City of Hervey Bay Queensland
Location withinQueensland
Population	56,427 (2006 census)[1]
• Density	23.9473/km2 (62.0232/sq mi)
Established	1879
Abolished	2008
Area	2,356.3 km2 (909.8 sq mi)
Location	292 km (181 mi) fromBrisbane 113 km (70 mi) fromBundaberg
Council seat	Torquay
Region	Wide Bay–Burnett
Website	City of Hervey Bay
LGAs around City of Hervey Bay: Isis Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean Isis City of Hervey Bay Pacific Ocean Woocoo Maryborough Maryborough

TheCity of Hervey Bay was alocal government area located in theWide Bay–Burnett region ofQueensland, Australia, containing the urban centre ofHervey Bay as well as the northern half ofFraser Island. The City covered an area of 2,356.3 square kilometres (909.8 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity in various forms from 1879 until 2008, when it was amalgamated with theCity of Maryborough,Shire of Woocoo and the 1st and 2nd divisions of theShire of Tiaro to form theFraser Coast Region.

The area now known as City of Hervey Bay first received local government with theDivisional Boards Act 1879, where on 11 November 1879, theAntigua (population 1636) andBurrum (population 1511) Divisions were created.^[2][3][4][5]

A later division,Howard, was split away from the Division ofIsis in 1900.^[6]

With the passage of theLocal Authorities Act 1902, the Antigua, Burrum and Howard Divisions became the Shires ofAntigua,Burrum andHoward on 31 March 1903.^{[4][5][6][7][8][9]}

On 3 June 1905, theShire of Degilbo, later renamedBiggenden, split away from the Shire of Burrum.^[10][11]

On 23 December 1905, the Shire of Burrum was renamedPialba Shire Council.^[8][12]

On 17 February 1917, there was a reorganisation of local government in theMaryborough area. Five shires were abolished:^[13]

• Antigua
• Granville
• Howard
• Pialba
• Tinana

The resulting local government areas were:

• a recreatedShire of Burrum, comprising all of the Shires of Howard and Pialba and part of the Shire of Antigua and part of theCity of Maryborough
• an alteredShire of Kilkivan, losing parts to theShire of Tiaro and theShire of Tinana but gaining part of theShire of Tiaro and part of theShire of Woocoo
• an alteredCity of Maryborough, losing a small part to the Shire of Burrum but gaining part of theShire of Granville
• an alteredShire of Tiaro, losing part to Shire of Kilkivan, but gaining parts of the Shires of Granville, Kilkivan andWidgee
• an alteredShire of Tinana, gaining parts of the Shires of Granville, Kilkivan andWidgee
• an alteredShire of Widgee, losing part to Shire of Kilkivan, but gaining part of the Shire of Tiaro
• an enlargedShire of Woocoo, losing part to the Shire of Kilkivan, but gaining parts of the Shires of Antigua and Howard

By the 1920s the Hervey Bay area was rapidly expanding due to continuing growth in the primary industries such as sugar cane, citrus, pineapples, beef cattle and fishing, as well as investment in transport infrastructure. In the 1950s and 1960s, population and development increased, and the coastal settlements slowly merged into a single urban area.

On 20 December 1975, the Shire of Burrum was renamed theShire of Hervey Bay with effect from the local government elections of 27 March 1976. With the new focus on the coastal region, 1,086.4 km² (419.5 sq mi) of its area, with an estimated population of 1,119, was annexed by theCity of Maryborough, while 1,269.0 km² (490.0 sq mi) with an estimated population of 2,629 was annexed by theShire of Woocoo.

In September 1977, the Shire of Hervey Bay became theTown of Hervey Bay, and on 18 February 1984 it became a City.

On 15 March 2008, under theLocal Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007 passed by theParliament of Queensland on 10 August 2007, Hervey Bay merged with theCity of Maryborough,Shire of Woocoo and part ofTiaro to form theFraser Coast Region.

The City of Hervey Bay included the following settlements:

• 1888: Mr Tooth (1888)^[14]
• 1898: Edward Bernard Cresset Corser^[15]

• 1905: Hans Jacob Fevre^[15]
• 1916: H. Hansen^[15]
• 1918: Henry Bashford^[15]
• 1927: Edward James Stafford^[16]

• Judy Rice (1985–1988)
• Fred Kleinschmidt (1988–1997)
• Bill Brennan (1997–2000)
• Ted Sorensen (2000–2008)

• "Burrum Shire".Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.

• Populated places established in 1879
• 1879 establishments in Australia
• Former local government areas of Queensland
• Hervey Bay
• 2008 disestablishments in Australia
• Populated places disestablished in 2008
• Fraser Coast Region

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