The Bundaberg Region is a
local government area in the
Wide Bay–Burnett
Wide Bay–Burnett is a region of the Australian state of Queensland, located between north of the state capital, Brisbane. The area's population growth has exceeded the state average over the past 20 years, and it is forecast to grow to more ...
region of
Queensland
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, Australia, about north of
Brisbane
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, the state capital. It is centred on the city of
Bundaberg, and also contains a significant rural area surrounding the city. It was created in 2008 from a merger of the
City of Bundaberg with the Shires of
Burnett,
Isis
Isis (; ''Ēse''; ; Meroitic: ''Wos'' 'a''or ''Wusa''; Phoenician: 𐤀𐤎, romanized: ʾs) was a major goddess in ancient Egyptian religion whose worship spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. Isis was first mentioned in the Old Kin ...
and
Kolan.
The Bundaberg Regional Council, which administers the Region, has an estimated operating budget of
A$89 million.
History
Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the Bundaberg Region existed as four distinct local government areas:
* the
City of Bundaberg;
* the
Shire of Burnett;
* the
Shire of Isis;
* and the
Shire of Kolan.
Local government in the Bundaberg area began on 11 November 1879 with the creation of 74 divisions around Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879''. These included the
Barolin,
Burrum and
Kolan divisions.
The first eight years saw several areas break away and become self-governing due to increases in local population. The first was Bundaberg itself, which with an area of and a population of 1,192, split from Barolin on 22 April 1881 to form the
Municipality of Bundaberg under the ''Local Government Act 1878''. Areas to the south (
Woongarra) and north (
Gooburrum) of the
Burnett River
The Burnett River is a river located in the Wide Bay–Burnett and Central Queensland regions of Queensland, Australia.
Course and features
The Burnett River rises in the Burnett Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, close to Mount Gaeta a ...
split from Kolan on 31 December 1885, and Barolin on 30 January 1886 respectively, while on 1 January 1887, the
Isis Division further to the south split away from Burrum. Thus by 1887, the Municipality of Bundaberg and the Barolin, Gooburrum, Isis, Kolan and Woongarra Divisions covered the entire territory of what is now the Bundaberg Region.
On 31 March 1903, after the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', the Municipality became a Town while the Divisions became Shires. On 22 November 1913, Bundaberg was proclaimed a City.
On 21 December 1917, the
Shire of Barolin was abolished and its area split between the
City of Bundaberg and the
Shire of Woongarra
The Shire of Woongarra was a local government area located to the south and east of the regional city of Bundaberg. The shire, administered from Bundaberg itself, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1885 until 1 ...
. Bundaberg grew to and was united with what was then its entire suburban extent.
On 21 November 1991, the
Electoral and Administrative Review Commission
The Electoral and Administrative Review Commission (1989–1993) was an agency of the Government of Queensland, Australia to investigate the electoral system and public administration of the state and local government authorities of Queensland.
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, created two years earlier, produced its second report, and recommended that local government boundaries in the Bundaberg area be rationalised. The ''Local Government (Bundaberg and Burnett) Regulation 1993'' was gazetted on 17 December 1993, and on 30 March 1994, the Shires of Gooburrum and Woongarra were abolished, with most transferred into a new
Shire of Burnett. A portion of Woongarra was transferred to the City, more than doubling its area and increasing its population by 8,200 in 1991 census terms.
On 15 March 2008, under the ''Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007'' passed by the
Parliament of Queensland on 10 August 2007, the
City of Bundaberg merged with the Shires of
Burnett,
Isis
Isis (; ''Ēse''; ; Meroitic: ''Wos'' 'a''or ''Wusa''; Phoenician: 𐤀𐤎, romanized: ʾs) was a major goddess in ancient Egyptian religion whose worship spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. Isis was first mentioned in the Old Kin ...
and
Kolan to form the Bundaberg Region.
Divisions and councillors
Although the Commission recommended the council be undivided with ten councillors and a mayor, the gazetted form was that of 10 divisions each electing a single councillor, plus a mayor representing the whole region.
Those elected at the 2020 local government elections were as follows:
* Mayor:
Jack Dempsey
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* Division 1 Councillor: Jason Bartels
* Division 2 Councillor: Bill Trevor OAM
* Division 3 Councillor: Wayne Honor
* Division 4 Councillor: Tracey McPhee
* Division 5 Councillor: Greg Barnes
* Division 6 Councillor: Tanya McLoughlin
* Division 7 Councillor: Vince Habermann OAM
* Division 8 Councillor: Steve Cooper
* Division 9 Councillor: May Mitchell
* Division 10 Councillor: John Learmonth
Mayors
*
Suburbs
The Bundaberg Region includes the following settlements:
Inner
Bundaberg area:
*
Ashfield
*
Avenell Heights
*
Avoca
*
Branyan
*
Bundaberg Central
*
Bundaberg East
Bundaberg East is a suburb of Bundaberg in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Bundaberg East had a population of 2,784 people.
History
A Government land sale of eighty allotments was advertised for auction by W. E. Curtis ...
*
Bundaberg North
*
Bundaberg South
Bundaberg South is a suburb of Bundaberg in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Bundaberg South had a population of 3,307 people.
History
Bundaberg South State School opened on 6 February 1875. On 30 June 1885 it closed and ...
*
Bundaberg West
*
Kensington
*
Kepnock
*
Millbank
*
Norville
*
Svensson Heights
*
Thabeban
*
Walkervale
Outer
Bundaberg-Burnett area:
*
Burnett Heads
*
Mon Repos
*
Bargara
*
Coral Cove
*
Elliott Heads
Elliott Heads is a coastal town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.
Geography
The town is located at the River mouth, mouth of the Elliott River (Queensland), Elliott River, nort ...
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Innes Park
Innes Park is a coastal town and locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. The town is north of the state capital, Brisbane. At the 2021 census, Innes Park had a population of 2653.
Geography
Innes Park residential area is l ...
*
Kalkie
*
Qunaba
*
Rubyanna
*
Windermere
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Kolan area:
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Gin Gin
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Bullyard
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Bungadoo
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Dalysford
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Delan
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Gaeta
*
Horse Camp
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Kalpowar
*
Maroondan
*
McIlwraith
*
Moolboolaman
Moolboolaman is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Moolboolaman had a population of 434 people.
Geography
Gin Gin–Mount Perry–Monto Road runs through from east to south-west.
History
The locality ...
*
Morganville
*
Tirroan
Tirroan is a rural town and a locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland
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*
Wallaville
North and West Burnett area:
*
Abbotsford
*
Avondale
*
Bucca
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Fairymead
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Gooburrum
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Littabella
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Meadowvale
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Miara
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Moore Park
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Moorland
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Oakwood
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Rosedale1
*
Sharon
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South Kolan
South Kolan is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , South Kolan had a population of 1,061 people.
Geography
The South Kolan region is in the Wide Bay–Burnett region, north of the state capital Brisbane an ...
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Watalgan
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Waterloo
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Welcome Creek
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Winfield
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Yandaran
Isis area:
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Childers
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Apple Tree Creek
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Booyal
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Buxton
Buxton is a spa town in the Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, England. It is England's highest market town, sited at some above sea level.[Cordalba
Cordalba is a rural town and locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Cordalba had a population of 445 people.
The town was founded in 1896 and played an important role in the sugar workers strike of 1911.John Oxley Libr ...]
*
Doolbi
*
Farnsfield
*
Goodwood
*
Horton
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Isis Central
*
Kullogum
*
North Isis
North Isis is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the North Isis had a population of 533 people.
Geography
The Bruce Highway touches the south-west boundary of North Isis (but does not enter it). At this point, ...
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Redridge
Redridge is a locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Redridge had a population of 628 people.
Geography
The Gregory River forms the north-eastern boundary of the locality, while Stockyard Creek forms the southern and ...
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South Isis
*
Woodgate
Other Burnett area:
*
Alloway
*
Calavos
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Coonarr
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Electra
*
Elliott
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Givelda
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Kinkuna
*
Pine Creek
*
Port of Bundaberg
*
South Bingera
*
Woongarra
1 - split with
Gladstone Region
Gladstone Region is a local government area in Queensland, Australia. The council covers an area of , had an estimated resident population at 30 June 2018 of 62,979, and has an estimated operating budget of A$84 million.
History
Gladstone Reg ...
Population
The populations given relate to the component entities prior to 2008.
* The population of the 1996 area of Bundaberg in 1991 was 41,219.
Libraries
The Bundaberg Regional Council operate public libraries in
Bundaberg Central,
Childers,
Gin Gin, and
Woodgate Beach.
References
External links
*
ECQ map of divisions
{{Authority control
Bundaberg
Local government areas of Queensland
2008 establishments in Australia