McKinlay Shire Council

Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
name = McKinlay Shire Council
state = qld


imagesize= 180
caption = Location within Queensland
pop = 1,361
area =
est =
seat = Julia Creek
mayor = Paul Woodhouse
region =

url = http://www.mckinlay.qld.gov.au/
stategov = Mount Isa
fedgov = Kennedy
near-nw = Carpentaria
near-n = Carpentaria
near-ne = Croydon
near-w = Cloncurry
near-e = Richmond
near-sw = Cloncurry
near-s = Winton
near-se = Winton

McKinlay Shire Council is a Local Government Area in north western Queensland, Australia. Towns in McKinlay Shire include Kynuna, McKinlay and the administrative capital, Julia Creek.

The shire economy is based around beef production and mining. BHP Billiton operate the Cannington mine in the shire, extracting silver and lead.

External links

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