The North Burnett Region is a

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, Australia in the northern catchment of the

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. Established in 2008, it was preceded by several previous local government areas with histories extending back to the early 1900s. It has an estimated operating budget of A$32 million. In the , the North Burnett Region had a population of 10,068 people.

History

Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the North Burnett Region, located in the northern catchment of the

, existed as six distinct local government areas: * the

Shire of Biggenden The Shire of Biggenden was a Local government in Australia, local government area located in the northern catchment of the Burnett River, Queensland, Australia, south-southwest of the regional city of Bundaberg, Queensland, Bundaberg. The shire ...

; * the

Shire of Eidsvold The Shire of Eidsvold was a Local government in Australia, local government area in the northern catchment of the Burnett River, Queensland, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed as a local government area from 1890 until 2008, w ...

; * the

Shire of Gayndah The Shire of Gayndah was a Local government in Australia, local government area located in the northern catchment of the Burnett River, Queensland, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed as a local government area from 1866 until ...

; * the

Shire of Monto The Shire of Monto was a local government area in the northern catchment of the Burnett River, Queensland, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed as a local government area from 1932 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several ot ...

; * the

Shire of Mundubbera The Shire of Mundubbera was a local government area in the northern catchment of the Burnett River, Queensland, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed as a local government area from 1915 until 2008, when it amalgamated with sever ...

; * and the Shire of Perry. The first local government in the North Burnett area was the Gayndah Municipality, which was created on 28 November 1866 under the Municipal Corporations Act 1864. On 11 November 1879, the Rawbelle and Perry Divisions were created to serve regional areas under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879''. A third division, Eidsvold, was proclaimed on 25 January 1890. On 31 March 1903, following the enactment of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Gayndah became a town while the three divisions became shires. On 3 June 1905, the Shire of Degilbo, centred on

Biggenden Biggenden is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Biggenden had a population of 788 people. Geography Biggenden is on the Isis Highway north ...

, was established from part of the

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. On 19 May 1915, the Shire of Auburn (later renamed Mundubbera) was separately incorporated. On 17 March 1923, the Shire of Rawbelle was renamed Gayndah and on 24 May 1924, it absorbed the Town. On 3 March 1932, the Shire of Monto came into being and Eidsvold was reincorporated. Finally, on 12 July 1941, Degilbo was renamed Biggenden. MundubberaWestpacBank

In July 2007, the Local Government Reform Commission released its report and recommended that the six areas amalgamate, asserting that there were "inefficiencies with having six local governments to manage the economic and community interests of a relatively small geographic region which has a static population of just over 10,000". It believed amalgamation would offer potential for both strategic planning and improving the quality of governance and decision-making, as well as allowing one of the towns to emerge as a regional centre for the area. Queensland Treasury had rated all of the councils for financial sustainability, with all except Perry and Biggenden attracting a weak rating. Each of the councils apart from Gayndah opposed the Commission's model, with several suggesting either amalgamation with one or two other shires, or with local governments outside the region (in particular the

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 existed as a local government ...

and

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). In the end, its proposal was unchanged. On 15 March 2008, the Shires formally ceased to exist, and elections were held on the same day to elect councillors and a mayor to the Regional Council.

Wards and councillors

The Region is divided into six divisions, each electing one councillor, with a mayor elected by the entire Region. Joy Jensen, the mayor for the Shire of Perry, was elected at the March 2008 local government elections but was not re-elected in 2012.

Mayors

* 2008–2012: Joy Jensen * 2012–2016: Don Waugh * 2016–2021: Rachel Louise Chambers * 2022-Current: Les Hotz

Towns and localities

The North Burnett Region includes the following settlements: Biggenden area: *

* Coalstoun Lakes * Dallarnil * Degilbo *

Didcot Didcot ( ) is a railway town and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in South Oxfordshire, England, located south of Oxford, east of Wantage and north west of Reading, Berkshire, Reading. Historically part of Berkshire, the town is noted ...

Eidsvold area: *

Abercorn Abercorn ( Gaelic: ''Obar Chùirnidh'', Old English: ''Æbbercurnig'') is a village and civil parish in West Lothian, Scotland. Close to the south coast of the Firth of Forth, the village is around west of South Queensferry. The parish had a ...

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* Eidsvold *

Wuruma Dam Wuruma Dam is on the Nogo River in the upper Burnett River catchment in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. It is 48km north-west of Eidsvold. It supplies water for irrigation & town use for Eidsvold, Mundubbera and Gayndah. The da ...

Gayndah area: *

Ban Ban Springs Ban Ban Springs is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Ban Ban Springs had a population of 31 people. Geography The locality of Ban Ban Springs is an enclave, surrounded by the larger ...

Binjour Binjour is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Binjour had a population of 86 people. Geography Binjour is in the Wide Bay-Burnett region on the Burnett Highway by road north of the state capital, B ...

* Byrnestown *

Gayndah Gayndah () is a town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. It is the administrative centre for the North Burnett Region. In the , the locality of Gayndah had a population of 1,949 p ...

* Gooroolba *

Ideraway Ideraway is a rural town and locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Ideraway had a population of 31 people. Geography The Burnett River forms the south-eastern boundary, while Reid Creek forms t ...

* Wetheron Monto area: * Bancroft * Bukali * Cannia * Cannindah * Coominglah * Coominglah Forest * Glenleigh * Harrami *

Kalpowar Kalpowar is a town in the North Burnett Region and a locality split between the North Burnett Region and the Bundaberg Region, in Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Kalpowar had a population of 53 people. Geography The Gladstone ...

* Kapaldo * Langley *

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* Moonford * Mulgildie * Mungungo * Rawbelle *

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* Splinter Creek * Tellebang * Three Moon *

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Mundubbera area: * Boynewood * Dykehead *

Gurgeena Gurgeena is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Gurgeena had a population of 36 people. Geography Gurgeena is on the Binjour Plateau (). Land use is principally agricultural and state forest. The Bi ...

* Monogorilby *

Mundubbera Mundubbera ( ) is a rural town and a locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Mundubbera had a population of 1,120 people. Mundubbera is the self-proclaimed "Citrus Capital of Queensland", although ...

* Philpott *

Riverleigh Riverleigh is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Riverleigh had a population of 95 people. Geography The locality is bounded to the north, west and south by the Burnett River. The land is used for fa ...

Perry area: * Mount Perry Other areas: * Aranbanga * Ban Ban * Barlyne * Beeron * Blairmore * Bon Accord * Branch Creek * Brovinia * Campbell Creek * Cattle Creek * Cheltham * Coonambula * Coringa *

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* Deep Creek * Derri Derra *

Dirnbir Dirnbir is a rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Dirnbir had a population of 59 people. Geography The Burnett River forms the southern boundary of the locality at an e ...

* Dundarrah * Eidsvold East * Eidsvold West * Ginoondan * Glenrae * Golden Fleece * Good Night *

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* Hawkwood *

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* Lakeside * Malmoe * Mingo, Queensland * Mount Debateable * Mount Lawless * Mount Steadman *

Mundowran Mundowran is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Mundowran had a population of 119 people. Geography The Burnett Highway enters the locality from the east, passes south through a small area, and then f ...

* Mungy *

O'Bil Bil O'Bil Bil is a rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , O'Bil Bil had a population of 28 people. Geography The Burnett River forms the western boundary of the locality, en ...

* Old Cooranga * Penwhaupell * Pile Gully *

Reids Creek Reids Creek is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Reids Creek had a population of 41 people. Geography Reid Creek enters the locality from the north and flows through to become the south-east boundar ...

* Stockhaven * The Limits * Toondahra * Wahoon * Wateranga * Wilson Valley * Woodmillar * Woowoonga * Yarrol *

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Libraries

The North Burnett Regional Council operates public libraries at

, Eidsvold,

, Mount Perry, and

Planning scheme

The North Burnett Regional Council's first planning scheme commenced on 3 November 2014. It replaced the six planning schemes prepared by the former Councils. As a scheme that follows the State-mandated structure it contains the following key components: a Strategic framework (Part 3), Priority infrastructure plan (Part 4), Tables of assessment (Part 5), Zones (Part 6), Overlays (Part 8), Other codes (Part 9), Definitions (Schedule 1), Mapping (Schedules 2 and 3) and Planning scheme policies (Schedule 6). Planning scheme mapping is accessible via the Council's online interactive mapping.

Heritage

On 5 May 2014, the North Burnett Regional Council published their first Local Heritage Register, containing 64 sites out of a proposed 71.

Demographics

References

External links

Report of the Local Government Reform Commission Volume 1 July 2007 (Queensland Parliament)
Retrieved 3 Nov 2018

Retrieved 17 April 2008
Library Services

Annual reports North Burnett Hospitals Board

State Library of Queensland State Library of Queensland (State Library) is the state public reference and research library of Queensland, Australia, operated by the Government of Queensland, state government. The Library is governed by the Library Board of Queensland, whi ...

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