Shire of Pioneer
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The Shire of Pioneer was a Local Government Area surrounding the city of Mackay
and including all but its innermost suburbs. The shire, administered from Mackay
itself, covered an area of 2820.1 square kilometres (1,088.8 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 1994, when it was dissolved and amalgamated with City of Mackay
.
On 21 November 1991, the Electoral and Administrative Review Commission, created two years earlier, produced its second report, and recommended that local government boundaries in the Mackay area be rationalised. The Local Government (Mackay and Pioneer) Regulation 1993 was gazetted on 17 December 1993, and on 30 March 1994, the Shire ceased to exist and was amalgamated with City of Mackay
. Gordon White, who had served as chairman of Pioneer since 1983, won the resulting mayoral elections.
Mackay, Queensland
Mackay is a city on the eastern coast of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, on the Pioneer River. Mackay is nicknamed the sugar capital of Australia because its region produces more than a third of Australia's cane sugar....
and including all but its innermost suburbs. The shire, administered from Mackay
Mackay, Queensland
Mackay is a city on the eastern coast of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, on the Pioneer River. Mackay is nicknamed the sugar capital of Australia because its region produces more than a third of Australia's cane sugar....
itself, covered an area of 2820.1 square kilometres (1,088.8 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 1994, when it was dissolved and amalgamated with City of Mackay
City of Mackay
The City of Mackay was a Local Government Area located in the Central Queensland region of Queensland, Australia, encompassing the regional city of Mackay and the surrounding region. The City was created as a municipal borough in 1869, and prior to amalgamation with the Shire of Pioneer in 1994,...
.
History
Pioneer was one of the 74 divisional boards established on 11 November 1879 under the Divisional Boards Act 1879. With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Pioneer became a shire on 31 March 1903. The shire offices, constructed in 1935, were located at 1 Wood Street, Mackay.On 21 November 1991, the Electoral and Administrative Review Commission, created two years earlier, produced its second report, and recommended that local government boundaries in the Mackay area be rationalised. The Local Government (Mackay and Pioneer) Regulation 1993 was gazetted on 17 December 1993, and on 30 March 1994, the Shire ceased to exist and was amalgamated with City of Mackay
City of Mackay
The City of Mackay was a Local Government Area located in the Central Queensland region of Queensland, Australia, encompassing the regional city of Mackay and the surrounding region. The City was created as a municipal borough in 1869, and prior to amalgamation with the Shire of Pioneer in 1994,...
. Gordon White, who had served as chairman of Pioneer since 1983, won the resulting mayoral elections.
Towns and localities
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Population
| Year | Population |
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| 1933 | 9,926 |
| 1947 | 11,606 |
| 1954 | 14,316 |
| 1961 | 15,741 |
| 1966 | 19,900 |
| 1971 | 22,561 |
| 1976 | 26,938 |
| 1981 | 33,732 |
| 1986 | 36,084 |
| 1991 | 40,614 |