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shire, whitsunday, this, article, about, former, local, government, area, 2008, current, local, government, area, whitsunday, regional, council, local, government, area, located, north, queensland, region, queensland, australia, shire, administered, from, town. This article is about the former local government area For 2008 current local government area see Whitsunday Regional Council The Shire of Whitsunday was a local government area located in the North Queensland region of Queensland Australia The shire administered from the town of Proserpine covered an area of 2 678 3 square kilometres 1 034 1 sq mi and existed as a local government entity from 1910 until 2008 when it amalgamated with the Shire of Bowen to form the Whitsunday Region Shire of Whitsunday QueenslandLocation within QueenslandPopulation16 955 2006 census 1 Density6 33051 km2 16 3959 sq mi Established1910Area2 678 3 km2 1 034 1 sq mi Council seatProserpineRegionNorth QueenslandLGAs around Shire of Whitsunday Bowen Coral Sea Coral SeaBowen Shire of Whitsunday Coral SeaBowen Mirani MackayThe area s economy is mainly based on tourism and sugar is the main agricultural product 2 Contents 1 History 2 Towns and localities 3 Chairmen 4 Population 5 See also 6 ReferencesHistory editThe Shire of Proserpine was established from part of the Shire of Wangaratta on 19 January 1910 under the Local Authorities Act 1902 3 On 18 February 1989 the Shire of Proserpine was renamed Shire of Whitsunday due to its inclusion of the popular Whitsunday Islands 3 On 15 March 2008 under the Local Government Reform Implementation Act 2007 passed by the Parliament of Queensland on 10 August 2007 the Shire of Whitsunday reunited with the Shire of Bowen to form the Whitsunday Region 3 4 Towns and localities editThe Shire of Whitsunday included the following settlements Proserpine Airlie Beach Andromache Brandy Creek Breadalbane Cannon Valley Cannonvale Cape Conway Cape Gloucester Conway Conway Beach Crystal Brook Daydream Island Dingo Beach Dittmer Flametree Foxdale Glen Isla Gloucester Island Goorganga Creek Goorganga Plains Gregory River Gunyarra Hamilton Island Hamilton Plains Hayman Island Hideaway Bay Jubilee Pocket Kelsey Creek Laguna Quays Lake Proserpine Lethebrook Mandalay Mount Julian Mount Marlow Mount Pluto Mount Rooper Myrtlevale Palm Grove Pauls Pocket Preston Riordanvale Shute Harbour Silver Creek Strathdickie Sugarloaf Thoopara Wilson Beach WoodwarkChairmen edit1927 John Charles Edwards 5 Population editYear Population1933 3 9341947 3 6171954 4 5761961 5 1131966 6 2741971 6 4201976 7 7461981 10 8331986 11 5811991 15 2271996 16 7912001 18 3232006 21 533See also editWhitsundayReferences edit Australian Bureau of Statistics 25 October 2007 Whitsunday S Local Government Area 2006 Census QuickStats Retrieved 18 March 2008 Whitsunday Development Corporation permanent dead link Whitsunday profile fact sheet Retrieved 12 December 2006 a b c Agency ID 1613 Whitsunday Shire Council Queensland State Archives Retrieved 20 September 2013 Agency ID 11036 Whitsunday Regional Council Queensland State Archives Retrieved 20 September 2013 Pugh Theophilus Parsons 1927 Pugh s Almanac for 1927 Retrieved 13 June 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shire of Whitsunday amp oldid 1002388153, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
