The Shire of Warroo was a

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in the Darling Downs region of Queensland,

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. In March 2008, it became part of the new Maranoa Region. The administrative centre and only major town in the shire was

Surat Surat is a city in the western Indian state of Gujarat. The word Surat literally means ''face'' in Gujarati and Hindi. Located on the banks of the river Tapti near its confluence with the Arabian Sea, it used to be a large seaport. It is now ...

. The Shire was established on 11 November 1879.

History

Warroo Division #REDIRECT Shire of Warroo The Shire of Warroo was a local government area in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. In March 2008, it became part of the new Maranoa Region. The administrative centre and only major town in the shire ...

was established on 11 November 1879 as one of the original divisions proclaimed under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 845. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Warroo Division became the Shire of Warroo on 31 March 1903. In July 2007, the Local Government Reform Commission released a report recommending a number of amalgamations of local government areas in Queensland. As a result, under the ''Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007'', on 15 March 2008, the new local government area of Roma Region was created, as an amalgamation of five previous local government areas: * the

Town of Roma The Town of Roma was a local government area in the western Downs region of Queensland, Australia. The Town of Roma covered the urban area of Roma and was surrounded by the neighbouring Shire of Bungil. Today it is part of the Maranoa Regi ...

; * the

Shire of Bendemere The Shire of Bendemere was a local government area in the Maranoa region of Queensland, Australia, and existed from 1911 until 2008 when it amalgamated into Maranoa Region. The Shire, administered from the town of Yuleba, covered an area of , ...

; * the Shire of Booringa; * the

Shire of Bungil The Shire of Bungil was a local government area in the Maranoa region of Queensland, Australia. It existed from 1880 to 2008. The shire surrounded the town of Roma, which had its own local government. Roma was also the location of the administ ...

; * and the Shire of Warroo. On 26 July 2009, Roma Region was renamed Maranoa Region.

Towns and localities

The Shire of Warroo included the following settlement: *

Shire chambers

The shire had council offices, a shire hall and library, all located in Surat.

Chairmen

* 1927: Francis Richmond Rouse

References

External links

*
Queensland Department of Local Government
- Local Government Directory {{DEFAULTSORT:Warroo Shire Former local government areas of Queensland 2008 disestablishments in Australia Populated places disestablished in 2008