The Shire of Quilpie is a

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. It covers an area of , and its administrative centre is the town of

Quilpie Quilpie ( ) is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Shire of Quilpie, Shire of Quilpie, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Quilpie had a population of 530 people. The town is the administrative cent ...

. The dominant industry is grazing.

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fields are also worked within the shire. In the , the Shire of Quilpie had a population of 698 people.

History

Margany (also known as Marganj, Mardigan, Marukanji, Maranganji) is an

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spoken by the Margany people. The Margany language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Quilpie Shire, taking in

, Cheepie and Beechal extending towards

Eulo Eulo ( ) is an outback town and locality in the Shire of Paroo, Queensland, Australia. It is known for its opal mining. In the , the locality of Eulo had a population of 94 people. Geography Eulo is west of Cunnamulla and west of Brisban ...

and

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, as well as the properties of Dynevor Downs and Ardoch. The Shire was created on 17 July 1930 from parts of the Shires of Barcoo, Murweh and Paroo and part of the abolished Shire of Adavale and all of the abolished

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. However, on 4 July 1931, the Shire of Bulloo was re-instated.

Chairmen and mayors

Chairmen

* 1930-1933 H. J. Pegler

Mayors

* 1997–2012: P. David Edwards * 2012–present: Stuart Alexander Mackenzie

Towns and localities

The Shire of Quilpie includes the following settlements: *

Adavale Adavale is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Shire of Quilpie, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Adavale had a population of 72 people. Geography Adavale is in South West Queensland, west of t ...

* Cheepie * Eromanga * Toompine

Amenities

Quilpie Shire Council operates a public library at Quilpie.

Demographics

Notable people from Quilpie

Vaughan Johnson Vaughan Monroe Johnson (March 24, 1962 – December 12, 2019) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints and Philadelphia Eagles. He also was a member of ...

, Queensland state politician *

Ewen Jones Ewen Thomas Jones (7 March 1960 – 13 July 2023) was an Australian politician representing the division of Division of Herbert, Herbert for the Liberal National Party of Queensland, Liberal National Party from the 2010 Australian federal elect ...

, Australian federal politician * Professor Don Markwell, social scientist and educational leader * Sandy McPhie, former Queensland state politician *

Justine Saunders Justine Florence Saunders (20 February 1953 – 15 April 2007) was an Australian stage, television and film actress. She was a member of the Woppaburra, an Australian Aboriginal people, from the Kanomie clan of Great Keppel Island in Queenslan ...

, late Australian actor

References

External links

University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Quilpie and Quilpie Shire
{{DEFAULTSORT:Quilpie Shire Local government areas of Queensland South West Queensland 1930 establishments in Australia