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The Moreton Bay Region is a local government area in the north of the Brisbane metropolitan city in South East Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it replaced three established local government areas, the City of Redcliffe and the Shires of Pine Rivers and Caboolture.

Moreton Bay Region Queensland
Location within South East Queensland
Population	425,302 (2016 census)[1] (3rd) 469,465 (2019 Est.)[2]
• Density	208.28/km2 (539.44/sq mi)
Established	2008
Area	2,042 km2 (788.4 sq mi)[3]
Mayor	Peter Flannery
Council seat	Strathpine, Caboolture, Redcliffe
Region	South East Queensland
State electorate(s)	Bancroft, Ferny Grove, Kurwongbah, Morayfield, Glass House, Murrumba, Pumicestone, Redcliffe, Everton, Pine Rivers
Federal division(s)	Petrie, Dickson, Longman
Website	Moreton Bay Region
LGAs around Moreton Bay Region: Somerset Sunshine Coast Moreton Bay Somerset Moreton Bay Region Moreton Bay Somerset Brisbane Brisbane

With an estimated operating budget of A$391 million and a 2018 population of 459,585,[3] Moreton Bay Region is the third largest local government area in Australia behind the City of Brisbane and City of Gold Coast,[3] both of which are also amalgamated entities.

History

Duungidjawu (also known as Kabi Kabi, Cabbee, Carbi, Gabi Gabi) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken on Duungidjawu country. The Duungidjawu language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of Somerset Region and Moreton Bay Region, particularly the towns of Caboolture, Kilcoy, Woodford and Moore.[4]

Prior to 2008, the new Moreton Bay Region was an entire area of three previous and distinct local government areas:

• the City of Redcliffe;
• the Shire of Pine Rivers;
• and the Shire of Caboolture.

At the time the Divisional Boards Act 1879 came into force on 11 November 1879, the present Morton Bay Region was entirely contained within the Caboolture Division, which also included the Sunshine Coast. By 1890, Caboolture Division had shrunk considerably with the separate incorporation of the Pine Division (21 January 1888), Redcliffe Division (5 April 1888) and Maroochy Division (5 July 1890).

With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Caboolture, Pine and Redcliffe (as well as Maroochy) became Shires on 31 March 1903. Redcliffe was proclaimed a Town on 28 May 1921 and a City on 13 June 1959. A few weeks earlier, on 23 May 1959, Pine was renamed the Shire of Pine Rivers.

In July 2007, the Local Government Reform Commission released its report and recommended that the three areas amalgamate.[5] It argued that the area was part of the South East Queensland Regional Plan's Urban Footprint, and would attract 11% of the region's population and housing growth to 2006. A very strong community of interest was identified through the region's links and dependencies to Brisbane. The councils disagreed with the commission's plans although, with the exception of Redcliffe, did not oppose alternative amalgamation options. On 15 March 2008, the City and Shires formally ceased to exist, and elections were held on the same day to elect councillors and a mayor to the Regional Council. In 2012, following the election of the LNP state government, Redcliffe sought to enter a de-amalgamation process; however, a deadline to gather signatures on a petition by 29 August 2012 was missed. The Hills District sought in 2011 to transfer to Brisbane City Council, but the local government Change Commissioner declined the proposal on cost grounds.

On 8 December 2021, the council unanimously voted to rename the council area to Moreton Bay City and to seek approval from the Local Government Change Commission for the renaming .[6]

Divisions and councillors

Moreton Bay Regional Council
Leadership
Mayor	Peter Flannery
Deputy Mayor	Jodie Shipway
Structure
Council political groups	LNP (1)   Labor (2)   Independent (9)
Elections
Council last election	28 March 2020

Moreton Bay Region is divided into 12 divisions, each of which elects one councillor to the Regional Council. Additionally, the entire Region elects a mayor. Allan Sutherland was elected as the Region's first mayor at the 2008 elections, and Peter Flannery as the second Mayor in 2020. The current elected councillors are:

2020 Councillors:[7]

Division	Councillor	Declared political membership	Years Elected	Elected to replace
Division 1	Brooke Savige	Independent	2016, 2020	Sitting Councillor
Division 2	Mark Booth	Independent	2020	Peter Flannery
Division 3	Adam Hain	Independent	2016, 2020	Sitting Councillor
Division 4	Jodie Shipway (Deputy Mayor)	Independent	2020	Julie Greer
Division 5	Sandra Ruck	Independent	2020	James Houghton
Division 6	Karl Winchester	ALP	2020	Koliana Winchester
Division 7	Yvonne Barlow	LNP	2021	Denise Sims
Division 8	Mick Gillam	ALP	2008, 2012, 2016, 2020	Sitting Councillor
Division 9	Cath Tonks	Independent	2020	Mike Charlton
Division 10	Matthew Constance	Independent	2016, 2020	Sitting Councillor
Division 11	Darren Grimwade	Independent	2016, 2020	Sitting Councillor
Division 12	Tony Latter	Independent	2020	Adrian Raedel

Mayors

• 2008–2020: Allan Sutherland[8][9][10]
• 2020–present: Peter Flannery[7]

Former Mayors and Councillors

Former Mayors and Councillors elected to Moreton Bay Regional Council since 2008.

Mayors:

• Allan Sutherland

Councillors:

• Brian Battersby - Considered one of Queensland longest serving Councillors at the time of his retirement.[11]
• Mike Charlton - Defeated by newcomer Cath Tonks while Deputy & Acting Mayor. [12]
• Greg Chippendale
• David Dwyer
• Rae Frawley
• Julie Greer
• James Houghton
• Bob Millar
• Gary Parsons
• Adrian Raedel
• Denise Sims - Resigned on October 20, 2021, due to personal health reasons[13]
• Chris Whiting
• Koliana Winchester

Unitywater

On 1 July 2010, Moreton Bay Regional Council's Water Services (along with Sunshine Coast Regional Council), moved over to the recently created water body, Unitywater. Unitywater was created by the Queensland Government as part of the State's takeover of South East Queensland's water facilities, dams and water supply networks. Moreton Bay, Sunshine Coast Regional Council and Noosa Shire Council are joint owners of Unitywater.

Suburbs

The Moreton Bay Region include the following settlements:

Redcliffe area

• Redcliffe
• Clontarf
• Deception Bay
• Kippa-Ring
• Margate
• Newport
• Rothwell
• Scarborough
• Woody Point

Pine Rivers area

Urban suburbs:

Rural localities:

Caboolture area

Population

The populations given relate to the component entities prior to 2008. The 2011 census was the first for the amalgamated council region.

Year	Population (Total)	(Caboolture)	(Pine Rivers)	(Redcliffe)
1933	11,928	5,316	4,604	2,008
1947	19,402	5,716	4,815	8,871
1954	27,267	7,101	6,309	13,857
1961	39,312	8,877	8,761	21,674
1966	50,785	10,149	13,309	27,327
1971	72,955	12,207	26,187	34,561
1976	103,669	19,404	45,192	39,073
1981	133,056	32,644	58,189	42,223
1986	166,210	47,494	73,783	44,933
1991	205,743	70,052	87,892	47,799
1996	250,077	98,859	103,192	48,026
2001	286,532	114,338	122,303	49,891
2005	325,067	131,667	141,380	52,020
2007	344,878	140,288	150,871	53,719
2009	371,155	151,290	163,510	56,355
2011	389,684	158,988	172,593	58,103
2016	425,302	-	-	-

Demographics

Selected historical census data for Moreton Bay Region local government area
Census year			2011[14]	2016[1]
Population		Estimated residents on census night	378,045	425,302
		LGA rank in terms of size within Queensland	3rd	3rd
		% of Queensland population	8.73%	9.04%
		% of Australian population	1.76%	1.82%
Dwelling structure
Dwelling type		Separate house	85.9%	83.0%
		Semi-detached, terrace or townhouse	7.4%	11.0%
		Flat or apartment	5.7%	5.0%

Facilities

The Moreton Bay Regional Council operates libraries at Albany Creek, Arana Hills, Bongaree (Bribie Island), Burpengary, Caboolture, Deception Bay, North Lakes, Redcliffe, Strathpine, and Woodford.[15] It also operates a mobile library service on a fortnightly basis serving the suburbs of Beachmere, Bray Park, Dayboro, Donnybrook, Lawnton, Mount Glorious, Mount Mee, Mount Nebo, Mount Samson Petrie, Samford, Toorbul and Warner.[16]

Local heritage register

The Moreton Bay Regional Council maintains its local heritage register in two parts:[17]

• List of sites, objects and buildings of significant historical and cultural value
• List of significant trees

References

External links

• Moreton Bay Regional Council
• Moreton City News

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