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Shire of Chinchilla

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Population
  
5,942 (2006 census)

Abolished
  
2008

Website
  
Shire of Chinchilla

Area
  
8,700 kmĀ²

Council seat
  
Chinchilla

Established
  
1912

Postcode(s)
  
4413

Shire of Chinchilla
  
Wondai, Kingaroy

Founded
  
1912

Region
  
Darling Downs

Shire of Chinchilla

The Shire of Chinchilla was a local government area in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. The shire, administered from the town of Chinchilla, covered an area of 8,700.3 square kilometres (3,359.2 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1912 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the Town of Dalby and the Shires of Murilla, Tara and Wambo and the southern part of Taroom to form the Western Downs Region.

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The economy of the area is largely reliant on primary production. Agriculture is the mainstay of the community, with beef and pork production, wool growing, and horticulture traditionally underwriting the local economy.

History

The Shire of Chinchilla was established on 12 January 1912 by severance from the Shire of Wambo.

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 Chinchilla merged with the Town of Dalby and the Shires of Murilla, Tara and Wambo and the southern part of Taroom to form the Western Downs Region.

Towns and localities

The Shire of Chinchilla included the following settlements:

Chairmen

  • 1927: Frederick Joseph Glasson
  • Mayors

  • Bill McCutcheon (2000 - 2008)
  • References

    Shire of Chinchilla Wikipedia