Shire of Belyando
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Shire of Belyando was a Local Government Area in Central Queensland
, Australia
until being incorporated into Isaac Regional Council
with Broadsound
and Nebo
Shires in 2008. The shire had two main towns, Clermont
and Moranbah
. The shire was based around agriculture and mining. There are two coal mines in the region previously encompassed by the shire, one owned by BMA and one by Anglo Coal serviced by the town of Moranbah.
Central Queensland
Central Queensland is an ambiguous geographical division of Queensland that centres on the eastern coast, around the Tropic of Capricorn. Its major regional centre is Rockhampton and the Capricorn Coast and the area extends west to the Central Highlands at Emerald, north to the Mackay Regional...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
until being incorporated into Isaac Regional Council
Isaac Regional Council
Isaac Region is a Local Government Area in Queensland, Australia. The Local Government Area was created in March 2008 as a result of the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007...
with Broadsound
Shire of Broadsound
Shire of Broadsound is a Local Government Area in the Capricornia region of Queensland, Australia.The main towns in the Shire are St Lawrence, Dysart, Middlemount and Carmila with smaller townships such as Clairview, Ilbilbie and Greenhill....
and Nebo
Shire of Nebo
Shire of Nebo is a Local Government Area in north Queensland, Australia. The shire contains the towns of Coppabella, Glenden and the administrative centre, Nebo....
Shires in 2008. The shire had two main towns, Clermont
Clermont, Queensland
Clermont is an agricultural town in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia. It is 274 km south-west of Mackay on the junction of the Gregory and Peak Downs highways...
and Moranbah
Moranbah, Queensland
Moranbah is a town in Queensland, Australia, located on the Peak Downs Highway between Mackay and Clermont, in the Isaac region. It is a coal mining town and at the 2006 census had a population of 7,133. and was established in 1969. In addition to the permanent population, Moranbah also has a...
. The shire was based around agriculture and mining. There are two coal mines in the region previously encompassed by the shire, one owned by BMA and one by Anglo Coal serviced by the town of Moranbah.