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.[2][3]
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 4.1 square kilometres (1.6 sq mi) 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 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.[4] 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.[5]
On 21 December 1917, the Shire of Barolin was abolished and its area split between the City of Bundaberg and the Shire of Woongarra.[6] Bundaberg grew to 45.2 square kilometres (17.5 sq mi) and was united with what was then its entire suburban extent.
On 21 November 1991, the Electoral and Administrative Review Commission, 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 and Kolan to form the Bundaberg Region.[7]
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:[8]
^ ab"3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
^Queensland Government Gazette, various issues. Accessed at Battye Library, Perth.
^Queensland Government Gazette, Vol. CL, 22 November 1913, p.1422.
^Queensland Archives. "Agency Details – Barolin Shire Council". from the original on 5 April 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
^Queensland Local Government Reform Commission (July 2007). Report of the Local Government Reform Commission(PDF). Vol. 2. pp. 51–56. ISBN978-1-921057-11-3. (PDF) from the original on 7 April 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
^"Bundaberg Regional Council - Mayor and Councillors". Bundaberg Regional Council. from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
^"2008 Bundaberg Regional Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 31 August 2010. from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
^"2012 Bundaberg Regional Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 28 May 2012. from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
^"2016 Bundaberg Regional Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 19 April 2016. from the original on 25 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
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The Bundaberg Region is a local government area in the Wide Bay Burnett region of Queensland Australia about 360 kilometres 220 mi north of Brisbane 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 and Kolan Bundaberg Region QueenslandLocation within QueenslandPopulation95 302 2018 1 Density14 8192 km2 38 381 sq mi Established2008Area6 431 km2 2 483 0 sq mi 1 MayorJack DempseyCouncil seatBundabergRegionWide Bay BurnettState electorate s BundabergBurnettCallideFederal division s HinklerFlynnWebsiteBundaberg RegionLGAs around Bundaberg Region Gladstone Gladstone Coral SeaNorth Burnett Bundaberg Region Coral SeaNorth Burnett North Burnett Fraser CoastThe Bundaberg Regional Council which administers the Region has an estimated operating budget of A 89 million Contents 1 History 2 Divisions and councillors 3 Mayors 4 Suburbs 5 Population 6 Libraries 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditPrior 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 2 3 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 4 1 square kilometres 1 6 sq mi 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 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 4 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 5 On 21 December 1917 the Shire of Barolin was abolished and its area split between the City of Bundaberg and the Shire of Woongarra 6 Bundaberg grew to 45 2 square kilometres 17 5 sq mi and was united with what was then its entire suburban extent On 21 November 1991 the Electoral and Administrative Review Commission 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 and Kolan to form the Bundaberg Region 7 Divisions and councillors EditAlthough 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 8 Mayor Jack Dempsey 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 LearmonthMayors EditTerm start Term end Mayor Notes2008 May 2012 Lorraine Pyefinch 9 May 2012 March 2016 Malcolm Foreman 10 March 2016 current Jack Dempsey 11 12 Suburbs EditThe Bundaberg Region includes the following settlements Inner Bundaberg area 13 Ashfield Avenell Heights Avoca Branyan Bundaberg Central Bundaberg East Bundaberg North Bundaberg South Bundaberg West Kensington Kepnock Millbank Norville Svensson Heights Thabeban WalkervaleOuter Bundaberg Burnett area Burnett Heads Mon Repos Bargara Coral Cove Elliott Heads Innes Park Kalkie Qunaba Rubyanna Windermere Kolan area Gin Gin Bullyard Bungadoo Dalysford Delan Gaeta Horse Camp Kalpowar Maroondan McIlwraith Moolboolaman Morganville Tirroan WallavilleNorth and West Burnett area Abbotsford Avondale Bucca Fairymead Gooburrum Littabella Meadowvale Miara Moore Park Moorland Oakwood Rosedale1 Sharon South Kolan Watalgan Waterloo Welcome Creek Winfield Yandaran Isis area Childers Apple Tree Creek Booyal Buxton Cordalba Doolbi Farnsfield Goodwood Horton Isis Central Kullogum North Isis Redridge South Isis WoodgateOther Burnett area Alloway Calavos Coonarr Electra Elliott Givelda Kinkuna Pine Creek Port of Bundaberg South Bingera Woongarra 1 split with Gladstone RegionPopulation EditThe populations given relate to the component entities prior to 2008 Year Population Region total Population Bundaberg Population Gooburrum Population Woongarra Population Isis Population Kolan 1921 20 731 9 276 2 922 2 513 3 500 2 5201933 25 387 11 466 3 915 3 287 3 778 2 9411947 29 237 15 926 3 825 3 345 3 639 2 5021954 34 531 19 951 4 131 3 704 4 243 2 5021961 37 968 22 839 4 372 4 149 3 951 2 6571966 41 444 25 402 4 776 4 934 3 718 2 6141971 43 332 27 324 4 519 5 150 3 666 2 6731976 51 084 30 456 5 227 8 791 3 926 2 6841981 52 444 30 937 5 261 9 865 4 023 2 3581986 55 990 31 427 5 917 11 915 4 082 2 6491991 64 188 32 737 7 117 16 491 4 825 3 0181996 73 846 42 554 21 218 5 878 4 1962001 77 323 43 146 23 598 6 045 4 5342006 84 434 45 901 27 232 6 663 4 638 The population of the 1996 area of Bundaberg in 1991 was 41 219 Libraries EditThe Bundaberg Regional Council operate public libraries in Bundaberg Central Childers Gin Gin and Woodgate Beach 14 References Edit a b 3218 0 Regional Population Growth Australia 2017 18 Population Estimates by Local Government Area ASGS 2018 2017 to 2018 Australian Bureau of Statistics Australian Bureau of Statistics 27 March 2019 Archived from the original on 27 March 2019 Retrieved 25 October 2019 Estimated resident population 30 June 2018 Agency ID 317 Barolin Divisional Board Queensland State Archives Retrieved 12 September 2013 Agency ID 547 Burrum Divisional Board Queensland State Archives Retrieved 12 September 2013 Queensland Government Gazette various issues Accessed at Battye Library Perth Queensland Government Gazette Vol CL 22 November 1913 p 1422 Queensland Archives Agency Details Barolin Shire Council Archived from the original on 5 April 2011 Retrieved 13 June 2011 Queensland Local Government Reform Commission July 2007 Report of the Local Government Reform Commission PDF Vol 2 pp 51 56 ISBN 978 1 921057 11 3 Archived PDF from the original on 7 April 2011 Retrieved 11 June 2011 Bundaberg Regional Council Mayor and Councillors Bundaberg Regional Council Archived from the original on 27 October 2020 Retrieved 11 August 2020 2008 Bundaberg Regional Council Mayoral Election Election Summary Electoral Commission of Queensland 31 August 2010 Archived from the original on 29 March 2016 Retrieved 31 May 2016 2012 Bundaberg Regional Council Mayoral Election Election Summary Electoral Commission of Queensland 28 May 2012 Archived from the original on 8 May 2016 Retrieved 31 May 2016 2016 Bundaberg Regional Council Mayoral Election Election Summary Electoral Commission of Queensland 19 April 2016 Archived from the original on 25 May 2016 Retrieved 31 May 2016 2020 Local Government Elections Saturday 28 March 2020 Electoral Commission of Queensland 2020 Retrieved 16 June 2020 dead link Queensland Government 30 May 2007 Bundaberg Bargara and Burnett Heads Defined Urban Area PDF Archived from the original PDF on 29 March 2011 Retrieved 15 June 2011 Locations amp Hours Bundaberg Regional Council Archived from the original on 30 January 2018 Retrieved 31 January 2018 External links EditOfficial website ECQ map of divisions Coordinates 24 49 57 65 S 152 27 35 69 E 24 8326806 S 152 4599139 E 24 8326806 152 4599139 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bundaberg Region amp oldid 1134503526, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
