Blackall-Tambo Region

The Blackall-Tambo Region is a local government area in Central West Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by two previous local government areas dating from the 1870s.

Blackall-Tambo Region
Queensland
Location within Queensland
Population1,863 (2018)[1]
 • Density0.061008/km2 (0.15801/sq mi)
Established2008
Area30,537 km2 (11,790.4 sq mi)[1]
MayorAndrew Martin
Council seatBlackall
RegionCentral West Queensland
State electorate(s)Gregory
Federal division(s)Maranoa
WebsiteBlackall-Tambo Region
LGAs around Blackall-Tambo Region:
Longreach Barcaldine Central Highlands
Longreach Blackall-Tambo Region Murweh
Quilpie Murweh Murweh

For the financial year 2010/11 it had an approximate operating budget of A$30m.[2]

In June 2018, the Blackall-Tambo Region had a population of 1,863.[1]

History

Kuungkari (also known as Kungkari and Koonkerri) is a language of Western Queensland. The Kuungkari language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of Longreach Shire Council and Blackall-Tambo Shire Council.[3]

Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the Blackall-Tambo Region existed as two distinct local government areas:

The entire Region was originally part of Kargoolnah Division, which was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879. On 20 May 1880, a municipal Borough of Blackall was created to cover the town and its first councillors were elected in July 1880. On 1 January 1881, a new Tambo Division was proclaimed and excised from Kargoolnah.

With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Kargoolnah became a Shire on 31 March 1903, while Blackall became a Town. The latter was abolished on 7 November 1931 and became Division 3 of the Kargoolnah Shire, which had in the meantime shrunk to include only the Blackall region. On 19 November 1932, after representations to the State Government, Kargoolnah was officially renamed Blackall.

In July 2007, the Local Government Reform Commission released its report and recommended that the two areas amalgamate. Both councils opposed the amalgamation.[4] On 15 March 2008, the two Shires formally ceased to exist, and elections were held on the same day to elect councillors and a mayor to the Regional Council.

Wards

The Region has four divisions, each of whom elects one councillor, and a mayor is directly elected for the entire region.

Mayors
  • 2008–2012: Jan Ross[5]
  • 2012–2016: Barry Muir[6]
  • 2016–present: Andrew Linedale Martin[7][8]

Towns and localities

The Blackall-Tambo Region includes the following settlements:

Amenities

Blackall-Tambo Regional Council operate public libraries at Blackall and Tambo.[9]

Population

The populations given relate to the component entities prior to 2008.

Year Population
(Region total)		 Population
(Blackall)		 Population
(Tambo)
19333,7032,755948
19473,3702,488882
19543,8252,7801,045
19614,4153,2911,124
19664,0043,067937
19713,1562,325831
19762,8282,160668
19812,9852,223762
19862,7742,070704
19912,6612,045616
19962,3991,833566
20012,4501,822628
20062,1391,524615
20161,903

References
  1. "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
  2. Blackall-Tambo Regional Council annual report 2011-12 http://www.btrc.qld.gov.au/web/guest/our-finances
  3. This Wikipedia article incorporates CC-BY-4.0 licensed text from: "Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map". State Library of Queensland. State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  4. Queensland Local Government Reform Commission (July 2007). Report of the Local Government Reform Commission (PDF). Vol. 2. pp. 37–41. ISBN 978-1-921057-11-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
  5. Election summary Archived 5 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine (ECQ)
  6. "2012 Blackall-Tambo Regional Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  7. "2016 Blackall-Tambo Regional Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  8. "2020 Local Government Elections: Saturday, 28 March 2020". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 2020. Archived from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  9. "Blackall-Tambo Regional Council". Public Libraries Connect. State Library of Queensland. 20 September 2016. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.

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