| Shire of Gatton Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 15,572 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 9.9071/km2 (25.6593/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1880 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,571.8 km2 (606.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Gatton | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Shire of Gatton | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Gatton was a local government area located in the Lockyer Valley region between the cities of Toowoomba and Ipswich, and about 90 kilometres (56 mi) west of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,571.8 square kilometres (606.9 sq mi), and existed from 1880 until its merger with the Shire of Laidley to form the Lockyer Valley Region on 15 March 2008.
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Emma: Hi MyFarmers. It’s that time of yeah when we’re getting the horses back into work after the winter. They don’t really do much carriage work over the winter. They might have been ridden a bit but other than that they’ve had a holiday. So, any of the horses that have had their shoes taken off get their shoes put back on, ready for road work. And any of the horses that are due to have their vaccinations updated have been having their flu and tet boosters, as well as a mite jab to stop any nasty little mites living in the feathers on their legs. The first thing we do when we start getting them back into work is to get them back used to wearing their harness. Their skin can get a bit soft under it whilst they’re having a holiday, so we get them back into their harness, wearing all their bits and bridles again. The first thing we do is longreining, where I walk along behind them. It just gets them back into the mind-set of being back into work, and gets them back out onto the roads without them actually pulling anything just yet. And just going back through their voice commands – especially with the two new boys. We need to make sure they’re listing to the things I’m saying and responding to my commands. They might be slightly different to the commands they were used to listening to. So we longrein in singles and pairs, depending on how they’re going to be working when they get back into work. And as soon as they’re back behaving themselves, doing as they should and they’re nice and settled and happy and confident, we put them back into their carriage work, again in singles and pairs, and gradually just start building up the work that they’ll do, and the amount of time that they’re in draft, and the weight that they’re pulling, ready for the public carriage rides and driving courses, and all ready to go back to work.
History
Tarampa Division was created on 15 January 1880 under the Divisional Boards Act 1879, and its board held its first meeting on 20 February 1880. On 25 April 1888, the Laidley Division area broke away and separately incorporated, and on 25 January 1890, the Forest Hill area moved from Tarampa Division to Laidley Division.[2]
With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Tarampa Division became the Shire of Tarampa on 31 March 1903.
On 3 September 1938, the Shire of Tarampa was renamed the Shire of Gatton.[3] On 19 March 1949 it grew to incorporate part of the former Shires of Drayton and Highfields, while losing some of its original area to the City of Toowoomba and Shire of Crows Nest.[4]
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 Gatton merged with the Shire of Laidley to form the Lockyer Valley Region.
Structure
The Shire of Gatton was divided into three divisions electing a total of eight councillors, plus a popularly elected mayor.
- Division One (4 councillors)—eastern area, including Gatton.
- Division Two (2 councillors)—central area, including Grantham and Helidon.
- Division Three (2 councillors)—western area, including Withcott.
Towns and localities
The Shire of Gatton included the following settlements:
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Population
| Year | Population |
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| 1933 | 6,053 |
| 1947 | 6,403 |
| 1954 | 7,137 |
| 1961 | 7,594 |
| 1966 | 7,814 |
| 1971 | 8,099 |
| 1976 | 8,689 |
| 1981 | 9,675 |
| 1986 | 11,734 |
| 1991 | 13,810 |
| 1996 | 14,730 |
| 2001 | 14,925 |
| 2006 | 15,572 |
Mayors
- Bernie Sutton (1993–2000)
- Ray Ferdinand (2000-2001)
- Jim McDonald (2002–2004)
- Steve Jones (2004–2008)
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Gatton (S) (Local Government Area)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 March 2008.
- ^ Queensland Government Gazette, 25 April 1888, p.1403.
- ^ "Order in Council". Queensland Government Gazette. 3 September 1938. p. 151:794.
- ^ "Untitled". Queensland Government Gazette. 17 March 1949. p. 172:981–985.
Further reading
- Bennett, Helen; Queensland. Environmental Protection Agency (1999), Gatton Shire thematic historical overview, Queensland Environmental Protection Agency, retrieved 23 November 2017
External links
- University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Gatton Shire
- "Gatton Shire Council". Archived from the original on 29 January 2008.
Further reading
- Tew, A.M. (1979). History of Gatton Shire in the Lockyer Valley. Gatton Shire Council. ISBN 0-9595122-0-9. (111 pages)
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