Central Highlands Region

For the Local Government Area in Tasmania, see Central Highlands Council.

Central Highlands Regional Council
Queensland

Location within Queensland

Population

31,078 (2010)^[1]

• Density

0.578982/km² (1.49956/sq mi)

Established

2008

Area

53,677 km² (20,724.8 sq mi)

Website

Central Highlands Regional Council

LGAs around Central Highlands Regional Council:
Isaac	Rockhampton	Rockhampton
Barcaldine	Central Highlands Regional Council	Banana
Blackall-Tambo / Murweh	Maranoa	Western Downs

Central Highlands Regional Council is a local government area in Queensland, 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 Council, 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 council as Central Highlands Regional Council.^[2] 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 Regional Council 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 Regional Council covers the towns of Blackwater, Bluff, Capella, Dingo, Duaringa, Emerald, Rolleston, Springsure and Tieri as well as the villages/communities of Anakie, Bogantungan, Bauhinia, Comet, Fernlees, Gindie, Orion, Rubyvale, Sapphire, The Willows, Withersfield and Yamala. Other rural localities include Arcadia Valley and Lochington.

References

↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 March 2011). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2009–10". Retrieved 11 June 2011.
↑ "Local Government Reform Bill" (PDF). State of Queensland. 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-09.

External links

Towns and localities in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland

Anakie Arcadia Valley Bauhinia Blackwater Bluff Bogantungan Capella Comet Dingo Duaringa Emerald Fernlees Gindee Lochington Rolleston Rubyvale Sapphire Springsure The Willows Tieri Withersfield Yamala

Main Article: Local government areas of Queensland

Central Queensland, Queensland

Cities:	Emerald Gladstone Rockhampton

Townships:	Bajool Banana Baralaba Biloela Bouldercombe Blackwater Bluff Callide Calliope Capella Carmila Clairview Clermont Comet Dingo Dysart Duaringa Foleyvale Gogango Gracemere Jambin Marlborough Middlemount Moranbah Moura Mount Larcom Mount Morgan Rannes Raglan Rolleston Springsure Stanwell St Lawrence Tannum Sands Tieri Westwood Wowan Woorabinda Yaamba Yeppoon

Local Government Areas:	Banana Central Highlands Gladstone Isaac Rockhampton Woorabinda

National Parks:	Blackdown Tableland Byfield Capricorn Coast Capricornia Cays Carnarvon Castle Tower Curtis Island Deepwater Epping Forest Eurimbula Expedition Goodedulla Humboldt Isla Gorge Junee Keppel Bay Islands Kroombit Tops Littabella Mazeppa Minerva Hills Mount Archer Mount Colosseum Mount Etna Caves Mount Jim Crow Mount O'Connell Mount Walsh Nuga Nuga Palmgrove Peak Range Rundle Range Snake Range Taunton West Hill Wild Cattle Island

Places of Interest:	Carnarvon Gorge Capricorn Caves Shoalwater Bay The Gemfields

Local government areas of Queensland

South East	Brisbane Gold Coast Ipswich Lockyer Valley Logan Moreton Bay Noosa Redland Scenic Rim Somerset Sunshine Coast

Wide Bay–Burnett	Bundaberg Cherbourg Fraser Coast Gympie North Burnett South Burnett

Darling Downs	Goondiwindi Southern Downs Toowoomba Western Downs

Central	Banana Central Highlands Gladstone Isaac Livingstone Rockhampton Whitsunday Woorabinda

North	Burdekin Charters Towers Hinchinbrook Mackay Mareeba Palm Island Townsville

Far North	Aurukun Cairns Cassowary Coast Cook Douglas Hopevale Kowanyama Lockhart River Mapoon Napranum Northern Peninsula Area Pormpuraaw Tablelands Torres Torres Strait Island Weipa Wujal Wujal Yarrabah

North West	Burke Carpentaria Cloncurry Croydon Doomadgee Etheridge Flinders McKinlay Mornington Mount Isa Richmond

Central West	Barcaldine Barcoo Blackall-Tambo Boulia Diamantina Longreach Winton

South West	Balonne Bulloo Maranoa Murweh Paroo Quilpie

Coordinates: 23°31′20″S 148°09′42″E / 23.52222°S 148.16167°E / -23.52222; 148.16167

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