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.
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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:
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: