The City of Hervey Bay was a

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located in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, containing the urban centre of Hervey Bay as well as the northern half of Fraser Island. The City covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity in various forms from 1879 until 2008, when it was amalgamated with the City of Maryborough, Shire of Woocoo and the 1st and 2nd divisions of the

Shire of Tiaro The Shire of Tiaro was a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, between the regional cities of Gympie and Hervey Bay about north of the state capital, Brisbane. The shire covered an area of , and exist ...

to form the Fraser Coast Region.

History

The area now known as City of Hervey Bay first received local government with the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'', where on 11 November 1879, the

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(population 1636) and Burrum (population 1511) Divisions were created. A later division,

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, was split away from the Division of Isis in 1900. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', the Antigua, Burrum and Howard Divisions became the Shires of

, Burrum and

on 31 March 1903. On 3 June 1905, the Shire of Degilbo, later renamed Biggenden, split away from the Shire of Burrum. On 23 December 1905, the Shire of Burrum was renamed Shire of Pialba.

Reorganisation of the Maryborough area in 1917

On 17 February 1917, there was a reorganisation of local government in the Maryborough area. Five shires were abolished: *

* Granville *

* Pialba * Tinana The resulting local government areas were: * a recreated Shire of Burrum, comprising all of the Shires of Howard and Pialba and part of the Shire of Antigua and part of the City of Maryborough * an altered

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, losing parts to the

and the

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but gaining part of the

and part of the Shire of Woocoo * an altered City of Maryborough, losing a small part to the Shire of Burrum but gaining part of the

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* an altered

, losing part to Shire of Kilkivan, but gaining parts of the Shires of Granville, Kilkivan and Widgee * an altered

, gaining parts of the Shires of Granville, Kilkivan and Widgee * an altered Shire of Widgee, losing part to Shire of Kilkivan, but gaining part of the Shire of Tiaro * an enlarged Shire of Woocoo, losing part to the Shire of Kilkivan, but gaining parts of the Shires of Antigua and Howard

A coastal focus in the 1970s

By the 1920s the Hervey Bay area was rapidly expanding due to continuing growth in the primary industries such as sugar cane, citrus, pineapples, beef cattle and fishing, as well as investment in transport infrastructure. In the 1950s and 1960s, population and development increased, and the coastal settlements slowly merged into a single urban area. On 20 December 1975, the Shire of Burrum was renamed the Shire of Hervey Bay with effect from the local government elections of 27 March 1976. With the new focus on the coastal region, of its area, with an estimated population of 1,119, was annexed by the City of Maryborough, while with an estimated population of 2,629 was annexed by the Shire of Woocoo. In September 1977, the Shire of Hervey Bay became the Town of Hervey Bay, and on 18 February 1984 it became a City.

Amalgamations of 2008

On 15 March 2008, under the ''Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007'' passed by the

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on 10 August 2007, Hervey Bay merged with the City of Maryborough, Shire of Woocoo and part of Tiaro to form the Fraser Coast Region.

Suburbs and localities

The City of Hervey Bay included the following settlements: Urban Hervey Bay: * Booral * Bunya Creek * Craignish * Dundowran * Dundowran Beach * Eli Waters * Kawungan * Nikenbah * Pialba * Point Vernon * Scarness * Sunshine Acres * Susan River * Takura * Toogoom * Torquay *

Urangan Urangan is a coastal suburb of Hervey Bay in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Urangan had a population of 9,764 people. Geography The locality is bounded to the north by Hervey Bay (the bay not the town, ) and to the ...

* Urraween *

Walligan Walligan is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Walligan had a population of 377 people. Geography Walligan is relatively flat land approximately above sea level. Approximately half of the land is de ...

* Wondunna Rural Hervey Bay: * Beelbi Creek * Burgowan * Burrum * Burrum Heads * Burrum River * Burrum Town * Cherwell * Dundathu *

* Pacific Haven *

River Heads River Heads is a coastal town and locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of River Heads had a population of 2,044 people. Geography River Heads is south of the city of Hervey Bay. The town is built ...

* Torbanlea * Walliebum

Population

Chairmen and mayors

Chairmen of Burrum Divisional Board

* 1888: Mr Tooth (1888) * 1898: Edward Bernard Cresset Corser

Chairmen of Shire of Burrum / Pialba

* 1905: Hans Jacob Fevre * 1916: H. Hansen * 1918: Henry Bashford * 1927: Edward James Stafford

Mayors of City of Hervey Bay

* Judy Rice (1985-1988) * Fred Kleinschmidt (1988–1997) * Bill Brennan (1997–2000) * Ted Sorensen (2000–2008)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hervey Bay City Former local government areas of Queensland Hervey Bay 2008 disestablishments in Australia Populated places disestablished in 2008 Fraser Coast Region