The Town of Roma 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 western Downs region of

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, Australia. The Town of Roma covered the urban area of

Roma Roma or ROMA may refer to: Places Australia * Roma, Queensland, a town ** Roma Airport ** Roma Courthouse ** Electoral district of Roma, defunct ** Town of Roma, defunct town, now part of the Maranoa Regional Council *Roma Street, Brisbane, a ...

and was surrounded by the neighbouring Shire of Bungil. Today it is part of the

Maranoa Region Maranoa Region is a local government area in South West Queensland, Australia. The town of Roma is the administrative headquarters of the region. History The Gunggari language region of South West Queensland includes the landscape within the l ...

. At the 2011 census the Town had a population of 6,906

History

The Borough of Roma was established in 1867. On 31 March 1903, under the ''Local Authorities Act (1902)'', the Borough of Roma became the Town of Roma. 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 #REDIRECT Maranoa Region Maranoa Region is a local government area in South West Queensland, Australia. The town of Roma is the administrative headquarters of the region. History The Gunggari language region of South West Queensland includes ...

was created, as an amalgamation of five previous local government areas: * the Town of Roma; * 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 Booringa was a local government area in the Maranoa region of Queensland, Australia. The largest town and home of the shire administration was Mitchell. It existed from 1879 to 2008. The shire is now part of the Maranoa Region. H ...

; * the Shire of Bungil; * and the

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 Surat. The Shire was e ...

. On 26 July 2009, Roma Region was renamed Maranoa Region.

Mayors

* 1867: T. McEwen Richard James Cottell

* 1902: T.A. Spencer * 1906: R. Conlan *

James Lalor James Lalor (1829–1922) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council. Early life James Lalor was born on 7 July 1829 in Ballybrittas, Q ...

, also Member of the

Queensland Legislative Assembly The Legislative Assembly of Queensland is the sole chamber of the unicameral Parliament of Queensland established under the Constitution of Queensland. Elections are held every four years and are done by full preferential voting. The Assembly ...

and the

Queensland Legislative Council The Queensland Legislative Council was the upper house of the parliament in the Australian state of Queensland. It was a fully nominated body which first took office on 1 May 1860. It was abolished by the Constitution Amendment Act 1921, which to ...

* 1927: George Power Williams * Richard James Cottell (twice) * 2000–2008: Bruce Garvie

References

External links

Queensland Department of Local Government & Planning
– Local Government Directory. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Roma Town Former local government areas of Queensland Roma, Queensland 2008 disestablishments in Australia Populated places disestablished in 2008