Johnstone Shire Council
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| Johnstone Shire Council Queensland |
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 Johnstone River, Innisfail with prawn boats in foreground. |
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| Population: | 19,511 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 1,639 km² | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | under administration | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Innisfail | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Far North Queensland | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Mulgrave, Hinchinbrook | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Kennedy | ||||||||||||
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Johnstone Shire Council is a Local Government Area in Far North Queensland, Australia. The shire is situated between the cities of Townsville and Cairns. The administrative centre of the shire is the town of Innisfail.
Other towns in the shire include:
- Kurramine
- Mission Beach
- Mourilyan
- Mourilyan Harbour
- South Johnstone
- El Arish
- Flying Fish Point
The Mamu tribal group are the traditional owners of much of the land in the shire. 47% of the shire is in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area.[1]
In February 2007, the Johnstone Shire Council was sacked by the Queensland Local Government Minister, Andrew Fraser[2]
[edit] External link
- Queensland Department of Local Government & Planning - Local Government Directory.
[edit] References
- ^ Johnstone Shire Council - Official website. Retrieved 14 December 2006.
- ^ 'Ineffective' Johnstone Shire Council sacked. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved on February 8, 2007.
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