The City of Hervey Bay was a
local government area
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located in the
Wide Bay–Burnett
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region of
Queensland
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, nickname = Sunshine State
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, Australia, containing the urban centre of
Hervey Bay
Hervey Bay () is a city on the coast of the Fraser Coast Region of Queensland, Australia. The city is situated approximately or 3½ hours' highway drive north of the state capital, Brisbane. It is located on the Hervey Bay (Queensland), bay of ...
as well as the northern half of
Fraser Island
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. 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
The Shire of Woocoo was a local government area located in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, containing the rural residential area to the west of the town of Maryborough, and surrounding countryside. The shire covered a ...
and the 1st and 2nd divisions of the
Shire of Tiaro to form the
Fraser Coast Region
The Fraser Coast Region is a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is centred on the twin cities of Hervey Bay and Maryborough and also contains Fraser I ...
.
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
Antigua
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(population 1636) and
Burrum (population 1511) Divisions were created.
A later division,
Howard
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, was split away from the Division of
Isis
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in 1900.
With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', the Antigua, Burrum and Howard Divisions became the Shires of
Antigua
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,
Burrum and
Howard
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on 31 March 1903.
On 3 June 1905, the Shire of Degilbo
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, later renamed Biggenden
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Geography
Biggenden is on the Isis Highway north-west of the state capital Brisbane, and west of ...
, split away from the Shire of Burrum.
On 23 December 1905, the Shire of Burrum was renamed Shire of Pialba
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.
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:
* Antigua
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* Granville
* Howard
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* Pialba
Pialba is a coastal town and suburb of Hervey Bay in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It is the central business district of Hervey Bay. In the , Pialba had a population of 3,678 people.
Geography
Pialba is a located north of ...
* Tinana
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The ''Tinana'' canoe, later renamed ''Te Māmaru'', is particularly imp ...
The resulting local government areas were:
* a recreated Shire of Burrum
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, 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 Shire of Kilkivan
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, losing parts to the Shire of Tiaro and the Shire of Tinana
The Shire of Tinana is a former local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett area of Queensland, Australia. It is centred on Tinana, on the southern bank of the Mary River, with the Borough of Maryborough
A borough is an administrative d ...
but gaining part of the Shire of Tiaro and part of the Shire of Woocoo
The Shire of Woocoo was a local government area located in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, containing the rural residential area to the west of the town of Maryborough, and surrounding countryside. The shire covered a ...
* an altered City of Maryborough, losing a small part to the Shire of Burrum but gaining part of the Shire of Granville
The Shire of Granville is a former local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett area of Queensland
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, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivis ...
* an altered Shire of Tiaro, losing part to Shire of Kilkivan, but gaining parts of the Shires of Granville, Kilkivan and Widgee
Widgee is a rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Widgee had a population of 794 people.
History
The name is believed to have originated from the Aboriginal words ''Witchee Witche ...
* an altered Shire of Tinana
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A borough is an administrative d ...
, gaining parts of the Shires of Granville, Kilkivan and Widgee
Widgee is a rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Widgee had a population of 794 people.
History
The name is believed to have originated from the Aboriginal words ''Witchee Witche ...
* an altered Shire of Widgee
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, losing part to Shire of Kilkivan, but gaining part of the Shire of Tiaro
* an enlarged Shire of Woocoo
The Shire of Woocoo was a local government area located in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, containing the rural residential area to the west of the town of Maryborough, and surrounding countryside. The shire covered a ...
, 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
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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
The Shire of Woocoo was a local government area located in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, containing the rural residential area to the west of the town of Maryborough, and surrounding countryside. The shire covered a ...
.
In September 1977, the Shire of Hervey Bay became the Town of Hervey Bay
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Origin and use
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, 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 Parliament of Queensland
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on 10 August 2007, Hervey Bay merged with the City of Maryborough, Shire of Woocoo
The Shire of Woocoo was a local government area located in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, containing the rural residential area to the west of the town of Maryborough, and surrounding countryside. The shire covered a ...
and part of Tiaro
Tiaro is a rural town and locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Tiaro had a population of 758 people.
Geography
The town is on the Mary River. It is situated on the Bruce Highway south of Mar ...
to form the Fraser Coast Region
The Fraser Coast Region is a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is centred on the twin cities of Hervey Bay and Maryborough and also contains Fraser I ...
.
Suburbs and localities
The City of Hervey Bay included the following settlements:
Urban Hervey Bay
Hervey Bay () is a city on the coast of the Fraser Coast Region of Queensland, Australia. The city is situated approximately or 3½ hours' highway drive north of the state capital, Brisbane. It is located on the Hervey Bay (Queensland), bay of ...
:
* Booral
* Bunya Creek
* Craignish
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* Dundowran
* Dundowran Beach
* Eli Waters
* Kawungan
* Nikenbah
* Pialba
Pialba is a coastal town and suburb of Hervey Bay in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It is the central business district of Hervey Bay. In the , Pialba had a population of 3,678 people.
Geography
Pialba is a located north of ...
* Point Vernon
* Scarness
* Sunshine Acres
* Susan River
* Takura
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* Toogoom
* Torquay
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* Urangan
* 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 devel ...
* Wondunna
Rural Hervey Bay
Hervey Bay () is a city on the coast of the Fraser Coast Region of Queensland, Australia. The city is situated approximately or 3½ hours' highway drive north of the state capital, Brisbane. It is located on the Hervey Bay (Queensland), bay of ...
:
* Beelbi Creek
* Burgowan
* Burrum
* Burrum Heads
Burrum Heads is a coastal town and locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Burrum Heads had a population of 2,067 people.
Geography
The waters of Hervey Bay form the north-eastern and eastern boundary. The Burrum ...
* Burrum River
The Burrum River is a river located in the Wide Bay-Burnett region of Queensland, Australia.
Course and features
The river rises within Lake Lenthall, impounded by Lenthalls Dam at the confluence of several smaller watercourses including Harw ...
* Burrum Town
* Cherwell
* Dundathu
* Howard
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* Pacific Haven
* River Heads
* Torbanlea
Torbanlea is a rural town and locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Torbanlea had a population of 791 people.
Geography
The Burrum River forms the western and northern boundary of the locality. T ...
* 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
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(2000–2008)
References
External links
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Former local government areas of Queensland
Hervey Bay
2008 disestablishments in Australia
Populated places disestablished in 2008
Fraser Coast Region