Shire of Boonah

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


imagesize= 135px
caption = Location within Queensland
area = 1921.6
est = 1880
seat = Boonah
pop = 8,770
pop_footnotes = (2006 census) [Census 2006 AUS | id = LGA30800 | name = Boonah (S) (Local Government Area) | accessdate=2008-03-18|quick = on]
region = South East Queensland

logosize = 123
url = http://www.boonah.qld.gov.au/
near-nw = Laidley
near-n = Ipswich
near-ne = Ipswich
near-w = Warwick
near-e = Beaudesert
near-sw = "Tenterfield (NSW)"
near-s = "Tenterfield (NSW)"
near-se = "Kyogle (NSW)"

The Shire of Boonah was a Local Government Area located in South East Queensland, Australia, about convert|80|km|mi|0 southwest of Brisbane. The shire covered an area of convert|1921.6|km2|sqmi|1, and existed from 1880 until its merger with parts of the Shire of Beaudesert and City of Ipswich to form the Scenic Rim Regional Council on 15 March 2008.

The shire was part of the "Scenic Rim", a group of mountain ranges forming part of the Great Dividing Range, and contained four national parks—Main Range, Mount French, Moogerah Peaks and Mount Greville.

History

The Goolman Divisional Board was incorporated on 11 November 1879 under the "Divisional Boards Act 1879", centred on Boonah and consisting of six councillors. On 25 October 1890, part of its northern section became part of the new Normanby division. With the passage of the "Local Authorities Act 1902", Goolman became a shire council on 31 March 1903, and on 16 October 1937 was renamed Boonah, which apparently means "bloodwood tree" in the local Aboriginal language.

On 29 January 1949, the Shire of Normanby was abolished, and was split between the Shires of Moreton and Boonah—a gain of 384 people and convert|109|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on for Boonah. The council was subdivided into three divisions, each electing three councillors. In March 2000, Boonah added to its area part of the City of Ipswich, including Mount Walker, Warrill View and Rosevale, and the divisions were abolished, with a seven-member council representing the entire district.

On 15 March 2008, under the "Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007" passed by the Parliament of Queensland on 10 August 2007, Boonah merged with the southern rural section of the Shire of Beaudesert and the Harrisville-Peak Crossing section of the City of Ipswich to form the Scenic Rim Regional Council.

Towns and Localities

* Boonah
* Aratula
* Charlwood
* Coulson
* Fassifern
* Kalbar
* Harrisville (split with City of Ipswich)
* Maroon
* Moogerah
* Mount Alford
* Mount Walker
* Roadview
* Rosevale
* Silverdale
* Tarome
* Templin
* Warrill View

Population

# The estimated 1947 population of the post-1949 area was 6,239. ["Queensland Year Book", No.11 (1950), p.46.]

Mayors

* John Brent (1994–2008)

References

Further reading

* (70 pages)
* (349 pages)
* (171 pages - mostly photocopied newspaper articles)