The Shire of Kilcoy was a

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in South East Queensland,

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, about northwest of Brisbane along the D'Aguilar Highway, not far from the

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. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1912 until its merger with the Shire of Esk to form the Somerset Region on 15 March 2008. Beef cattle is the predominant industry in the area, with other activities including dairying, small crops and aquaculture.

History

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The area was originally incorporated as part of the

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on 11 November 1879 under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879''. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Caboolture became a Shire on 31 March 1903. On 22 February 1912, the Shire of Kilcoy split away and was proclaimed in its own right.''Queensland Government Gazette'', 22 February 1912, p.435. The council consisted of an elected mayor and eight councillors, and was not subdivided. On 15 March 2008, under the ''Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007'' passed by the

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on 10 August 2007, the Shire of Kilcoy merged with the Shire of Esk to form the Somerset Region.

Towns and localities

The Shire of Kilcoy included the following settlements: *

Kilcoy Kilcoy is a rural town and locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Kilcoy had a population of 1,898 people. Geography The township is on the D'Aguilar Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisbane, ...

* Glenfern * Hazeldean * Jimna * Monsildale *

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* Winya * Yabba * Yendina

Population

Chairmen and mayors

*1927: R. C. Jenkinson * 1985-2000: Alex Brown * 2000-2008: Terry Dredge

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kilcoy Shire Former local government areas of Queensland Somerset Region 2008 disestablishments in Australia Populated places disestablished in 2008