South Burnett Region
| South Burnett Region Queensland |
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Location within Queensland
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| Population | 33,040 (2010)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 3.9338/km2 (10.1885/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2008 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 8,399 km2 (3,242.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Maranoa, Wide Bay, Flynn | ||||||||||||||
| Website | South Burnett Region | ||||||||||||||
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South Burnett Region is a local government area in the South Burnett region of Queensland, Australia.
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Origins
This Local Government was created in March 2008 as a result of the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007.
The new Council, located in the southern catchment of the Burnett River, contains the entire area of four previously existing Local Government Areas:
The report recommended the new local government area should not be divided into wards and should elect six councilors and a mayor however the Interim Steering Committee applied to the State Government for four wards based on the old shire boundaries. As the total population is just a few hundred short of the level set in the report for eight councilors and a mayor, application for this was also made.
Area and size
The South Burnett Region covers an area 8,399 square kilometres (3,243 sq mi), containing an estimated resident population of 33,040 (2010 figures) and has an estimated operating budget of A$42 m (as at 2008).
The Aboriginal community of Cherbourg has been excluded from the amalgamated area and continues to have its own local government.
Towns and localities
Mayor and Councillors
2008 election
On 15 March 2008, the first mayor elected to the South Burnett Region was David Ian Carter.[2]
The first councillors elected to the South Burnett Region were as follows:
- Division 1: Barry Green[3]
- Division 2: Debra Palmer[4]
- Division 3: Damien Tessmann[5]
- Division 4: Keith Campbell (unopposed)[6]
- Division 5: Kathy Duff[7]
- Division 6: Cheryl Dalton[8]
2012 election
In the elections held on 28 April 2012,[9] Wayne Kratzmann was elected mayor; he was unopposed.[10]
The councillors elected were:
- Division 1: Barry Green (continuing)[11]
- Division 2: Debra Palmer (continuing, unopposed)[12]
- Division 3: Damien Tessman (unopposed)[13]
- Division 4: Keith Campbell (continuing)[14]
- Division 5: Kathy Duff (continuing, unopposed)[15]
- Division 6: Cheryl Dalton (continuing)[16]
References
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External links
- South Burnett Regional Council
- Interactive Map of the South Burnett Region (Electoral Commission Queensland web site) Retrieved 18 April 2008
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