Shire of Johnstone

"As at 15 March 2008 this former local government area ceased to exist, having been wholly amalgamated into the Cassowary Coast Regional Council."

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


imagesize= 180
caption = Location within Queensland
pop = 19,511
area = 1639
est =
seat = Innisfail
region = Far North Queensland

url = http://www.jsc.qld.gov.au/
near-nw = Eacham
near-n = Cairns
near-ne = "Coral Sea"
near-w = Eacham
near-e = "Coral Sea"
near-sw = Herberton
near-s = Cardwell
near-se = "Coral Sea"

Shire of Johnstone is a Local Government Area in Far North Queensland, Australia. The shire is situated between the cities of Townsville and Cairns. The administrative centre of the shire is the town of Innisfail.

Other towns in the shire include:
*Kurramine
*Mission Beach
*Mourilyan
*Mourilyan Harbour
*South Johnstone
*El Arish
*Flying Fish Point

The Mamu tribal group are the traditional owners of much of the land in the shire. 47% of the shire is in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. [ [http://www.jsc.qld.gov.au/index.shtml Johnstone Shire Council] - Official website. Retrieved 14 December 2006.]

In February 2007, the Johnstone Shire Council was sacked by the Queensland Local Government Minister, Andrew Frasercite web
url = http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200702/s1843394.htm
title = 'Ineffective' Johnstone Shire Council sacked
publisher = Australian Broadcasting Corporation
accessdate = 2007-02-08]

External links

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

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