Shire of Tiaro Queensland
Location within Queensland
Population:	5,233 (2006 census)[1]
Established:	1879
Area:	2185. Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 3 km² (843. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 7 sq mi)
Council Seat:	Tiaro
Region:	Wide Bay-Burnett
Website: http://www.tiaro.qld.gov.au/
LGAs around Shire of Tiaro: Woocoo Woocoo Maryborough Woocoo Shire of Tiaro Great Sandy Strait Kilkivan Cooloola Cooloola

The Shire of Tiaro was a Local Government Area located in the Wide Bay-Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, between the regional cities of Gympie and Hervey Bay about 220 kilometres (137 mi) north of the state capital, Brisbane. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Tiaro is a small town on the Mary River in Queensland, Australia. This is a list of regions in Australia that are not Australian states or territories. Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled 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 Woocoo was a Local Government Area located in the Wide Bay-Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, containing the rural residential 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 Great Sandy Strait is a 70 Kilometre sand passage Estuary separating mainland Queensland, Australia from World Heritage listed The Shire of Kilkivan was a Local Government Area located about north-northwest of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia The Shire of Cooloola was a Local Government Area located about north of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. The Shire of Cooloola was a Local Government Area located about north of Brisbane, the state capital of 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 town of Gympie is located in south eastern Queensland, Australia, and is approximately 160 kilometres north of the state capital Brisbane Hervey Bay is a rapidly-growing city in south eastern Queensland, Australia. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland The shire covered an area of 2,185. 3 square kilometres (843. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 7 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it was dissolved and split between two new councils, the Gympie Regional Council and the Fraser Coast Regional Council. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Gympie Regional Council is a Local Government Area in Queensland, Australia. The Fraser Coast Regional Council is a Local Government Area in Queensland, Australia.

The name "Tiaro" is of Aboriginal origin, meaning withered or dead tree. Indigenous Australians are descendants of the first known human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands. 43 per cent of the shire was covered by State forest. The main industries in the shire were sugar, beef and dairy cattle, orchards and timber felling and milling. ^[2]

Contents 1 History 2 Towns and Localities 3 Population 4 References

History

Tiaro Divisional Board was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Tiaro became a shire council on 31 March 1903. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting On 17 February 1917, as part of a restructuring of local government in the Wide Bay-Burnett area, the Shire absorbed the Shire of Tinana and part of the Shire of Granville which had governed areas to the north and east of Tiaro since the 1880s. Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year

The Shire of Tiaro was home to the Bauple Sugar Mill, which operated from 1886 until 1951, and was also home to a butter and cheese factory and several juice mills.

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 Tiaro was dissolved. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The Parliament of Queensland is the Legislature of Queensland, Australia. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Division 3 of the Shire, located generally south of Blowers Road, Wards Road and Ularrah Creek and including the towns of Theebine, Curra and Gunalda, became part of the new Gympie Regional Council together with the Shires of Cooloola and Kilkivan. Gympie Regional Council is a Local Government Area in Queensland, Australia. The Shire of Cooloola was a Local Government Area located about north of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. The Shire of Kilkivan was a Local Government Area located about north-northwest of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia The other two divisions became part of the Fraser Coast Regional Council together with Woocoo and the Cities of Hervey Bay and Maryborough. The Fraser Coast Regional Council is a Local Government Area in Queensland, Australia. The Shire of Woocoo was a Local Government Area located in the Wide Bay-Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, containing the rural residential 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 In doing so, Tiaro became one of the only three former shires in Queensland not to stay intact, alongside Taroom and Beaudesert. Shire of Taroom is a Local Government Area in central Queensland, Australia. The Shire of Beaudesert was a Local Government Area located in South East Queensland, Australia, stretching from the New South Wales

Towns and Localities

Division 1 Tiaro Antigua Blackmount Pioneers Rest St Mary Thinoomba Division 3 Anderleigh Curra Glen Echo Gunalda Miva Neerdie Scotchy Pocket Theebine

Division 2 Bauple Bauple Forest Glenbar Glenwood Gootchie Gundiah Kanigan Mount Urah Munna Creek Netherby Paterson Talegalla Tinnanbar

Population

Year	Population
1933	3,143
1947	2,666
1954	2,567
1961	2,205
1966	2,110
1971	1,862
1976	1,875
1981	2,066
1986	2,518
1991	3,294
1996	4,252
2001	4,467
2006	5,233

References

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