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| type = lga | name = Western Downs Region | state = Qld | image = Dalby LGA Qld 2008.png | image_upright = 0.81 | caption = Location within Queensland | pop = 33799 | pop_year = 2015 | pop_footnotes =[1] | area = 38039 | mayor = Paul McVeigh | seat = Dalby | region = | stategov = Warrego | stategov2= Callide | fedgov = Maranoa | logo = Western Downs Regional COuncil.jpg | url = http://www.wdrc.qld.gov.au/ | near-n = Banana | near-ne = South and North Burnett | near-e = Toowoomba | near-se = Toowoomba | near-s = Goondiwindi | near-sw = Balonne | near-w = Maranoa | near-nw = Central Highlands | est = 2008 }} Western Downs Region is a local government area in Queensland, Australia. The Western Downs Regional Council manages an area of {{convert|38039|km2|sqmi|0}}, which is approximately the same size as the country of Switzerland, although with a population at the last census of close to 33,000, it is over 235 times less densely populated. The area is home to prime farming land and thus agriculture is a major industry in the area. Dalby, the biggest town in the region is home to the second largest cattle saleyards in Australia. The Dalby Saleyards process over 200,000 cattle annually in its state of the art facility which is comparable to Rockhampton and Casino. The Western Downs Regional Council's Corporate Office is situated at 30 Marble Street, Dalby. HistoryWestern Downs Region was created in March 2008 as a result of the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007. Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the new Region, located in the Darling Downs region, consisted the entire area of five previous local government areas:
The report recommended that the new local government area should not be divided into wards and elect ten councillors and a mayor. The report estimated that the resident population in 2006 was 30,018 and the operating budget was A$74 million. Originally called Dalby Region, a name change to Western Downs was approved in August 2009.[2] The name change was greeted positively by residents as they felt the name was more inclusive and a better representation of the area. The name "Western Downs" stems from the phrase Darling Downs, and as the name suggests; the area to the west of the downs. Towns and localitiesThe Western Downs Region includes the following settlements: {{col-begin|width=30%}}{{col-break}}Dalby area:
LibrariesThe Western Downs Regional Council operates public libraries at Bell, Chinchilla, Dalby, Jandowae, Meandarra, Miles, Moonie, Tara, and Wandoan.[3] Population
Region RepresentativesMayors
CouncillorsThe councillors electored in 2016 were:[8]
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/3218.02014-15?OpenDocument|title=3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2014–15|publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics|accessdate=29 September 2016}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dalbyrc.qld.gov.au/news/2009/news_mr_council_new_identity_set_for_launch.shtml|title=Council set to launch new identity|date=5 August 2009|publisher=Western Downs Regional Council|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091002200128/http://www.dalbyrc.qld.gov.au/news/2009/news_mr_council_new_identity_set_for_launch.shtml|archivedate=2 October 2009|accessdate=21 January 2014}} 3. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.westerndownslibraries.com/branch-locations/|title=Branch Libraries|last=|first=|date=|website=Western Downs Regional Council|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131035320/https://www.westerndownslibraries.com/branch-locations/|archive-date=31 January 2018|dead-url=no|access-date=31 January 2018}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=2008 Dalby Regional Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary|url=http://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/local/lg2008/DalbyRegionalCouncil/results/mayoral/summary.html|publisher=Electoral Commission of Queensland|accessdate=2 March 2015}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=2012 Western Downs Regional Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary|url=http://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/local/LG2012/WesternDownsRegionalCouncil/results/mayoral/summary.html|publisher=Electoral Commission of Queensland|accessdate=2 March 2015}} 6. ^{{cite web|title=Councillor Profiles|url=http://www.wdrc.qld.gov.au/council/councillors.shtml|publisher=Western Downs Regional Council|accessdate=21 January 2014}} 7. ^{{cite web|title=Councillors Profiles|url=http://www.wdrc.qld.gov.au/about-council/councillors-connect/councillors-profiles/|website=Western Downs Regional Council|accessdate=8 April 2016}} 8. ^{{Cite web|url=https://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/local/LG2016/WesternDownsRegionalCouncil/results/councillor/summary.html|title=2016 Western Downs Regional Council - Councillor Election - Election Summary|last=|first=|date=20 April 2016|website=|publisher=Electoral Commission of Queensland|access-date=1 November 2016}} External links{{Commons category-inline}}
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