Shire of Calliope
Local government area in Queensland, Australia
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The Shire of Calliope was a local government area in the Capricornia region of Queensland, Australia. It was centred on the town of Calliope.[2]
Shire of Calliope | |||||||||||||
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Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Region | Capricornia | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Calliope | ||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 5,875 km2 (2,268 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 16,544 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 2.8160/km2 (7.2934/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Calliope | ||||||||||||
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History
Calliope Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 1044.[3]
On 7 January 1902 part of Calliope Division was separated to create Miriam Vale Division.[4]
With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Calliope Division became the Shire of Calliope on 31 March 1903.
In 1927, the council hall was in Gladstone.[5]
Following the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007, three former local government areas:
- City of Gladstone
- Shire of Calliope
- Shire of Miriam Vale
were amalgamated to form Gladstone Region on 15 March 2008.[2][6]
Towns and localities
The Shire of Calliope included the following settlements:
Towns:
- Calliope (administrative centre)
Urban areas:
Rural townships:
Localities of The Boyne Valley:
Other communities:
Chairpersons and mayors
- 1927: Frank Butler[5]
- 1991 – 1995: Liz Cunningham
- 1995 – 2008: George Creed[7]