Shire of Stanthorpe

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


imagesize= 135
caption = Location within Queensland
pop = 9,818
area = 2669
est =
seat = Stanthorpe
region =

logosize = 100
url = http://www.stanthorpe.qld.gov.au/
near-nw = Inglewood
near-n = Warwick
near-ne = "Tenterfield (NSW)"
near-w = Inglewood
near-e = "Tenterfield (NSW)"
near-sw = Inglewood
near-s = "Tenterfield (NSW)"
near-se = "Tenterfield (NSW)"

Shire of Stanthorpe was a Local Government Area in southern Queensland, Australia. The shire was situated on the Queensland - New South Wales border on the Great Dividing Range and was part of the Granite Belt.

The administrative centre was the town of Stanthorpe. Other towns in the shire included:

*Amiens,
*Applethorpe,
*Ballandean,
*Messines,
*Passchendale,
*Pozieres,
*Wallangarra, and
*Wyberba.

The relatively cool climate allows the production of apples and the development of a wine industry.

External links

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