The Fraser Coast Regional Council is a Local Government Area in Queensland, Australia. Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Local Government Area was created in March 2008 as a result of the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007. The new Council, located in the Wide Bay region, contains the entire area of three previously-existing but now defunct Local Government Areas;
- City of Hervey Bay;
- City of Maryborough;
- Shire of Woocoo
- Divisions 1 and 2 of Shire of Tiaro. The Regions of Queensland refers to the geographic areas of the Australian state of Queensland. The City of Hervey Bay was a Local Government Area located in the Wide Bay-Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, containing the urban The City of Maryborough was a Local Government Area located in the Wide Bay-Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, containing the urban The Shire of Woocoo was a Local Government Area located in the Wide Bay-Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, containing the rural residential The Shire of Tiaro was a Local Government Area located in the Wide Bay-Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, between the regional cities
The new local government area was not divided into wards and citizens of the new council elect ten councillors and a mayor during elections. In Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, a ward is an Electoral district A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government The Fraser Coast Regional Council covers an area 7,125 square kilometres (2,751 sq mi), contains an estimated resident population in 2006 of 86,747 and has an estimated operating budget of AUD110m. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. The Australian dollar ( sign: $; code: AUD) is the Currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas
The Regional Council covers the cities of Hervey Bay and Maryborough and the towns of Aldershot, Antigua, Aramara, Bauple, Burrum Heads, Brooweena, Dundathu, Eurong, Glenwood, Howard, Poona, Tiaro, Tinana, Tinnanbar, Toogoom, Torbanlea and Tuan. Hervey Bay is a rapidly-growing city in south eastern Queensland, Australia. Maryborough is a city located on the Mary River in South East Queensland, Australia, approximately 300 kilometres north of the state capital Howard is a small town in Queensland, Australia, located 284 km north of Brisbane and 37 km west of Hervey Bay. Tiaro is a small town on the Mary River in Queensland, Australia.
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