City of Gladstone explained

Type:lga
City of Gladstone
State:qld
Image Upright:0.81
Pop:29,085
Pop Year:2006
Area:147
Seat:Gladstone
Url:http://www.gladstone.qld.gov.au/
Near-Nw:Pacific Ocean
Near-N:Pacific Ocean
Near-Ne:Pacific Ocean
Near-W:Calliope
Near-E:Pacific Ocean
Near-Sw:Calliope
Near-S:Calliope
Near-Se:Pacific Ocean

The City of Gladstone is a former local government area in central Queensland, Australia. It covered the urban locality of Gladstone and parts of the surrounding area.

History

Following the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007, three former local government areas:

were amalgamated to form Gladstone Region on 15 March 2008.[1]

Economy

Being a port city, its local commerce is primarily industrial-based and include large-scale industrial plants include alumina refineries, aluminium smelting, heavy chemicals and shale oil.

Facilities

Hospital

Gladstone does contain a hospital, providing a range of facilities including: Emergency, Outpatients, General Medicine and Surgery (including Day Surgery), basic Orthopaedics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical Imaging, Pharmacy, Pathology, Central Sterilising.

These services are limited, thus requiring referral to the closest major city (Rockhampton Hospital 110km (70miles) away).

Art gallery

Gladstone has an art gallery run and owned by the Gladstone Regional Council.

Airport

Gladstone Regional Council has an airport. The Council took control of the assets of the Gladstone Airport which was previously operated by the Gladstone Calliope Aerodrome Board. This Board was a statutory body made up of representatives of the City of Gladstone and Shire of Calliope. It is currently being refurbished and provides both indirect and direct flights only to Brisbane Airport. These services are provided by Qantas Link and Strategic Airlines (as of April 2011).

Mayors

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gladstone Region. Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. 8 September 2013.
  2. Book: Consolidated Index to Queensland Government Gazette 1859-1919. 2004. Queensland Family History Society. 1 876613 79 3.
  3. News: GLADSTONE'S MAYOR,. . . Brisbane . 28 January 1916 . 21 November 2015 . 3. SECOND EDITION. National Library of Australia.
  4. News: MAYOR OF GLADSTONE. . . Brisbane . 9 February 1914 . 21 November 2015 . 6. SECOND EDITION. National Library of Australia.
  5. News: GLADSTONE'S MAYOR. . . Ipswich (Qld.) . 9 February 1918 . 21 November 2015 . 8 . DAILY. National Library of Australia.
  6. News: Gladstone Mayor Kept Busy. . . Rockhampton, Qld. . 30 October 1952 . 21 November 2015 . 26 . National Library of Australia.
  7. Book: Pugh. Theophilus Parsons. Pugh's Almanac for 1927. 1927. 13 June 2014.
  8. News: THE MAYOR. . . Rockhampton, Qld. . 30 May 1929 . 21 November 2015 . 7 . National Library of Australia.
  9. News: COUNCIL ELECTIONS. . . 21 April 1930 . 21 November 2015 . 9 . National Library of Australia.
  10. News: GLADSTONE COUNCIL. . . Rockhampton, Qld. . 13 April 1933 . 21 November 2015 . 55 . National Library of Australia.
  11. News: MAYOR OF GLADSTONE RESIGNS. . . Rockhampton, Qld. . 28 August 1941 . 21 November 2015 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
  12. News: ROCKHAMPTON LADIES AND JUNIORS WIN. . . Rockhampton, Qld. . 19 December 1938 . 21 November 2015 . 8 . National Library of Australia.
  13. News: MAYOR OF GLADSTONE. . . Rockhampton, Qld. . 9 September 1941 . 21 November 2015 . 7 . National Library of Australia.

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