The Shire of Herberton was a local government area of Queensland. It was located on the Atherton Tableland, a plateau forming part of the Great Dividing Range west of the city of Cairns. The shire, administered from the town of Herberton, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1895 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other councils in the Tableland area to become the Tablelands Region.
History
Tinaroo Division was created on 3 September 1881 under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 by amalgamating parts of Cairns, Hinchinbrook and Woothakata Divisions. It was responsible for a large area which included Herberton. On 15 September 1888, the Borough of Herberton was established to manage the affairs of the town of Herberton by excising part of Tinaroo Division. On 11 May 1895, the borough was amalgamated with the part of the Tinaroo Division around Herberton to create the Herberton Division. With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, the Herberton Division became the Shire of Herberton on 31 March 1903.
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 Herberton merged with the Shires of Atherton, Eacham and Mareeba to form the Tablelands Region.
Towns and localities The Shire of Herberton included the following settlements:
Herberton Evelyn Innot Hot Springs Kalunga Millstream Moomin Mount Garnet Ravenshoe Tumoulin Wairuna Wondecla
Chairmen 1908: Charles Harding 1927: F. A. Grigg
Population Year Population 1933 2,852 1947 3,198 1954 4,150 1961 3,815 1966 3,634 1971 3,726 1976 3,679 1981 3,688 1986 4,210 1991 4,560 1996 5,113 2001 5,083 2006 5,423
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