Flinders Shire Council

Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
name = Flinders Shire
state = qld


imagesize= 180
caption = Location within Queensland
pop = 2,151 (2001 census)
area = 41422
est =
seat = Hughenden
mayor = Brendan McNamara
region =

url = http://www.flinders.qld.gov.au/index.shtml
stategov = Charters Towers
fedgov = Kennedy
near-nw = Etheridge
near-n = Etheridge
near-ne = Dalrymple
near-w = Richmond
near-e = Dalrymple
near-sw = Winton
near-s = Aramac
near-se = DalrympleThe Flinders Shire is a Local Government Area in north western Queensland, Australia. Towns in the shire include Prarie, Stamford, Torrens Creek and the administrative centre, Hughenden.

Flinders Shire is predominantly a grazing area with cattle in the north of the shire and mixed grazing to the south in the black soil area. The shire is named for the Flinders River, which passes through the shire.

External links

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