| Type: | lga |
| Shire of Calliope | |
| State: | qld |
| Image Upright: | 0.81 |
| Pop: | 16,544 |
| Area: | 5875 |
| Seat: | Calliope |
| Region: | Capricornia |
| Url: | http://www.calliope.qld.gov.au/ |
| Near-Nw: | Fitzroy |
| Near-N: | Pacific Ocean |
| Near-Ne: | Gladstone |
| Near-W: | Banana |
| Near-E: | Pacific Ocean |
| Near-Sw: | Monto |
| Near-S: | Kolan |
| Near-Se: | Miriam Vale |
The Shire of Calliope was a local government area in the Capricornia region of Queensland, Australia. It was centred on the town of Calliope.[1]
Calliope Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 1044.
On 7 January 1902 part of Calliope Division was separated to create Miriam Vale Division.[2]
With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Calliope Division became the Shire of Calliope on 31 March 1903.
In 1927, the council hall was in Gladstone.
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] [3]
The Shire of Calliope included the following settlements:
Towns:
Urban areas:
Rural townships:
Localities of The Boyne Valley:
Other communities: