Shire of Warwick

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


imagesize= 135
caption = Location within Queensland
pop = 20,609 (2001 census)
area = 4429
est =
seat = Warwick
region = Darling Downs

logosize = 92
url = http://www.warwick.qld.gov.au/
near-nw = Millmerran
near-n = Clifton
near-ne = Gatton, Laidley
near-w = Inglewood
near-e = Boonah
near-sw = Stanthorpe
near-s = Tenterfield (NSW)
near-se = Tenterfield (NSW)

Shire of Warwick was a Local Government Area in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. The administrative centre and major town of the shire was the town of Warwick.

Other towns in the shire included Allora, Killarney, Yangan, Dalveen, Karara, Leyburn and Maryvale.

The shire was formed in July 1994, with the amalgamation of Warwick City and three surrounding shires, Glengallan, Rosenthal, and Allora. [ [http://www.warwick.qld.gov.au/shire_region/history.htm Warwick Shire Council] - Shire History. Retrieved 16 December 2006.]

Under the local council amalgamation programme instigated by the Queensland Government in 2007, the shires of Stanthorpe and Warwick merged on the March 2008 to create the Southern Downs Regional Council.

External links

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

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