Shire of Pioneer

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


imagesize= 180
caption = Location within Queensland
pop = 40,614
pop_footnotes = (1991 census) [cite book|title=2730.3 Census counts for small areas : Queensland|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics|year=1993|isbn=0642172366]
area = 2820.1
est = 1879
seat = Mackay
region = North Queensland

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near-nw = Bowen
near-n = Whitsunday
near-ne = "Pacific Ocean"
near-w = Mirani
near-e = "Pacific Ocean"
near-sw = Nebo
near-s = Sarina
near-se = "Pacific Ocean"

The Shire of Pioneer was a Local Government Area surrounding the city of Mackay and including all but its innermost suburbs. The shire, administered from Mackay itself, covered an area of convert|2820.1|km2|sqmi|1, and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 1994, when it was dissolved and amalgamated with City of Mackay.

History

Pioneer was one of the 74 divisional boards established on 11 November 1879 under the "Divisional Boards Act 1879". With the passage of the "Local Authorities Act 1902", Pioneer became a shire on 31 March 1903. The shire offices, constructed in 1935, were located at 1 Wood Street, Mackay. [cite web|url=http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/chims/placeDetail.html?siteId=351|title=Cultural Heritage - Pioneer Shire Council Building (former)|author=Environmental Protection Authority (Queensland)|date=4 April 2006|accessdate=2008-05-04]

On 21 November 1991, the Electoral and Administrative Review Commission, created two years earlier, produced its second report, and recommended that local government boundaries in the Mackay area be rationalised. The "Local Government (Mackay and Pioneer) Regulation 1993" was gazetted on 17 December 1993, and on 30 March 1994, the Shire ceased to exist and was amalgamated with City of Mackay. Gordon White, who had served as chairman of Pioneer since 1983, won the resulting mayoral elections.

Towns and localities

Population

References

External links

* [http://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/LEGISLTN/SLS/1993/93SL493.pdf Local Government (Mackay and Pioneer) Regulation 1993]