Shire of Calliope

The Shire of Calliope was a local government area in the Capricornia region of Queensland, Australia. It was centred on the town of Calliope.^[2]

Shire of Calliope Queensland
Location within Queensland
Population	16,544 (2006 census)[1]
• Density	2.8160/km2 (7.2934/sq mi)
Area	5,875 km2 (2,268.4 sq mi)
Council seat	Calliope
Region	Capricornia
Website	Shire of Calliope
LGAs around Shire of Calliope: Fitzroy Pacific Ocean Gladstone Banana Shire of Calliope Pacific Ocean Monto Kolan Miriam Vale

History

Map of Calliope Division and adjacent local government areas, March 1902

Calliope Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 1044.^[3]

On 7 January 1902 part of Calliope Division was separated to create Miriam Vale Division.^[4]

With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Calliope Division became the Shire of Calliope on 31 March 1903.

In 1927, the council hall was in Gladstone.^[5]

Following the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007, three former local government areas:

• City of Gladstone
• Shire of Calliope
• Shire of Miriam Vale

were amalgamated to form Gladstone Region on 15 March 2008.^[2][6]

Towns and localities

The Shire of Calliope included the following settlements:

Towns:

• Calliope (administrative centre)

Urban areas:

• Benaraby
• Boyne Island
• Tannum Sands

Rural townships:

• Ambrose
• Mount Larcom
• Raglan
• Yarwun
• Targinnie

Localities of The Boyne Valley:

• Builyan
• Many Peaks
• Nagoorin
• Ubobo

Other communities:

• Bracewell
• East End

Chairpersons and mayors

• 1927: Frank Butler^[5]
• 1991 – 1995: Liz Cunningham
• 1995 – 2008: George Creed^[7]