The Shire of Mundubbera was a

local government area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administrative division), state, province, divi ...

in the northern catchment of the

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, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed as a local government area from 1915 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other shires to form the

North Burnett Region The North Burnett Region is a local government area in Queensland, Australia in the northern catchment of the Burnett River. Established in 2008, it was preceded by several previous local government areas with histories extending back to the ear ...

. The Shire's economy was based on citrus production, grain crops, beef cattle, pigs and dairying.

History

The Shire of Auburn came into being on 19 May 1915, being created from part of the

Shire of Eidsvold The Shire of Eidsvold was a Local government in Australia, local government area in the northern catchment of the Burnett River, Queensland, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed as a local government area from 1890 until 2008, w ...

and part of the Shire of Rawbelle. However, the name was not a popular choice, eventually resulting in it being renamed Shire of Mundubbera on 5 January 1923. In 1932, it lost some of its area to the neighbouring shires of Eidsvold and

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. 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 Mundubbera merged with the Shires of

Biggenden Biggenden is a rural town and locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Biggenden had a population of 845 people. Geography Biggenden is on the Isis Highway north-west of the state capital Brisbane, and west of M ...

, Eidsvold,

Gayndah Gayndah is a town and locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Gayndah had a population of 1,981 people. It is the administrative centre for the North Burnett Region. Geography Gayndah is on the Burnett River and ...

and

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to form the

Towns and localities

The Shire of Mundubbera included the following settlements: *

Mundubbera Mundubbera ( ) is a town and a locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Mundubbera had a population of 1261 people. Mundubbera is the self-proclaimed "Citrus Capital of Queensland", although this is disputed by the n ...

* Boynewood * Dykehead * Gurgeena * Monogorilby * Mundowran * Philpott *

Riverleigh Riverleigh is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Riverleigh had a population of 80 people. Geography The locality is bounded to the north, west and south by the Burnett River. The land is used for fa ...

Population

Chairmen and mayors

* 1927: J. J. Mardy * 2000–2004: Doug McIvor * 2004–2008: Bruce Serisier

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shire Of Mundubbera Mundubbera Shire 1915 establishments in Australia 2008 disestablishments in Australia Populated places disestablished in 2008