The Isaac Region is a

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located in

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created in March 2008 as a result of the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007.

History

Yagalingu is an

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. Its traditional language region was within the local government area of Isaac Region, from the headwaters of the

Belyando River The Belyando River, including the Belyando River (Western Branch), is a river system located in Central Queensland, Australia. At in length and with a catchment area of , the Belyando River system is one of the longest rivers in Queensland. It ...

south to Avoca, north to

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, west to the

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, and east and south to

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. Prior to 2008, the Isaac Region was an entire area of three previous and distinct local government areas: * the

Shire of Belyando The Shire of Belyando was a local government area in Central Queensland, Australia. The Shire, administered from the town of Clermont, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it was amalgamated w ...

; * the

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(taking its name from Broad Sound); * and the

Shire of Nebo The Shire of Nebo was a local government area in Central Queensland, Queensland, Australia, about south-west of the regional city of Mackay. The Shire, administered from the town of Nebo, covered an area of , and existed as a local government ...

. The report recommended that the new local government area should not be divided into

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s and elect eight councillors and a

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. The Isaac Regional Council covers an area of , had a population in 2018 of 20,934 and an operating budget of A$46.0m. The region takes its name from the

Isaac River The Isaac River is a river and anabranch located in Central Queensland, Australia. Course The headwaters of the river rise south east of Glenden, Queensland and flow in a generally southern direction, crossing the Peak Downs Highway near Mora ...

, which in turn takes its name from Queensland pioneer

Frederick Isaac Frederick Neville Isaac (1825 – 12 July 1865) was a Queensland pioneer pastoralist and a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council. Queensland pioneer Frederick Isaac arrived in Queensland in 1840. Together with his brother, he accompanie ...

who accompanied the explorer

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on his first expedition.

Towns and localities

The Isaac Region includes the following settlements: Belyando area: * Belyando * Blair Athol^* * Clermont * Elgin *

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* Kilcummin *

* Mistake Creek *

Moranbah Moranbah is a coal mining town and locality in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Moranbah had a population of 8,735 people. In addition to the permanent population, Moranbah also has a large fly-in fly-out popula ...

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Broadsound area: * Carmila * Clairview * Clarke Creek * Dysart * Flaggy Rock * Greenhill * Ilbilbie * Mackenzie River *

Middlemount Middlemount is a rural town and locality in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Middlemount had a population of 1,841 people. It is nicknamed the "Giant Peanut" by some locals due to its peanut-shaped road layout. ...

St Lawrence Saint Lawrence or Laurence ( la, Laurentius, lit. " laurelled"; 31 December AD 225 – 10 August 258) was one of the seven deacons of the city of Rome under Pope Sixtus II who were martyred in the persecution of the Christians that the Roman ...

* The Percy Group *

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Nebo area: * Coppabella * Elphinstone * Glenden * Nebo * Suttor ^* - The former town of Blair Athol, obliterated by the Blair Athol coal mine was within the region.

Islands

Isaac also includes several uninhabited islands, including the

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, with

Avoid Island Avoid Island is one of the Flat Isles, within the island chain called the Northumberland Islands, around off the eastern coast of Queensland, Australia, approximately south of Mackay. Owned and managed by the Queensland Trust for Nature (QTF ...

, which is an important habitat for the

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Libraries

Isaac Regional Council operates public libraries in Carmila, Clermont, Dysart, Glenden,

, Nebo, and

Mayors

* 2008-2012: Cedric Marshall * 2012–2016: Anne Baker * 2016–present : Anne Michelle Baker

Population

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

References

External links

Isaac Regional Council - Local Transition Committee Isaac Regional Council
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