The Shire of Whitsunday was a local government area located in the North Queensland region of

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 , establishe ...

, Australia. The shire, administered from the town of Proserpine, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1910 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the

Shire of Bowen The Shire of Bowen was a local government area in the North Queensland region of Queensland, Australia. The shire, administered from the town of Bowen, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it a ...

to form the

Whitsunday Region The Whitsunday Region is a local government area located in North Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by two previous local government areas with a history extending back to the establishment of regional local governmen ...

. The area's economy is mainly based on tourism, and sugar is the main agricultural product.

History

The Shire of Proserpine was established from part of the Shire of Wangaratta on 19 January 1910 under the ''Local Authorities Act 1902''. On 18 February 1989, the Shire of Proserpine was renamed Shire of Whitsunday due to its inclusion of the popular

Whitsunday Islands The Whitsunday Islands are 74 continental islands of various sizes off the central coast of Queensland, Australia, north of Brisbane. The northernmost of the islands are off the coast by the town of Bowen, while the southernmost islands are ...

. On 15 March 2008, under the ''Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007'' passed by the Parliament of Queensland on 10 August 2007, the Shire of Whitsunday reunited with the

to form the

Towns and localities

The Shire of Whitsunday included the following settlements: * Proserpine *

Airlie Beach Airlie Beach is a coastal locality in the Whitsunday Region of Queensland, Australia. In the , Airlie Beach had a population of 1,208 people. Geography Airlie Beach is one of many departure points for the Great Barrier Reef. Cruise ships visi ...

Andromache In Greek mythology, Andromache (; grc, Ἀνδρομάχη, ) was the wife of Hector, daughter of Eetion, and sister to Podes. She was born and raised in the city of Cilician Thebe, over which her father ruled. The name means 'man battler ...

* Brandy Creek * Breadalbane * Cannon Valley *

Cannonvale Cannonvale is a coastal locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Cannonvale had a population of 5,716 people. Geography Pioneer Bay (part of the Coral Sea, ) forms the northern boundary of the locality. Pigeon Island ...

* Cape Conway * Cape Gloucester * Conway * Conway Beach * Crystal Brook *

Daydream Island Daydream Island is one of seven islands of the Molle Islands, Molle Group, a sub-group of the Whitsunday Islands in Queensland, Australia. The island is small, measuring 1 km in length and 400 m at its widest point. The highest point on ...

* Dingo Beach * Dittmer * Flametree *

Foxdale Foxdale (; glv, Forsdal ; on, Fors-dal – 'waterfall dale or valley') consisting of the districts of Upper and Lower Foxdale on the A3 Castletown to Ramsey Road with the junction of the A24 Foxdale to Braaid road and the A40 ''The Hope'' road ...

Glen Isla The River Isla ( gd, Abhainn Ìle) is a tributary of the River Tay in Angus and Perthshire, Scotland. It runs for 46 miles (74 km) through the Kirkton of Glenisla (Clachan Ghlinn Ìle) and Strathmore (An Srath Mòr). Gallery File:Fo ...

* Gloucester Island * Goorganga Creek * Goorganga Plains * Gregory River * Gunyarra * Hamilton Island * Hamilton Plains *

Hayman Island Hayman Island is the most northerly of the Whitsunday Islands, off the coast of Central Queensland in the locality of Whitsundays in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. The island is . It is a private island open to the public, most ...

* Hideaway Bay * Jubilee Pocket * Kelsey Creek * Laguna Quays * Lake Proserpine * Lethebrook * Mandalay * Mount Julian * Mount Marlow * Mount Pluto * Mount Rooper * Myrtlevale *

Palm Grove Palm Grove is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located about upstream along Ourimbah Creek from the town of Ourimbah Ourimbah () is a small township in the Central Coast region of New South Wales, ...

* Pauls Pocket * Preston * Riordanvale *

Shute Harbour Shute Harbour is a coastal locality and harbour in the Whitsunday Region of Queensland, Australia. In the , Shute Harbour had a population of 122 people. Geography Shute Harbour is in sheltered port for small vessels located approximately 10 ...

* Silver Creek * Strathdickie *

Sugarloaf A sugarloaf was the usual form in which refined sugar was produced and sold until the late 19th century, when granulated and cube sugars were introduced. A tall cone with a rounded top was the end product of a process in which dark molasses, a r ...

* Thoopara * Wilson Beach * Woodwark

Chairmen

* 1927: John Charles Edwards

Population

References

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

History

Towns and localities

Chairmen

Population

See also

References