South Burnett Regional Council

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The South Burnett Region is a local government area in the South Burnett district of Queensland, Australia.OriginsThis Local Government was created in March 2008 as a result of the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007.Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the South Burnett Region, located in the southern catchment of the Burnett River, existed as four distinct local government areas: the Shire of Kingaroy; the Shire of Nanango; the Shire of Murgon; and the Shire of Wondai. The report recommended the new local government area should not be divided into wards and should elect six councilors and a mayor however the Interim Steering Committee applied to the State Government for four wards based on the old shire boundaries. As the total population is just a few hundred short of the level set in the report for eight councilors and a mayor, application for this was also made.Area and sizeThe South Burnett Region covers an area 8399km2, containing an estimated resident population of 33,040 and has an estimated operating budget of A$42 m .The Aboriginal community of Cherbourg has been excluded from the amalgamated area and continues to have its own local government.Towns and localitiesThe South Burnett Region includes the following settlements: