| 词条 | Shire of Whitsunday | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| name = Shire of Whitsunday | state = qld | image = Whitsunday LGA Qld.png | image_upright = 0.81 | caption = Location within Queensland | pop = 16,955 | pop_year = 2006 census | pop_footnotes =[1] | area = 2678.3 | est = 1910 | seat = Proserpine | region = North Queensland | logo = Whitsunday Logo.png | near-nw = Bowen | near-n = Coral Sea | near-ne = Coral Sea | near-w = Bowen | near-e = Coral Sea | near-sw = Bowen | near-s = Mirani | near-se = Mackay }} The Shire of Whitsunday was a local government area located in the North Queensland region of Queensland, Australia. The shire, administered from the town of Proserpine, covered an area of {{convert|2678.3|km2|sqmi|1}}, and existed as a local government entity from 1910 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the Shire of Bowen to form the Whitsunday Region. The area's economy is mainly based on tourism, and sugar is the main agricultural product.[2] HistoryThe Shire of Proserpine was established from part of the Shire of Wangaratta on 19 January 1910 under the Local Authorities Act 1902.[3] On 18 February 1989, the Shire of Prosperine was renamed Shire of Whitsunday due to its inclusion of the popular Whitsunday Islands.[3] On 15 March 2008, under the Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007 passed by the Parliament of Queensland on 10 August 2007, the Shire of Whitsunday reunited with the Shire of Bowen to form the Whitsunday Region.[3][4] Towns and localitiesThe Shire of Whitsunday included the following settlements: {{col-begin|width=50%}}{{col-break}}
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References1. ^{{Census 2006 AUS | id = LGA37330 | name = Whitsunday (S) (Local Government Area) | accessdate=2008-03-18|quick = on}} {{Queensland former LGAs}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Whitsunday Shire}}2. ^Whitsunday Development Corporation{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} - Whitsunday profile fact sheet. Retrieved 12 December 2006 3. ^1 2 {{cite QSA Agency|1613|Whitsunday Shire Council|20 September 2013}} 4. ^{{cite QSA Agency|11036|Whitsunday Regional Council|20 September 2013}} 5. ^{{cite book|last1=Pugh|first1=Theophilus Parsons|title=Pugh's Almanac for 1927|date=1927|url=http://www.textqueensland.com.au/pughs-almanac|accessdate=13 June 2014}} 2 : Former local government areas of Queensland|2008 disestablishments in Australia |
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