Shire of Winton

Shire of Winton
Queensland
Location within Queensland
Population 1,144 (2017)[1]
 • Density 0.021211/km2 (0.054936/sq mi)
Established 1886
Area 53,934.9 km2 (20,824.4 sq mi)
Mayor Gavin Baskett
Council seat Winton
Region Central West Queensland
State electorate(s) Gregory
Federal Division(s) Flynn
Website Shire of Winton
LGAs around Shire of Winton:
Cloncurry, McKinlay Richmond Flinders
Boulia Shire of Winton Barcaldine
Diamantina Barcoo Longreach

The Shire of Winton is a local government area in Central West Queensland, Australia. It covers an area of 62,000.7 square kilometres (23,938.6 sq mi), and has existed as a local government entity since 1887. Its administrative centre is located in the town of Winton. It is named after Winton, Dorset, England, the birthplace of Robert Allen, the first white settler in the Winton (Queensland) area.[2]

The major industry in the shire is beef production and some opal mining. There has been some development of the known oil and gas reserves in the region.

History

Map of Winton Division and adjacent local government areas, March 1902

The Winton Division was created on 23 September 1886 under the Divisional Boards Act 1879.[3]

With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Winton Division became the Shire of Winton on 31 March 1903.

It subsequently lost an area in its northwest to the Shire of McKinlay on 24 July 1930.

Towns and localities

The Shire of Winton includes the following settlements:

Amenities

Winton Shire Council operates a public library at Winton.[4]

Chairmen and mayors

Initially, the chairman/mayor was chosen by the elected councillors from among themselves. Later, it became a separate role elected by the public. The chairmen and mayors of the Winton Divisional Board and the Winton Shire Council include:[5]

  • 1887-1889 J. B. Riley
  • 1889-1890 Robert Christian Ramsay
  • 1890-1891 M. F. Ramsay
  • 1891-1898 A. G. Fraser
  • 1898-1901 Robert Christian Ramsay (2nd term)
  • 1901-1901 William Henry Corfield
  • 1901-1903 Robert Logan Chirnside
  • 1903-1907 Robert Christian Ramsay (3rd term)
  • 1907-1910 Arthur Douglas Ramsay
  • 1910-1912 W. H. Cameron
  • 1913-1920 Andrew John Baxter McMaster
  • 1920-1921 Robert Edward Jackson
  • 1921-1924 Andrew John Baxter McMaster (2nd term)
  • 1924-1927 Leonard Irving
  • 1927-1930 Percy Neil Grieve
  • 1930-1934 John Rupert Wilfred Kennedy
  • 1934-1946 Thomas Joseph Shanahan
  • 1946-1955 Edward Charles Pender Phillott
  • 1955-1958 Walter de Levante Booty
  • 1958-1964 Edward Charles Pender Phillott (2nd term)
  • 1964-1976 Charles Kempson Maxwell
  • 1976-1981 William Joseph Harold Holmes
  • 1981-1987 Eric Barton Bryce
  • 1987-1995 Erice Muir Lenton
  • 1995-2007 S. B. (Bruce) Collins[6]
  • 2008-2012 Edward Lawrence (Ed) Warren[7][8]
  • 2012-2017 Graham Thomas (Butch) Lenton[9][10]

In the 2008 election, the two candidates Ed Lawrence and Butch Lenton received the same number of votes. The winner, Ed Lawrence, was decided by drawing a name from a hat.[8][13]

In the 2016 election Butch Lenton was elected unopposed. [14]

Population

Year Population
19332,807
19472,509
19542,532
19613,043
19662,688
19712,095
19761,938
19811,995
19861,986
19911,877
19961,731
20011,937
20061,667
20161,134

References

  1. ↑ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2014–15". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Winton (entry 37728)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "Proclamation [Winton Division constituted]". Queensland Government Gazette. 25 September 1886. p. 39:1141-1143.
  4. ↑ "Winton Shire Council". Public Libraries Connect. State Library of Queensland. 17 October 2017. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  5. ↑ Forrest, Peterand Sheila (2005). Vision splendid : a history of the Winton district, Western Queensland. Winton Shire Council and Winton and District Historical Society.
  6. ↑ "Winton Mayor quits". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 18 May 2007. Archived from the original on 27 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  7. ↑ "Old Mayor: Media Releases". Winton Shire Council. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  8. 1 2 "2008 Winton Shire - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  9. ↑ "Winton Shire - Mayor Butch Lenton". The Outback Way. Winton Shire Council and Winton and District Historical Society. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  10. ↑ "Mayor Candidate Profile : 2012 Winton Shire - Mayoral Election". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  11. ↑ "Winton Shire - Mayor Gavin Baskett". Queensland Country Life. Winton Shire Council and Queensland Country Life. Archived from the original on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  12. ↑ "Mayor Candidate Profile : 2017 Winton Shire - Mayoral Election". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  13. ↑ Arthur, Chrissy (30 April 2012). "Winton mayoral hopeful looks for clear-cut win". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 27 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  14. ↑ "2016 Winton Shire Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". results.ecq.qld.gov.au. Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2017.

Further reading

  • Forrest, Peter; Forrest, Sheila; Winton (Qld. : Shire). Council; Winton District Historical Society and Museum (2005), Vision splendid : a history of the Winton district, Western Queensland, Winton Shire Council and Winton and District Historical Society, ISBN 978-0-646-44403-1
  • "Winton". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.

Coordinates: 22°23′16″S 143°02′04″E / 22.38778°S 143.03444°E / -22.38778; 143.03444

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