It covers an area of 41,200 square kilometres (15,907.4 sq mi),[1] and has existed as a local government entity since 1882. The Shire, named for the Flinders River, is predominantly a grazing area with cattle in the north of the shire and mixed grazing to the south in the black soil area.
The Hughenden Division was established on 20 July 1882 under the Divisional Boards Act 1879.[3] On 20 April 1887, the Borough of Hughenden was constituted separately as a municipality for the emerging town of Hughenden.[4]
On 31 March 1903, the Hughenden Division became the Shire of Hughenden and the Borough of Hughenden became the Town of Hughenden under the Local Authorities Act 1902.[5] On 5 September of the same year, the Shire of Hughenden was renamed Shire of Flinders.[6]
In 1958, the Town of Hughenden amalgamated with the Shire of Flinders.[5][8]
Prior to 19 November 2021, the town of Marathon was within the locality of Stamford. However, this arrangement caused confusion, so on 19 November 2021, a new locality of Marathon was created around the town, excising the land from the localities of Dutton River and Stamford.[9][10][11]
Towns and localitiesedit
The Shire of Flinders includes the following settlements:
^ abc"3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
^ This Wikipedia article incorporates CC-BY-4.0 licensed text from: "Guugu Yimithirr". Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map. State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
^Flinders Shire Council (2008). "History of Council". Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
^"Recent place name decisions: Job number 16-073: Marathon". Queensland Government. 19 November 2021. Archived from the original on 23 April 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
^"Proposed locality boundaries and names: Marathon, Flinders Shire" (PDF). Queensland Government. 15 May 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
^"Decision: Locality names and boundaries, Shire of Flinders" (PDF). Queensland Government. 19 November 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
^"Flinders Shire Council". Public Libraries Connect. State Library of Queensland. 20 September 2017. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
^"2012 Flinders Shire - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Archived from the original on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
^"2016 Flinders Shire Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Archived from the original on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shire of Flinders.
"Flinders Shire". Queensland Places. University of Queensland.