Lockyer Valley Region
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The Lockyer Valley Region is a
Named after the explorer Major Edmund Lockyer (1784-1860) who explored the Brisbane River for 150 miles on instructions from the Governor of New South Wales.
Prior to European settlement, the Lockyer Valley area was home to the Kitabul Aboriginal people.
With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, the borough and divisions became a town and shires respectively on 31 March 1903. The town council was dissolved on 8 February 1917, and Laidley absorbed part of the Shire of Rosewood.
On 3 September 1938, 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]
In July 2007, the Local Government Reform Commission released its report and recommended that Gatton and Laidley amalgamate, uniting the major farming, cropping and horticultural production area of South East Queensland under one local authority. While both councils opposed the amalgamation, they identified each other as preferred partners if it had to go ahead.[5] On 15 March 2008, the two Shires formally ceased to exist, and elections were held on the same day to elect six councillors and a mayor to the Lockyer Valley Regional Council.
After the deadly
The council has also responded to floods by installing a network of cameras around the region which can be viewed by members of the public on a web page.[7]
Towns and localities
The Lockyer Valley Region includes the following settlements:
Gatton area: |
Laidley area:
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Other areas: |
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1 - split with Somerset Region
Population
Prior to 2008, the populations given relate to the previous component entities. The 2011 census marks the first for the region to be recorded as a single area.
Year | Population (Region total) |
Population (Gatton) |
Population (Laidley) |
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1933 | 11,153 | 6,053 | 5,100 |
1947 | 11,158 | 6,403 | 4,755 |
1954 | 11,754 | 7,137 | 4,617 |
1961 | 12,387 | 7,594 | 4,793 |
1966 | 12,661 | 7,814 | 4,847 |
1971 | 12,592 | 8,099 | 4,493 |
1976 | 13,324 | 8,689 | 4,635 |
1981 | 15,055 | 9,675 | 5,380 |
1986 | 18,546 | 11,734 | 6,812 |
1991 | 22,273 | 13,810 | 8,463 |
1996 | 26,846 | 14,730 | 12,116 |
2001 | 27,561 | 14,925 | 12,636 |
2006 | 29,883 | 15,572 | 14,311 |
Year | Population | Notes |
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2011 | 34,954 | [8] |
2016 | 38,609 | [9] |
2021 | 41,101 |
Council
The Lockyer Valley Regional Council remains undivided and its elected body consists of six councillors and a popularly elected mayor, elected for a four-year term. A deputy mayor is also appointed by council for a four-year term.
Current composition
The current council, elected in 2020, is:
Position | Councillor | Party | |
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Mayor | Tanya Milligan | Independent | |
Councillor | Jason Cook | Independent | |
Michael Hagan | Independent | ||
Janice Holstein | Independent | ||
Brett Qualischefski | Independent LNP | ||
Rick Vela | Independent | ||
Chris Wilson | A Better Lockyer |
Mayors
Steve Jones, former mayor of Gatton, was elected as first mayor of the Lockyer Valley Region. He died in office on 19 February 2016. Deputy mayor Tanya Milligan was acting mayor until she was elected as mayor in her own right on 16 April 2016.[10]
2008−present
No. | Portrait | Mayor | Party | Term start | Term end | Council control (term) | ||
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1 | Steve Jones | Independent | 15 March 2008 | 19 February 2016 † | Independents majority (2008–present) | |||
− | Tanya Milligan | Independent | 19 February 2016 | 16 April 2012 | ||||
2 | 16 April 2012 | incumbent |
Deputy mayors
No. | Portrait | Mayor | Party | Term start | Term end | Mayor | ||
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Tanya Milligan | Independent | 2012 | 19 February 2016 | Jones (Independent) | ||||
Jason Cook | Independent | 2016 | incumbent | Milligan (Independent) |
Past councillors
2008−present
Year | Councillor | Party | Councillor | Party | Councillor | Party | Councillor | Party | Councillor | Party | Councillor | Party | ||||||
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2008 | Peter Friend | Independent | Janice Holstein | Independent | Jim McDonald | Independent LNP | Tanya Milligan | Independent | Graham Moon | Independent | Dave Neuendorf | Independent | ||||||
2012a | Katter's Australian | |||||||||||||||||
2012b | Vacant | |||||||||||||||||
2012 | Kathy McLean | Independent | Derek Pingel | Independent | ||||||||||||||
2016 | Jason Cook | Independent | Michael Hagan | Independent | Chris Wilson | Independent | ||||||||||||
2018 | Rick Vela | Independent | ||||||||||||||||
2020 | Brett Qualischefski | Independent LNP | ||||||||||||||||
2024 | A Better Lockyer |
Libraries
The Lockyer Valley Region Council provide public libraries in Gatton and Laidley.[11]
Sister City Relations
References
- ^ a b "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ISBN 978-1-921057-11-3. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
- ^ .
- ^ "Flood Monitoring Cameras". Lockyer Valley Regional Council. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Lockyer Valley (R)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lockyer Valley (R)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Lockyer Valley Mayor Steve Jones dies in Brisbane hospital after collapse during media interview". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 20 February 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- Lockyer Valley Regional Council. Archivedfrom the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "A sym-bowl of true solidarity". Nationwide News Pty Ltd. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "友好都市 - 上尾市Webサイト". www.city.ageo.lg.jp. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
External links
Media related to Lockyer Valley Region at Wikimedia Commons