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Population
  
31,454 (2015)

Central Highlands Region
  
Banana

Founded
  
2008

Established
  
2008

Area
  
53,677 km²

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Website
  
Central Highlands Region

Points of interest
  
Emerald Botanic Gardens, Fairbairn Dam, Miners Heritage Walk In M, Nuga Nuga National Park, Minerva Hills National

Destinations
  
Carnarvon National Park, Emerald, Blackwater, Blackdown Tableland National, Blackdown

Central Highlands Region is a local government area in Queensland, Australia.

Contents

Map of Central Highlands, QLD, Australia

History

The Central Highlands Region was created in March 2008 as a result of the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007. The new local government area, located in Central Queensland, contains the entire areas of four previous local government areas:

  • the Shire of Bauhinia;
  • the Shire of Duaringa;
  • the Shire of Emerald;
  • and the Shire of Peak Downs.

    • Legislation introduced into the Queensland Parliament gave the name of the new region as Central Highlands. The report recommended that the new local government area should not be divided into wards and elect eight councillors and a mayor. The Central Highlands Region has an area of 53,677 square kilometres (20,725 sq mi), contains an estimated resident population in 2006 of 26,824 and has an estimated operating budget of A$66 m.

    Towns and localities

    The Central Highlands Region includes the following settlements:

    References

    Central Highlands Region Wikipedia
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