The Shire of Gooburrum was a local government area to the north and west of the regional city of Bundaberg, Australia. This area, administered from Bundaberg itself, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1886 until 1994, when it amalgamated with Woongarra to form the

Shire of Burnett The Shire of Burnett was a local government area located in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia. It surrounded, but did not include, the regional city of Bundaberg, and covered an area of . It existed as a local government e ...

History

Kolan Division was established on 11 November 1879 as one of the original divisions under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879''. On 28 January 1886, the region north 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 ...

was excised from Kolan Division to create a separate Gooburrum Division. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Gooburrum Division became the Shire of Gooburrum on 31 March 1903. The Shire's offices were located in 186 Bourbong Street, Bundaberg, adjacent to Bundaberg City's offices. In 1909, the Gooburrum Shire had an area of 512 square miles, a population of 4340, and 708 ratepayers. The value of the shire was estimated at £257,752, and the Government indebtedness totals £13,761. 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. ...

, 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 Shire of Goolburrum was abolished and amalgamated with

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 ...

to form the

. A tribute to the Shire of Gooburrum can be found on the ground floor of Fairymead House, Bundaberg Botanic Gardens in the museum section of the home.

Towns and localities

* Abbotsford * Avondale * Bucca *

Bullyard Bullyard is a small rural town and locality in Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In , Bullyard had a population of 189 people. Geography Bullyard is located off the Bruce Highway in Central Queensland, approximately west of Bund ...

* Fairymead *

Gooburrum Gooburrum is a rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Gooburrum had a population of 1,442 people. The neighbourhood of Tantitha is within the locality (). History St Mark's A ...

* Littabella * Meadowvale * Miara * Moore Park * Moorland * Oakwood *

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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 a ...

Watalgan Watalgan is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

* Waterloo * Welcome Creek * Winfield * Yandaran

Chairmen

* 1927: A. J. Gibson

Population

References

External links

Local Government (Bundaberg and Burnett) Regulation 1993
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gooburrum Shire Former local government areas of Queensland 1886 establishments in Australia 1994 disestablishments in Australia