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The Shire of Burdekin is a
On 16 January 1888, the Ayr Division was created out of Subdivision 3 of the Thuringowa Division in 1888 under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1887''.
With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Ayr Division became the Shire of Ayr on 31 March 1903.
On 12 June 1982, the Shire of Ayr was renamed the Shire of Burdekin, a change long desired by the residents of Home Hill.
Council members were elected to represent different divisions within the shire until the election of March 1994 at which all council members are elected by all shire residents. The title of Mayor replaced the former title of Shire Chairman and the title of Shire Clerk was replaced by Chief Executive Officer from that same election.
New shire chambers were opened on 9 October 1999. The cost was $2.8 million.
From 2000, council elections were held every four years to elect a mayor and ten councillors. From 2008, this was reduced to a mayor and six councillors.
local government area
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located in North Queensland
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, Australia in the Dry Tropics region. The district is located between Townsville and Bowen Bowen may refer to:
Places
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* Bowen, Queensland, a town
* Bowen Hills, Queensland, a suburb
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in the delta of the Burdekin River.
It covers an area of , and has existed as a local government entity since 1888.
History
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The Indigenous languages of Australia number in the hundreds, the precise number being quite uncertain, although there is a range of estimates from a minimum of around 250 (using the technical definition of 'language' as non-mutually intellig ...
spoken on Yuru country. The Yuru language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Shire of Burdekin, including the town of Home Hill.'
On 16 January 1888, the Ayr Division was created out of Subdivision 3 of the Thuringowa Division in 1888 under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1887''.
With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Ayr Division became the Shire of Ayr on 31 March 1903.
On 12 June 1982, the Shire of Ayr was renamed the Shire of Burdekin, a change long desired by the residents of Home Hill.
Council members were elected to represent different divisions within the shire until the election of March 1994 at which all council members are elected by all shire residents. The title of Mayor replaced the former title of Shire Chairman and the title of Shire Clerk was replaced by Chief Executive Officer from that same election.
New shire chambers were opened on 9 October 1999. The cost was $2.8 million.
From 2000, council elections were held every four years to elect a mayor and ten councillors. From 2008, this was reduced to a mayor and six councillors.
Facilities
The public library headquarters of the Burdekin Shire Council Library Services is located at 108 Graham Street, Ayr. The Burdekin Shire also operate a public library in Home Hill at 77-79 Ninth Avenue. Both libraries opened in 1984.Towns and localities
The Shire of Burdekin includes the following settlements: * Airdmillan * Airville * Alva * Ayr * Barratta * Brandon * Carstairs *Clare Clare may refer to:
Places Antarctica
* Clare Range, a mountain range in Victoria Land
Australia
* Clare, South Australia, a town in the Clare Valley
* Clare Valley, South Australia
Canada
* Clare (electoral district), an electoral district
* Cl ...
* Colevale
* Cromarty
* Dalbeg
Dalbeg is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia. In the , Dalbeg had a population of 76 people.
Geography
Dalbeg farming community located inland from the townships of Ayr and Home Hill. Situated on the bank ...
* Eight Mile Creek
* Fredericksfield
* Giru
* Groper Creek
* Home Hill
* Horseshoe Lagoon
* Inkerman
* Jarvisfield
* Jerona
* Kalamia
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* Kirknie
* Maidavale
* Majors Creek
* McDesme
* Millaroo
Millaroo is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Millaroo had a population of 96 people.
Geography
The locality is bounded to the west by the Burdekin River. The place is locate ...
* Mona Park
* Mount Kelly
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* Mount Surround
* Mulgrave
* Osborne
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* Osborne (name)
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* Osborne, South Australia (disambiguation), places associated with the suburb in the Adelaide metropolitan area
* Osborne, New South Wales, a rural community in the Riverina region
Can ...
* Parkside
* Rangemore
* Rita Island
* Shirbourne
* Swans Lagoon
* Upper Haughton
* Wangaratta
* Wunjunga
Population
Chairmen and mayors
References
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