The Shire of Whitsunday was a local government area located in the North Queensland region of Queensland, Australia. The shire, administered from the town of Proserpine, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1910 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the Shire of Bowen to form the Whitsunday Region.
The area's economy is mainly based on tourism, and sugar is the main agricultural product.Whitsunday Development Corporation - Whitsunday profile fact sheet. Retrieved 12 December 2006
History The Shire of Proserpine was established from part of the Shire of Wangaratta on 19 January 1910 under the Local Authorities Act 1902.
On 18 February 1989, the Shire of Proserpine was renamed Shire of Whitsunday due to its inclusion of the popular Whitsunday Islands.
On 15 March 2008, under the Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007 passed by the Parliament of Queensland on 10 August 2007, the Shire of Whitsunday reunited with the Shire of Bowen to form the Whitsunday Region.
Towns and localities The Shire of Whitsunday included the following settlements:
Proserpine Airlie Beach Andromache Brandy Creek Breadalbane Cannon Valley Cannonvale Cape Conway Cape Gloucester Conway Conway Beach Crystal Brook Daydream Island Dingo Beach Dittmer Flametree Foxdale
Glen Isla Gloucester Island Goorganga Creek Goorganga Plains Gregory River Gunyarra Hamilton Island Hamilton Plains Hayman Island Hideaway Bay Jubilee Pocket Kelsey Creek Laguna Quays Lake Proserpine Lethebrook Mandalay
Mount Julian Mount Marlow Mount Pluto Mount Rooper Myrtlevale Palm Grove Pauls Pocket Preston Riordanvale Shute Harbour Silver Creek Strathdickie Sugarloaf Thoopara Wilson Beach Woodwark
Chairmen 1927: John Charles Edwards
Population Year Population 1933 3,934 1947 3,617 1954 4,576 1961 5,113 1966 6,274 1971 6,420 1976 7,746 1981 10,833 1986 11,581 1991 15,227 1996 16,791 2001 18,323 2006 21,533
See also Whitsunday
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