Fraser Coast Region
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Fraser Coast Region Queensland |
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Location within Queensland
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| Population | 101,977 (2015 Est.) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 43.284/km2 (112.105/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Established | 2008 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 2,356 km2 (909.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor | Chris Loft | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Hervey Bay | ||||||||||||
| Region | Wide Bay–Burnett | ||||||||||||
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| Website | Fraser Coast Region | ||||||||||||
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The Fraser Coast Region is a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about 250 kilometres (160 mi) north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is centred on the twin cities of Hervey Bay and Maryborough, and also contains Fraser Island. It was created in 2008 from a merger of the Cities of Maryborough and Hervey Bay and the Shires of Woocoo and most of Tiaro.
The 2015-2016 budget of the Fraser Coast Regional Council is A$150 million.
Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the Fraser Coast Region existed as four distinct local government areas:
On 10 March 1861, the Municipal Borough of Maryborough, governed under the Municipalities Act 1858 which had been inherited from New South Wales upon the separation of Queensland in 1859, was proclaimed, becoming the sixth municipal government in Queensland. Henry Palmer was appointed as its first Mayor.
On 11 November 1879, when the Divisional Boards Act 1879 came into effect, the Antigua and Burrum Divisions were created around what is now Hervey Bay, and on 15 September 1883, the Granville Division was established to serve the district surrounding Maryborough. A later division, Howard, was split away from the Division of Isis in 1900.
With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, all four divisions became Shires on 31 March 1903, and Maryborough became a Town. On 7 January 1905 Maryborough achieved City status, and a Town Hall was built on the corner of Kent and Adelaide Streets and became the administrative centre of the City.
At around this time, the Shire of Degilbo, later renamed Biggenden, split away on 3 June 1905. On 23 December 1905, Burrum was renamed Pialba.
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