Shire of Gatton Queensland
Location withinQueensland
Population	15,572 (2006 census)[1]
• Density	9.9071/km2 (25.6593/sq mi)
Established	1880
Area	1,571.8 km2 (606.9 sq mi)
Council seat	Gatton
Website	Shire of Gatton
LGAs around Shire of Gatton: Toowoomba Crows Nest Esk Cambooya Shire of Gatton Laidley Clifton Warwick Boonah

TheShire of Gatton was alocal government area located in theLockyer Valley region between the cities ofToowoomba andIpswich, and about 90 kilometres (56 mi) west ofBrisbane, the state capital ofQueensland,Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,571.8 square kilometres (606.9 sq mi), and existed from 1880 until its merger with theShire of Laidley to form theLockyer Valley Region on 15 March 2008.

Tarampa Division was created on 15 January 1880 under theDivisional Boards Act 1879, and its board held its first meeting on 20 February 1880. On 25 April 1888, theLaidley Division area broke away and separately incorporated, and on 25 January 1890, theForest Hill area moved from Tarampa Division to Laidley Division.^[2]

With the passage of theLocal Authorities Act 1902, Tarampa Division became theShire of Tarampa on 31 March 1903.

On 3 September 1938, the Shire of Tarampa was renamed the Shire of Gatton.^[3] On 19 March 1949 it grew to incorporate part of the former Shires ofDrayton andHighfields, while losing some of its original area to theCity of Toowoomba andShire of Crows Nest.^[4]

On 15 March 2008, under theLocal Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007 passed by theParliament of Queensland on 10 August 2007, the Shire of Gatton merged with theShire of Laidley to form theLockyer Valley Region.

The Shire of Gatton was divided into three divisions electing a total of eight councillors, plus a popularly elected mayor.

• Division One (4 councillors)—eastern area, including Gatton.
• Division Two (2 councillors)—central area, including Grantham and Helidon.
• Division Three (2 councillors)—western area, including Withcott.

The Shire of Gatton included the following settlements:

• Bernie Sutton (1993–2000)
• Ray Ferdinand (2000-2001)
• Jim McDonald (2002–2004)
• Steve Jones (2004–2008)

• Bennett, Helen; Queensland. Environmental Protection Agency (1999),Gatton Shire thematic historical overview, Queensland Environmental Protection Agency, retrieved23 November 2017

• University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Gatton Shire
• "Gatton Shire Council". Archived fromthe original on 29 January 2008.

• Tew, A.M. (1979).History of Gatton Shire in the Lockyer Valley. Gatton Shire Council.ISBN 0-9595122-0-9. (111 pages)

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