Shire of Emerald

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


imagesize= 180
caption = Location within Queensland
pop = 14,161
area =
est =
seat = Emerald
region = Central Highlands

logosize = 103
url = http://www.emerald.qld.gov.au/
near-nw = Jericho
near-n = Peak Downs
near-ne = Broadsound
near-w = Jericho
near-e = Duaringa
near-sw = Bauhinia
near-s = Bauhinia
near-se = Bauhinia

Shire of Emerald is a Local Government Area located in the Central Highlands region of Queensland, Australia. Based around the administrative centre of Emerald, the Shire also contains the towns of Bogantungan, Comet, Fernlees, Gindee, Withersfield and Yamala.

In addition, the Shire is home to a large Gemfields area that contains the towns of Anakie, Rubyvale, Sapphire and The Willows.

External links

* [http://www.lgp.qld.gov.au/applications/lgdirectory/CouncilInfo/Default.aspx?OrgCode=EMER Queensland Department of Local Government and Planning] - Shire Directory