Shire of Wondai

Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
name = Shire of Wondai
state = qld


imagesize= 135
caption = Location within Queensland
pop = 4,375
pop_footnotes = (2006 census) [Census 2006 AUS | id = LGA37450 | name = Wondai (S) (Local Government Area) | accessdate=2008-03-18|quick = on]
area = 3577.6
est = 1910
seat = Wondai
region = South Burnett

logosize = 132
url = http://www.wondai.qld.gov.au/
near-nw = Mundubbera
near-n = Mundubbera
near-ne = Gayndah
near-w = Chinchilla
near-e = Murgon
near-sw = Chinchilla
near-s = Kingaroy
near-se = Nanango

The Shire of Wondai was a Local Government Area located in the South Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about convert|140|km|mi|0 northwest of the capital, Brisbane. The shire covered an area of convert|3577.6|km2|sqmi|1, and existed as a local government entity from 1910 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other councils in the South Burnett area to become the South Burnett Regional Council.

Major activities in the shire include beef and timber.

History

Initially part of the Barambah Divisional Board which was proclaimed in 1879, Wondai became part of the Kilkivan division when it split away from Barambah in 1888. With the formation of the Wondai Farmers Progress Association in 1905, pressure for the area to have its own shire council resulted ultimately in the Shire of Weinholt's proclamation in 1910. In 1914, Weinholt was renamed Wondai.

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 Wondai merged with the Shires of Kingaroy, Murgon and Nanango to form the South Burnett Regional Council.

Towns and Localities

* Wondai
* Boondooma
* Durong
* Ficks Crossing
* Hivesville
* Mondure
* Proston
* Tingoora

Population

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