The Shire of Waggamba 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 ...

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

, Australia on the Queensland-

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border in the

Darling Downs The Darling Downs is a farming region on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in southern Queensland, Australia. The Downs are to the west of South East Queensland and are one of the major regions of Queensland. The name was generall ...

region, surrounding the Town of Goondiwindi, a separate local government area limited to the town. Administered from (although not including) the town of

Goondiwindi Goondiwindi () is a rural town and locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. It is on the border of Queensland and New South Wales. In the , Goondiwindi had a population of 6,355 people. Geography Goondiwindi is on the MacInt ...

, it covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the Shire of Inglewood and the Town of Goondiwindi to form the

Goondiwindi Region The Goondiwindi Region is a Local government in Australia, local government area located in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia along the state's border with New South Wales. Established in 2008, it was preceded by three previous l ...

History

The

Waggamba Division #REDIRECT Shire of Waggamba The Shire of Waggamba was a local government area of Queensland, Australia on the Queensland-New South Wales border in the Darling Downs region, surrounding the Town of Goondiwindi, a separate local government area li ...

was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 1176. Its headquarters were in the town of

. In 1888, the urban area of Goondiwindi was excised from the Waggamba Division to create a separate municipality, the

Borough of Goondiwindi A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely. History In the Middle Ag ...

. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Waggamba Division became the Shire of Waggamba on 31 March 1903. On 15 March 2008, under the ''Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007'' passed by the

Parliament of Queensland The Parliament of Queensland is the legislature of Queensland, Australia. As provided under the Constitution of Queensland, the Parliament consists of the Monarch of Australia and the Legislative Assembly. It has been the only unicameral s ...

on 10 August 2007, the Shire of Waggamba merged with the Shire of Inglewood and Town of Goondiwindi to form the

Towns and localities

Waggamba Shire Hall, Goondiwindi district, 1905

The Shire of Waggamba included the following settlements: Towns: * Bungunya * Daymar * Kurumbul * Talwood *

Toobeah Toobeah, pronounced 'two beer', is a rural town and locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. The locality is on the border of Queensland and New South Wales. In the , Toobeah had a population of 191 people. Geography Toobeah ...

Yelarbon Yelarbon is a rural town and locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. It is on the border of Queensland and New South Wales. In the , Yelarbon had a population of 364 people. Geography Yelarbon is in south-central Queensland on ...

State forests: * Calingunee State Forest * Kerimbilla State Forest Localities: * Billa Billa * Callandoon * Calingunee * Kerimbilla * Kindon * Lundavra * Moonie * Tarawera * Weengallon * Wondalli *

Wyaga Wyaga is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Wyaga had a population of 94 people. Geography The Gore Highway passes through from east to west. History The locality was named after an early pastoral run ...

Population

Chairmen

* April 1890 – April 1900: William James Hooper * May 1900 – 1901: G.W. Watson * 1901 – May 1905: Harry Marshall * 1905 – April 1907: Donald Gunn * April 1907 – April 1908: J. Gore * April 1908 – : Richard Hugo Treweeke * 1927: Donald Weir Oliver McIntyre

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