The Shire of Calliope was a local government area in the Capricornia region of

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, Australia. It was centred on the town of

Calliope In Greek mythology, Calliope ( ; grc, Καλλιόπη, Kalliópē, beautiful-voiced) is the Muse who presides over eloquence and epic poetry; so called from the ecstatic harmony of her voice. Hesiod and Ovid called her the "Chief of all Muse ...

History

Calliope Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 1044. On 7 January 1902 part of Calliope Division was separated to create Miriam Vale Division. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Calliope Division became the Shire of Calliope on 31 March 1903. In 1927, the council hall was in Gladstone. Following the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007, three former local government areas: *

City of Gladstone The City of Gladstone is a former local government area in central Queensland, Australia. It covered the urban locality of Gladstone and parts of the surrounding area. History Following the report of the Local Government Reform Commission re ...

* Shire of Calliope *

Shire of Miriam Vale The Shire of Miriam Vale was a local government area near Gladstone in Queensland, Australia. The administrative centre was the town of Miriam Vale. History Calliope Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Qu ...

were amalgamated to form

Gladstone Region Gladstone Region is a local government area in Queensland, Australia. The council covers an area of , had an estimated resident population at 30 June 2018 of 62,979, and has an estimated operating budget of A$84 million. History Gladstone Reg ...

on 15 March 2008.

Towns and localities

The Shire of Calliope included the following settlements: Towns: *

(administrative centre) Urban areas: * Benaraby *

Boyne Island Boyne Island is a coastal town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Boyne Island had a population of 4,760 people. Boyne Island is south of Gladstone. Geography It is located on the west bank o ...

* Tannum Sands Rural townships: * Ambrose * Mount Larcom * Raglan *

Yarwun Yarwun is a rural coastal town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Yarwun had a population of 119 people. Geography The North Coast railway line, Queensland, N ...

* Targinnie Localities of

The Boyne Valley The Boyne Valley is a rural locality in Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. The locality contains four small towns: Nagoorin, Ubobo, Builyan, and Many Peaks. In the , Boyne Valley had a population of 358 people. At the 2021 census the p ...

: * Builyan * Many Peaks * Nagoorin * Ubobo Other communities: * Bracewell * East End

Chairpersons and mayors

* 1927: Frank Butler *1991 - 1995:

Liz Cunningham Elizabeth Anne Cunningham is an Australian politician. She was an independent member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1995 to 2015, representing the electorate of Gladstone. A conservative MLA in a traditionally Labor district, Cu ...

* 1995 - 2008: George Creed

References

External links

University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Calliope Shire
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Calliope Shire Former local government areas of Queensland 2008 disestablishments in Australia Populated places disestablished in 2008