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The Toowoomba Region is a local government area (LGA) located within the larger Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, the LGA was preceded by several other local government authorities with histories extending back to the early 1900s and beyond.
At local elections in Queensland, candidates and incumbent councillors can formally register groups (which operate similarly to parties) with the state electoral commission. These groups often contain members of other political parties, including the ALP and LNP .
The Local Government Reform Commission was an independent, purpose-specific authority established by the Beattie Labor Queensland Government on 1 May 2007 to recommend the most appropriate future structure and boundaries for local government in Queensland. This was in part due to the number of financially weak councils with small populations in ...
This is a list of local government areas (LGAs) in Queensland, Australia, sorted by region. ... Toowoomba Region: Toowoomba: Darling Downs: 2008 12,957: 175,316 178,590
Pages in category "Toowoomba Region" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 251 total. ... North Branch, Queensland (Toowoomba Region ...
The City of Toowoomba was a local government area in Queensland, approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi) west of Brisbane. [citation needed]Elections were held every four years (previously every three years) with ballots for the mayoralty and the councillors being held simultaneously.
Toowoomba is the seat of the Toowoomba Region local government area. The city is represented in the Parliament of Queensland by three seats: Toowoomba North, Toowoomba South and Condamine. In the Commonwealth Parliament, Toowoomba forms part of the Division of Groom, which is held by Garth Hamilton for the Liberal National Party of Queensland. [44]
This is a list of mayors of the City of Toowoomba and the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In March 2008 the City of Toowoomba was amalgamated with the Shires of Crows Nest, Rosalie, Jondaryan, Cambooya, Clifton, Millmerran, and Pittsworth to form the Toowoomba Region.