Population 14,161 Shire of Emerald Duaringa Council seat Emerald | Website Shire of Emerald Region Central Queensland | |
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The Shire of Emerald is a former local government area in the Central Highlands region of Queensland, Australia. On 15 March 2008 the shires of Duaringa, Emerald, Bauhinia and Peak Downs were amalgamated to form the Central Highlands Region. Its administrative centre is based around Emerald.
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History
The Emerald Division was separated from the Peak Downs Division on 4 June 1902.
On 31 March 1903, Emerald Division became the Shire of Emerald.
Towns and localities
The Shire of Emerald included the following settlements:
Chairmen
References
Shire of Emerald Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA