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Shire of Winton

The Shire of Winton is a local government area in Central West Queensland, Australia. It covers an area of 53,814 square kilometres (20,777.7 sq mi), and has existed as a local government entity since 1887. Its administrative centre is located in the town of Winton. It is named after Winton, Dorset, England, the birthplace of Robert Allen, the first white settler in the Winton (Queensland) area.[2]

Shire of Winton
Queensland
Location within Queensland
Population1,157 (2018)[1]
 • Density0.021500/km2 (0.055685/sq mi)
Established1886
Area53,814 km2 (20,777.7 sq mi)[1]
MayorGavin Baskett
Council seatWinton
RegionCentral West Queensland
State electorate(s)Gregory
Federal division(s)Maranoa
WebsiteShire of Winton
LGAs around Shire of Winton:
Cloncurry, McKinlay Richmond Flinders
Boulia Shire of Winton Barcaldine
Diamantina Barcoo Longreach

The major industry in the shire is beef production and some opal mining. There has been some development of the known oil and gas reserves in the region.

History edit

 
Map of Winton Division and adjacent local government areas, March 1902

The Winton Division was created on 23 September 1886 under the Divisional Boards Act 1879.[3]

With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Winton Division became the Shire of Winton on 31 March 1903.

It subsequently lost an area in its northwest to the Shire of McKinlay on 24 July 1930.

Towns and localities edit

The Shire of Winton includes the following settlements:

Amenities edit

Winton Shire Council operates a public library at Winton.[4]

Chairmen and mayors edit

Initially, the chairman/mayor was chosen by the elected councillors from among themselves. Later, it became a separate role elected by the public. The chairmen and mayors of the Winton Divisional Board and the Winton Shire Council include:[5]

  • 1887–1889 J. B. Riley
  • 1889–1890 Robert Christian Ramsay
  • 1890–1891 M. F. Ramsay
  • 1891–1898 A. G. Fraser
  • 1898–1901 Robert Christian Ramsay (2nd term)
  • 1901-1901 William Henry Corfield
  • 1901–1903 Robert Logan Chirnside
  • 1903–1907 Robert Christian Ramsay (3rd term)
  • 1907–1910 Arthur Douglas Ramsay
  • 1910–1912 W. H. Cameron
  • 1913–1920 Andrew John Baxter McMaster
  • 1920–1921 Robert Edward Jackson
  • 1921–1924 Andrew John Baxter McMaster (2nd term)
  • 1924–1927 Leonard Irving
  • 1927–1930 Percy Neil Grieve
  • 1930–1934 John Rupert Wilfred Kennedy
  • 1934–1946 Thomas Joseph Shanahan
  • 1946–1955 Edward Charles Pender Phillott
  • 1955–1958 Walter de Levante Booty
  • 1958–1964 Edward Charles Pender Phillott (2nd term)
  • 1964–1976 Charles Kempson Maxwell
  • 1976–1981 William Joseph Harold Holmes
  • 1981–1987 Eric Barton Bryce
  • 1987–1995 Erice Muir Lenton
  • 1995–2007 S. B. (Bruce) Collins[6]
  • 2008–2012 Edward Lawrence (Ed) Warren[7][8]
  •  
    Butch Lenton, Mayor, 2012–2017
    2012–2017 Graham Thomas (Butch) Lenton (died in office)[9][10]
  • 2017–present: Gavin John Baskett[11][12][13]

In the 2008 election, the two candidates Ed Lawrence and Butch Lenton received the same number of votes. The winner, Ed Lawrence, was decided by drawing a name from a hat.[8][14]

In the 2016 election Butch Lenton was elected unopposed.[15] He died in office on 1 October 2017 in Winton, which resulted in a by-election.[16] He was posthumously named as one of the Queensland Greats by Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk in a ceremony at the Queensland Art Gallery on 8 June 2018.[17]

Population edit

Year Population
1933 2,807
1947 2,509
1954 2,532
1961 3,043
1966 2,688
1971 2,095
1976 1,938
1981 1,995
1986 1,986
1991 1,877
1996 1,731
2001 1,937
2006 1,667
2016 1,134
2021 1,129

References edit

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Winton (entry 37728)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Proclamation [Winton Division constituted]". Queensland Government Gazette. 25 September 1886. p. 39:1141-1143.
  4. ^ "Winton Shire Council". Public Libraries Connect. State Library of Queensland. 17 October 2017. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  5. ^ Forrest, Peterand Sheila (2005). Vision splendid : a history of the Winton district, Western Queensland. Winton Shire Council and Winton and District Historical Society.
  6. ^ "Winton Mayor quits". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 18 May 2007. Archived from the original on 27 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  7. ^ "Old Mayor: Media Releases". Winton Shire Council. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  8. ^ a b "2008 Winton Shire – Mayoral Election – Election Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  9. ^ "Winton Shire – Mayor Butch Lenton". The Outback Way. Winton Shire Council and Winton and District Historical Society. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  10. ^ "Mayor Candidate Profile : 2012 Winton Shire – Mayoral Election". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  11. ^ "Mayor Candidate Profile : 2017 Winton Shire – Mayoral Election". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  12. ^ "Winton Shire – Mayor Gavin Baskett". Queensland Country Life. Winton Shire Council and Queensland Country Life. Archived from the original on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  13. ^ "2020 Local Government Elections: Saturday, 28 March 2020". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 2020. Archived from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  14. ^ Arthur, Chrissy (30 April 2012). "Winton mayoral hopeful looks for clear-cut win". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 27 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  15. ^ "2016 Winton Shire Council – Mayoral Election – Election Summary". results.ecq.qld.gov.au. Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  16. ^ Palaszczuk, Annastacia (2 October 2017). "Winton Shire Council Mayor "Butch" Lenton". Media Statement. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  17. ^ "Congratulations to the 2018 Queensland Greats". Queensland Greats Awards. Queensland Government. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.

Further reading edit

External links edit

  • "Winton". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.

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