The Blackall-Tambo Region is a local government area in

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, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by two previous local government areas dating from the 1870s. For the financial year 2010/11 it had an approximate operating budget of A$30m. In June 2018, the Blackall-Tambo Region had a population of .

History

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and Blackall-Tambo Shire Council. Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the Blackall-Tambo Region existed as two distinct local government areas: * the Shire of Blackall; * and the Shire of Tambo. The entire Region was originally part of Kargoolnah Division, which was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879''. On 20 May 1880, a municipal Borough of Blackall was created to cover the town and its first councillors were elected in July 1880. On 1 January 1881, a new Tambo Division was proclaimed and excised from Kargoolnah. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Kargoolnah became a Shire on 31 March 1903, while Blackall became a Town. The latter was abolished on 7 November 1931 and became Division 3 of the Kargoolnah Shire, which had in the meantime shrunk to include only the Blackall region. On 19 November 1932, after representations to the State Government, Kargoolnah was officially renamed Blackall. In July 2007, the Local Government Reform Commission released its report and recommended that the two areas amalgamate. Both councils opposed the amalgamation. On 15 March 2008, the two Shires formally ceased to exist, and elections were held on the same day to elect councillors and a mayor to the Regional Council.

Wards

The Region has four divisions, each of whom elects one councillor, and a mayor is directly elected for the entire region.

Mayors

* 2008–2012 :Jan Ross * 2012–2016: Barry Muir * 2016– : Andrew Linedale Martin

Towns and localities

The Blackall-Tambo Region includes the following settlements: Blackall area: *

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* Northhampton Downs * Terrick Terrick *

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(ghost town) Tambo area: * Tambo * Bayrick *

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* Landsdowne * Lumeah * Macfarlane * Minnie Downs * Mount Enniskillen * Scrubby Creek * Windeyer * Yandarlo

Amenities

Blackall-Tambo Regional Council operate public libraries at

and Tambo.

Population

The populations given relate to the component entities prior to 2008.

References

External links

University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Blackall-Tambo Regional Council
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