The Shire of Howard 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

Wide Bay–Burnett Wide Bay–Burnett is a region of the Australian state of Queensland, located between north of the state capital, Brisbane. The area's population growth has exceeded the state average over the past 20 years, and it is forecast to grow to more ...

area of

Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...

, Australia, centred on the town of

Howard Howard is a masculine given name derived from the English surname Howard. ''The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names'' notes that "the use of this surname as a christian name is quite recent and there seems to be no particular reason for ...

History

On 11 November 1879, the

Burrum Division #REDIRECT City of Hervey Bay The City of Hervey Bay was a Local government in Australia, local government area located in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, containing the urban centre of Hervey Bay as well as the northern h ...

was created as one of 74 divisions within Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879''. On 1 January 1887, part of the

was excised to create the

Isis Division #REDIRECT Shire of Isis The Shire of Isis was a local government area located in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, to the south of Bundaberg. The Shire, administered from the town of Childers covered an area of , and exist ...

. On 30 June 1900, part of the Isis Division was excised to create the Howard Division. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', the Howard Division became the Shire of Howard on 31 March 1903. The Shire of Howard was abolished on 15 Feb 1917 to become parts of Burrum and Woocoo Shires.

Chairmen

* 1903: Colin Rankin * 1912: C. Christensen

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Howard Shire Former local government areas of Queensland 1917 disestablishments in Australia