Maranoa Region

Maranoa Region
Queensland
Location in Queensland
Population 13,862 (2015)[1]
 • Density 0.235628/km2 (0.61027/sq mi)
Area 58,830 km2 (22,714.4 sq mi)
Mayor Tyson Golder
Council seat Roma
Region Maranoa
State electorate(s) Warrego
Federal Division(s) Maranoa
Website Maranoa Region
LGAs around Maranoa Region:
Murweh Central Highlands Banana
Murweh Maranoa Region Western Downs
Paroo Balonne Western Downs

Maranoa Region is a local government area in South West Queensland, Australia. Roma is the administrative headquarter of the region.

History

In July 2007, the Local Government Reform Commission released a report recommending a number of amalgamations of local government areas in Queensland. As a result, under the Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007, on 15 March 2008, the new local government area of Roma Region was created, as an amalgamation of five previous local government areas:[2]

The report recommended that the new local government area should not be divided into wards and elect eight councillors and a mayor. The Maranoa Region covers an area of 58,830 square kilometres (22,714 sq mi), and contains an estimated resident population in 2006 of 12,648, and has an operating budget of A$44.2m.

On 26 July 2009, Roma Region was renamed Maranoa Region.[2]

Towns and localities

The Maranoa Region includes the following settlements:

Amenities

Maranoa Regional Council operates public libraries at Injune, Jackson, Mitchell, Mungallala, Roma, Surat, Wallumbilla, and Yuleba.[3]

Mayors

  • 2016 - Tyson Golder[9]

References

  1. ↑ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2014–15". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Agency ID11033, Maranoa Regional Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "Maranoa Regional Council". Public Libraries Connect. State Library of Queensland. 20 September 2016. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "2008 Roma Regional Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "2012 Maranoa Regional Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "MAYOR - Councillor Robert Loughnan". Maranoa Regional Council. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  7. ↑ "Cr Robert "Scruff" Loughnan". Robert Lougnan. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  8. ↑ "2016 Maranoa Regional Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". results.ecq.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
  9. ↑ "2016 Maranoa Regional Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". results.ecq.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 2017-12-04.

Coordinates: 25°47′33″S 148°35′33″E / 25.79250°S 148.59250°E / -25.79250; 148.59250


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