The Charters Towers Region is a

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North Queensland North Queensland or the Northern Region is the northern part of the Australian state of Queensland that lies just south of Far North Queensland. Queensland is a massive state, larger than many countries, and its tropical northern part has been ...

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southwest of, and inland from the city of

Townsville Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. With a population of 180,820 as of June 2018, it is the largest settlement in North Queensland; it is unofficially considered its capital. Estimated resident population, 3 ...

, based in

Charters Towers Charters Towers is a rural town in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. It is by road south-west from Townsville on the Flinders Highway. During the last quarter of the 19th century, the town boomed as the rich gold deposits under ...

. Established in 2008, it was preceded by two previous local government areas which dated back to the 1870s. It has an estimated operating budget of A$27.5 m.

History

''Gugu Badhun'' (also known as ''Koko-Badun'' and ''Kokopatun'') is an

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. The language region includes areas within the local government area of Charters Towers Region, particularly the localities of Greenvale and the

Valley of Lagoons Valley Of Lagoons is a rural locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Valley Of Lagoons had a population of 48 people. Geography The north-eastern slopes of Boulder Mountain are the origin of the Burdekin River. Do ...

, and in the

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area and in Abergowrie. Prior to 2008, the Charters Towers Region was an entire area of two previous and distinct local government areas: * the

City of Charters Towers The City of Charters Towers was a local government area in North Queensland, Australia, consisting of the centre and suburbs of the town of Charters Towers. Established in 1877, it was entirely surrounded by the Shire of Dalrymple, with which i ...

; * and the

Shire of Dalrymple The Shire of Dalrymple was a local government area located in North Queensland, Australia, and surrounded but did not include the town of Charters Towers, at which its council and administrative centre was based. It covered an area of , and exis ...

. The City of Charters Towers had its beginning in the Charters Towers Municipality which was proclaimed on 21 June 1877 under the ''Municipal Institutions Act 1864''. It achieved a measure of autonomy in 1878 with the enactment of the ''Local Government Act''. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', it became the

Town of Charters Towers The City of Charters Towers was a local government area in North Queensland, Australia, consisting of the centre and suburbs of the town of Charters Towers. Established in 1877, it was entirely surrounded by the Shire of Dalrymple, with which ...

on 31 March 1903 and was proclaimed the City of Charters Towers on 13 April 1909. The Shire of Dalymple began as

Dalrymple Division #REDIRECT Shire of Dalrymple The Shire of Dalrymple was a local government area located in North Queensland, Australia, and surrounded but did not include the town of Charters Towers, at which its council and administrative centre was based. It ...

, one of Queensland's 74 divisions created under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' on 11 November 1879. It became a Shire on 31 March 1903. In July 2007, the Local Government Reform Commission released its report and recommended that the two areas amalgamate. Amongst its reasons given for this recommendation were improved service delivery and capacity through a larger asset base and increased operating revenue, and the fact that a significant (and growing) proportion of the Shire's population lived in Charters Towers's outer suburbs and bringing all of Charters Towers under one local government was viewed as desirable. It did not consider amalgamation with the neighbouring Townsville/Thuringowa region due to disparate communities of interest. Both councils opposed the amalgamation, although the City Council concluded it was inevitable due to a shared community of interest. On 15 March 2008, the City and Shire formally ceased to exist, and elections were held on the same day to elect councillors and a mayor to the Regional Council.

Wards

The council remains undivided and its elected body consists of six councillors and a mayor.

Mayors

* 2008 - 2012 : Ben Callcott * 2012 - 2016 : Franklin Beveridge * 2016 - 2020 : Liz Schmidt *2020–present : Franklin Charles Beveridge

Towns and localities

The Charter Towers Region includes the following settlements:

area: * Alabama Hill * Charters Towers City * Columbia * Grand Secret * Millchester *

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* Queenton * Richmond Hill *

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* Towers Hill Dalrymple area: *

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* Black Jack * Breddan * Broughton *

Campaspe Campaspe (; Greek: Καμπάσπη, ''Kampaspē''), or Pancaste (; Greek: Πανκάστη, ''Pankastē''; also ''Pakate''), was a supposed mistress of Alexander the Great and a prominent citizen of Larissa in Thessaly. No Campaspe appears in ...

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* Dotswood * Greenvale *

Hervey Range The Hervey Range is a large mountain range about north of Townsville, in Queensland, Australia. It is one of the highest peaks in the Townsville region and is also the location of the Herveys Range Heritage Tea Rooms. The highest point of the ...

Homestead Homestead may refer to: *Homestead (buildings), a farmhouse and its adjacent outbuildings; by extension, it can mean any small cluster of houses * Homestead (unit), a unit of measurement equal to 160 acres *Homestead principle, a legal concept t ...

* Llanarth * Macrossan *

Mingela Mingela is a rural town and locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. Geography Mingela railway station is on the Great Northern railway from Townsville to Mount Isa (). Prior to 16 March 1931, it was known as Ravenswood Ju ...

* Paluma * Pentland * Ravenswood * Sellheim * Seventy Mile *

Libraries

Charters Towers Regional Council operate the Excelsior public library in Charters Towers.

Population

The populations given relate to the component entities prior to 2008. The 2011 census was the first for the new Region.

References

External links

University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Charters Towers Regional Council
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North Queensland Charters Towers 2008 establishments in Australia