Shire of Pine Rivers
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The Shire of Pine Rivers was a
The suburbs formerly within Pine Rivers are generally regarded as part of Greater Brisbane, both in a planning context and for statistical purposes.
Geography
The Shire is named for three rivers contained within it: the
The main population concentration was in the east and southeast of the shire—the western part, which covered 76% of the shire's land area, contained only 18,309 residents in 2006.
History
Area history
The area was settled by homestead farmers in the mid 19th century. Many suburbs – Lawnton, Petrie, Griffin and Joyner, for example – are named after early European settlers. The first township in the area was established at what is now Petrie in 1868, to service mail coaches between Brisbane and Gympie. The Caboolture railway line reached the shire in 1888. Another railway line to Dayboro, in the western, mountainous areas of the shire was opened in 1920, but due to lack of traffic was closed and lifted in 1955.
During the
Local government history
The meetings of the divisional board were held in rented premises at
In 1897, parts of the Parishes of Samsonvale, Pine and Whiteside were included in the Pine Division.[7]
Following the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Pine Division became the
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 Pine Rivers amalgamated with the Shire of Caboolture and the City of Redcliffe to form the Moreton Bay Region.[10][11] The Local Government Reform Commission's reasoning was that it would unite all of Brisbane's northern suburbs beyond the Brisbane City boundary into one local government area which would, in its view, simplify and streamline planning, approvals and governance.
In July 2023, the Moreton Bay Region was renamed the City of Moreton Bay.[2]
Chairmen and mayors
The chairmen and mayors of the division and the shire were:[12]
- 1888 Henry Thomas Ireland
- 1889 Robert Leitch
- 1890 Andrew Bell
- 1891 George Biggs
- 1892 William Fogg
- 1893–1894 Henry Thomas Ireland
- 1895–1896 George Biggs
- 1897 William Fogg
- 1898 John Leitch
- 1899 Charles Chilton
- 1900 John Leitch
- 1901 Charles Chilton
- 1902 George Biggs
- 1903 John Leitch
- 1904 Charles Thomas Williams
- 1905 Thomas Gardiner
- 1906 Patrick Fahey
- 1907 Edmund Page
- 1908 Thomas Gardiner
- 1909 William Johnston
- 1910 John Gilliland
- 1911 Alexander McNeven
- 1912 James Alexander Mecklem
- 1913 William Bradley junior
- 1914 Charles Edward Nicholas
- 1915–1917 William John Smith
- 1918 John Gilliland
- 1919 Robert Morrison
- 1920 William John Smith
- 1921–1927 William Bradley junior
- 1927–1930 Robert Morrison
- 1930–1933 Robert Thomas Bradley
- 1933–1950 William John Smith
- 1950–1973 John Sanders Bray
- 1973–1982 Leslie Edgar Hughes
- 1982–1985 Allan James Hughes
- 1985–1994 Robert George Akers
- 1994–2008 Yvonne Ann Chapman
In 1993, the Local Government Act Number 70 was introduced; it included that all heads of local government councils should be known as mayors and all other elected representatives were to be known as councillors. Thus Yvonne Chapman was both the first female leader of the council and its only mayor.[12]
Other notable council members include:
- 1973—1979:
Wards
In its final years, the Shire of Pine Rivers was split up into 10 divisions, each electing one councillor to the Shire Council for a four-year term. Additionally, a mayor was elected to represent the entire Shire.
- Division 1 – Dayboro and most of the rural area of the Shire
- Division 2 – Ferny Hills, Samford Valley, Arana Hills
- Division 3 – the 'Hills' area (Ferny Hills, Everton Hills)
- Division 4 – Contains Albany Creek and Eatons Hill
- Division 5 – Contains Warner, Cashmere
- Division 6 – Contains Brendale, Central Strathpine
- Division 7 – Contains Bray Park, Strathpine West, Lawnton South
- Division 8 – Contains Joyner, Lawnton, Petrie, Whiteside
- Division 9 – Contains Kurwongbah, Kallangur
- Division 10 – Contains Murrumba Downs
Suburbs
The Shire of Pine Rivers included the following suburbs:
Urban suburbs
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U1 – light industrial area
U2 – newest suburb in the Shire
U3 – earliest township in the Shire
U4 – Shire council offices and
Rural localities
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R1 – contained the shire's major landfill, and Alma Park Zoo
R2 – village and tourist centre
Population
| Year | Population | % Annual Growth |
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| 1933 | 4,604 | |
| 1947 | 4,815 | |
| 1954 | 6,309 | 3.94% |
| 1961 | 8,761 | 4.80% |
| 1966 | 13,309 | 8.72% |
| 1971 | 26,187 | 14.50% |
| 1976 | 45,192 | 11.53% |
| 1981 | 58,189 | 5.19% |
| 1986 | 73,783 | 4.86% |
| 1991 | 87,892 | 3.56% |
| 1996 | 103,192 | 3.26% |
| 2001 | 119,236 | 2.93% |
| 2006 | 141,414 | 3.47% |
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Pine Rivers (S)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ a b "New City, New Ambition, Renewed Brand". Moreton Bay City Council. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Community Profile Series: Pine Rivers (S) Bal (Statistical Local Area)". 2006 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
- ^ "Proclamation [Caboolture Division]". Queensland Government Gazette. 11 November 1879. p. 25:994.
- ^ "Agency ID 549, Caboolture Divisional Board". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ^ "Caboolture Town History". Retrieved 6 May 2008.
- ^ a b c d "Agency ID 1483, Pine Divisional Board". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ^ a b Moore, R. P (1920), Postcard of the Pine Shire Council Hall (Old Shire Hall), Strathpine, ca. 1920, Moreton Bay Regional Council, retrieved 28 February 2014
- ^ "Pine Rivers Shire Hall (former) (entry 600768)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ a b c "Agency ID 26, Pine Rivers Shire Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ^ "Agency ID 11038, Moreton Bay Regional Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-9577523-5-1
- Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
Further reading
- Welch, Melva A; Moreton Bay (Qld. : Shire). Council (2008). Not pineapples, not pine trees but-- Pine Rivers : revised chronicle of local government in Pine Rivers Shire, 1888 to 2008 (Revised and updated [ed.] ed.). Pine Rivers Shire Council. ISBN 978-0-9577523-5-1.
- Barter, Leith F; Pine Rivers (Qld.). Council (2005). Pioneering the Pine : a short history of the Pine Rivers Shire. Pine Rivers Shire Council. ISBN 978-0-9577523-4-4.
External links
- "Pine Rivers Shire". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
- "Pine Rivers Shire website". Archived from the original on 11 January 2008.
- Tourism Pine Rivers
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