellor Mathew Mellor (1839 – 17 February 1899) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was mayor of Gympie and a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Politics Mellor was the first mayor of the Borough of Gympie (later City of G ...

, also chairman of

Widgee Divisional Board The Shire of Widgee is a former Local government in Australia, local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett area of Queensland, Australia. It was located in the rural areas around the town of Gympie but did not include the town itself, which w ...

, and

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for Wide Bay and

* 1882–83: William Ferguson (S.M.) * 1883–84:

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* 1884–86: William Ferguson (S.M) * 1886–90: Lieut.-Col. William Ferguson * 1890–91: Edward Bytheway * 1891–92: John L Mathews * 1892–93: Abraham Hutchinson * 1893–94: John L Mathews * 1894–95: William Suthers * 1895–96: Edward Bytheway * 1896–97: William Suthers * 1897–98:

* 1898–99: Daniel Mulcahy * 1899 – October 1899: George Ryland * October 1899 – 1901: Daniel Mulcahy * 1902: Edgar Benjamin Davidson * 1902: Daniel C Dowling * 1903–04: David Elder Reid * 1904–05: Gilbert Garrick * 1905–07: George F. Lister * 1907–08: Walter G. Ambrose * 1908–09: George A. Buist * 1909–11: William E. Burbidge * 1911–12: Richard H. Cox * 1912–13: Walter G. Ambrose * 1913–14: Alfred George Ramsey * 1914–16: Peter Green * 1916–17: Samuel D. Weller * 1917–18: George H. Mackay * 1918–19: R. Stitt * 1919–20: W. H. Sedgman * 1920–21: Luke J. Thomas (end of annual elections) * 1921–24: Luke J. Thomas * 1924–27: George Thomas * 1927–30: Luke J. Thomas * 1930–March 1931: Alexander Glasgow * 1931–April 1937: Dr Luther Morris — availabl
online
* 1937–August 1941: Luke J. Thomas * 1941–70: Ronald N Witham * 1970–76: James E. Kidd * 1976–88: Minas J. Venardos * 1988–93 Joan E. Dodt

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gympie City Former local government areas of Queensland 1993 disestablishments in Australia