The City of Gladstone is a former

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in central

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, Australia. It covered the urban locality of

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and parts of the surrounding area.

History

Following the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007, three former local government areas: * City of Gladstone *

Shire of Calliope The Shire of Calliope was a local government area in the Capricornia region of Queensland, Australia. It was centred on the town of Calliope. History Calliope Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland ...

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 Quee ...

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 Re ...

on 15 March 2008.

Towns and localities

Economy

Being a port city, its local commerce is primarily industrial-based and include large-scale industrial plants include alumina refineries, aluminium smelting, heavy chemicals and

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Facilities

Hospital

Gladstone does contain a hospital, providing a range of facilities including: Emergency, Outpatients, General Medicine and Surgery (including Day Surgery), basic Orthopaedics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical Imaging, Pharmacy, Pathology, Central Sterilising. These services are limited, thus requiring referral to the closest major city (Rockhampton Hospital away).

Art gallery

Gladstone has an art gallery run and owned by the Gladstone Regional Council.

Airport

Gladstone Regional Council has an airport. The Council took control of the assets of the Gladstone Airport which was previously operated by the Gladstone Calliope Aerodrome Board. This Board was a statutory body made up of representatives of the City of Gladstone and Shire of Calliope. It is currently being refurbished and provides both indirect and direct flights only to Brisbane Airport. These services are provided by Qantas Link and Strategic Airlines (as of April 2011).

Mayors

* 1881: Walter Benjamin Prizeman * 1904: Walter James Prizeman * 1913: Walter James Prizeman (2nd time) * 1914: Walter James Prizeman (3rd time) * 1916: Walter James Prizeman (4th time) * 1917: John Henry Kessell * 1918: John Henry Kessell (2nd time) * 1925 Edward Matthew Breslin * 1927: Edward Matthew Breslin * 1929–1930: W.H Ferris * 1933–1941 : Edward Matthew Breslin * 1941: Gideon George Dennis * Thomas de Lacey Kellett (several terms prior to 1944), son of

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* 1946–1961 : John Francis (Jack) O'Malley * 1979–1994 : Colin Brown

References

External links

Queensland Department of Local Government & Planning
– Local Government Directory.

– Queensland Government: Queensland Health 2010 {{DEFAULTSORT:Gladstone City Former local government areas of Queensland Gladstone, Queensland 2008 disestablishments in Australia Populated places disestablished in 2008