The South Burnett Region is a local government area in the South Burnett district of Queensland, Australia.
In the , the South Burnett Region had a population of 32,996 people.
Geography The South Burnett Region covers an area , containing a population of 32,555 in June 2018 and has an estimated operating budget of A$42 m (as at 2008).
The Aboriginal Shire of Cherbourg is an enclave within the South Burnett Region, but is not part of it administratively as it has its own local government.
History This 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.
Demographics In the , the South Burnett Region had a population of 31,028 people.
In the , the South Burnett Region had a population of 32,186 people.
In the , the South Burnett Region had a population of 32,996 people.
Towns and localities The South Burnett Region includes the following settlements:
Kingaroy area: Coolabunia Ellesmere Goodger Haly Creek Inverlaw Kingaroy Kumbia Memerambi Taabinga Wooroolin
Nanango area: Benarkin Benarkin North Blackbutt Brooklands Bunya Mountains East Nanango Glan Devon Maidenwell Nanango South East Nanango Taromeo
Murgon area: Cloyna Moffatdale Murgon Tablelands Windera Wooroonden
Wondai area: Boondooma Cushnie Durong Ficks Crossing Hivesville Mondure Proston Tingoora Wheatlands Wondai
Others areas: Booie Byee Crawford Glenrock Gordonbrook Ironpot Kawl Kawl Marshlands Runnymede Silverleaf Tarong Wattle Camp
Libraries The South Burnett Regional Council operate public libraries at Blackbutt, Kingaroy, Murgon, Nanango, Proston, and Wondai.
Council
Current composition The current council, elected in 2020, is: WardCouncillorParty Mayor Brett Otto Independent Division 1 Roz Frohloff Independent Division 2 Gavin Jones Independent Division 3 Danita Potter Independent Division 4 Kirstie Schumacher Independent Division 5 Kathy Duff Independent LNP Division 6 Scott Henschen Independent
Mayors
2008–present No.PortraitMayorPartyTerm startTerm end Council control (term) 1 David Carter Independent 15 March 2008 28 April 2012Independents majority 2 Wayne Kratzmann Independent 28 April 2012 19 March 2016 3 Keith Campbell Independent 19 March 2016 29 March 2020 4 Brett Otto Independent 29 March 2020 16 March 2024 5 Kathy Duff Independent 16 March 2024 incumbent
Past councillors
2008−present + YearDivision 1Division 2Division 3Division 4Division 5Division 6Councillor PartyCouncillor PartyCouncillor PartyCouncillor PartyCouncillor PartyCouncillor Party 2008 Barry Green Independent Debra Palmer Independent Damien Tessmann Independent Keith Campbell Independent Kathy Duff Independent LNP Cheryl Dalton Independent 2012 2016 Roz Frohloff Independent Gavin Jones Independent Danita Potter Independent Terry Fleischfresser Independent Ros Heit Independent 2020 Kirstie Schumacher Independent Scott Henschen Independent
References
External links South Burnett Regional Council Interactive Map of the South Burnett Region (Electoral Commission Queensland web site) Retrieved 18 April 2008