75-618: The Redcliffe Peninsula is a peninsula located in the City of Moreton Bay in the northeast of the Brisbane metropolitan area in Queensland , Australia . The area covers the suburbs of Clontarf , Kippa-Ring , Margate , Moreton Island , Newport , Redcliffe , Rothwell , Scarborough and Woody Point . Redcliffe was the site of the first European settlement in Queensland , and was previously governed by its own local government area ,
150-619: A Cessna 208 Caravan , holding up to ten people, that departs from local Redcliffe Airport . Kite flying with the Queensland Kite Flyers Society is held twice a month at Pelican Park on Hornibrook Esplanade, Clontarf. Each May, the council hosts a large kite-flying event called Kitefest. The Redcliffe Dolphins is a rugby league club that competes in the Queensland Cup . The team's ground Dolphin Oval
225-538: A Deed of Grant in Trust to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island communities. Formally recognised management bodies known as Indigenous community councils (or DOGIT councils) were set up to administer the land covered in the deed on behalf of the community. These bodies had quite different responsibilities to traditional local governments due to the nature of land ownership involved and the different relationships of
300-601: A connection from Redcliffe to Caboolture via Deception Bay and Morayfield . Road taxi services are provided by Redcliffe Taxi Service. A heavy rail Citytrain passenger service to Kippa-Ring opened in October 2016. The Redcliffe Airport is an aerodrome straddling the Kippa-Ring and Rothwell suburb boundaries, just south of the Deception Bay inlet from Moreton Bay. With an 853 m runway (07/25), it
375-531: A defined area. If no counter-petition with more signatures was received, the Governor was able to declare a municipality in the region. Two types of municipalities were possible under the Act: boroughs , which had a minimum population of 1,000, a maximum area of 9 sq mi (23.3 km ) and no two parts being more than 6 miles (9.66 km) apart; and municipal districts, with a minimum population of 500 and
450-455: A maximum area of 50 sq mi (129.5 km ). Once a municipality had been proclaimed, ratepayers could elect a council to represent them. The first to be declared was Brisbane, with a population of 5,000 and an area of 14.25 square kilometres (5.5 sq mi). Its first attempt in January 1859 was unsuccessful due to a counter-petition, but its second attempt with 420 signatories
525-788: A new retail and town centre for the suburb which is currently lacking its own local services. A seaside location with 22 kilometres (14 mi) of coastline and a mainly working class population, Redcliffe has a high emphasis on sport and recreation. More than 35 kilometres (22 mi) of dedicated bikeways surround the peninsula, and local sporting clubs include baseball , croquet , golf , hockey , lawn bowls , netball , softball , tennis , rugby , soccer , Australian rules football , and touch football . Scouting and Guiding groups are also in Redcliffe. Most weekends free-fall tandem skydivers can be seen dropping from 14,000 feet (4,300 m), landing onto Suttons Beach. The operator uses
600-505: A number of independent bodies – such as the Queensland Auditor-General of Queensland , PricewaterhouseCoopers , and McGrath Nichol – found similar financial problems with the local government sector. To effect significant reform, the independent Local Government Reform Commission was established to recommend the most appropriate boundaries and structure for Queensland's local governments. The amalgamation program
675-606: A number of local governments in Brisbane were amalgamated into the City of Brisbane , covering what was then the entire metropolitan area. Its council, Brisbane City Council , effectively became a "super-council" with some powers normally reserved for the state. It has its own Act of Parliament, the City of Brisbane Act 1924 , and a population today of over 2.4 million. Due to population growth and suburban spread, however, almost half of metropolitan Brisbane's population actually lives in neighbouring areas such as Ipswich , Logan , Moreton Bay , and Redland , which are all managed under
750-464: A public library at 476 Oxley Avenue, Redcliffe. Redcliffe City acts as a service centre for the Moreton Bay island communities, a tourist hub for the bay, and base of operations for local fishing and the seafood industry. From Redcliffe visitors can access Moreton Island via a new passenger ferry that has replaced the old Combie Trader ferry, Deception Bay waters, Bramble Bay , Hays Inlet and
825-813: A range of criteria such as economy of scale, the community of interest, and financial sustainability. Some changes happened in much larger areas as well – the Sunshine Coast was to come under one local authority instead of three, as was the Moreton Bay region to the north of Brisbane; Beaudesert was split into urban/planned urban and rural sections, with the former going to Logan , and the twin cities of Townsville and Thuringowa in North Queensland were merged. The Minister for Local Government wrote to all Mayors in March 2007, requesting they assess
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#1732797869662900-548: A result of Queensland and New South Wales local government amalgamations, Australia's three largest-by-population local government areas are all in Queensland: The first example of local government in the Queensland area came before the separation of Queensland from New South Wales . The Municipalities Act 1858 allowed for the creation of a municipality upon the petition of not less than 50 householders within
975-454: A weekly local newspaper, the Redcliffe and Bayside Herald , a Quest Community Newspapers masthead owned by News Corporation . Another local news source is community website redcliffecity.com.au, developed by local woman Lynda Roberts of The Redcliffe City News Pty Ltd, supplemented with a limited distribution of a paper publication via local businesses. Community radio station 99 Seven
1050-412: Is a major employer. Fishing and prawning are the principal primary industries, with mostly light industries located at Clontarf and Kippa-Ring. Tourism is an important industry to the area with approximately 1.2 million tourists visiting each year. This focus on tourism has existed since the late 1800s when people came by boat to enjoy its safe, sheltered and sandy beaches . The major shopping areas are
1125-581: Is based in Redcliffe and covers the city and surrounding Pine Rivers and northern Brisbane suburbs. The station, founded in 1986, broadcasts on the 99.7 MHz FM frequency (4RED) and offers a broad range of genres in programming and music. Barry , Maurice and Robin Gibb moved to Redcliffe in the late 1950s and formed the Bee Gees . Actors William McInnes and Nikki Osborne come from Redcliffe. The film Swimming Upstream starring Geoffrey Rush used
1200-446: Is divided into 12 divisions, each of which elects one councillor. Additionally, the entire city elects a mayor. Allan Sutherland was elected as the first mayor at the 2008 elections, and Peter Flannery as the second Mayor in 2020. The current council, elected in 2024 , is: On 1 July 2010, Moreton Bay's water services (along with Sunshine Coast Regional Council 's), moved over to the recently created water body, Unitywater. Unitywater
1275-770: Is in Kippa-Ring. The Dolphins have been accepted by the Australian Rugby League to compete in the 2023 NRL premiership competition. Peninsula Power Football Club is a football (soccer) club in Redcliffe. Formed in 2000 from a merger between Margate and Redcliffe Soccer Clubs, the team competes in the Brisbane Premier League . The Redcliffe Padres are located at Talobilla Park in Kippa Ring. Scuba divers can be seen diving from local shore sites Queens Reef in Scarborough, and
1350-576: Is owned and operated by the Redcliffe City Council. The Redcliffe Aero Club is based at the airport and provides pilot training, aircraft hire and charter services. A group of roads provides access to the Redcliffe Peninsula and enables travel between the contained communities. These roads ensure continuity of access in times of flooding or other natural disasters, and during planned maintenance activities. Redcliffe has
1425-464: Is relatively flat with few areas rising more than 20 m (66 ft) above sea level. The Redcliffe Peninsula was occupied by the indigenous Ningy Ningy people. The native name is Kau-in-Kau-in, which means Blood-Blood (red-like blood). The area's first European visitors arrived on 17 July 1799, aboard the Norfolk , a British colonial sloop commanded by Matthew Flinders . Flinders explored
1500-624: The 2012 Queensland state election campaign, the Liberal National Party promised to reconsider the amalgamations. Having won government on 24 March 2012, they invited former shires wishing to de-amalgamate to make submissions which: Viable proposals would then be put to a referendum of citizens in the former shire for a majority vote on de-amalgamation. Submissions were received from 19 communities, but only four submissions were found to be viable proposals: Douglas, Livingstone, Mareeba, and Noosa. On 9 March 2013 , citizens of
1575-658: The City of Redcliffe and the Shires of Pine Rivers and Caboolture . With an estimated operating budget of A$ 391 million and a 2018 population of 459,585, Moreton Bay is the third most populous local government area in Australia behind the City of Brisbane and City of Gold Coast , both of which are also amalgamated entities. In the 2021 census , the City of Moreton Bay had a population of 476,340 people. The original inhabitants, or Traditional Owners , of Moreton Bay are
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#17327978696621650-472: The City of Redcliffe . Today, it falls within the City of Moreton Bay local government area. As a result of its beaches as well as its coastal, fishing and recreational amenities, the Redcliffe Peninsula is a popular recreational destination within the Brisbane metropolitan area. Redcliffe Peninsula is home to over 55,000 residents over its total area of 38.1 km (14.7 sq mi). The peninsula
1725-705: The Houghton Highway and Ted Smout Memorial Bridge , which links Redcliffe to the Brisbane suburb of Brighton. Redcliffe features many buildings by the heritage designer-builder Alex Smith . On 14 February 2013 the Bee Gees Way in the Redcliffe CBD was opened and features a statue of the Bee Gees in their youth as residents of Redcliffe. The Bee Gees Way was formerly a pathway that was gazetted for weekend markets. The City of Moreton Bay operates
1800-478: The Kabi Kabi , Jinibara and Turrbal Aboriginal people. 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 the City of Moreton Bay, particularly the towns of Caboolture , Kilcoy , Woodford and Moore . At
1875-467: The Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007 , with only a few name changes as alterations. "Local Transition Committees" (LTCs) were created for each new area, made up of councillors and staff from the original areas, and on 15 March 2008, the old entities formally ceased to exist, and elections were held to fill the new councils. The Commission was a panel of seven: On 27 July 2007,
1950-682: The Local Government Act followed on from the 1864 Act. The Act was modelled on the Victorian Local Government Act 1874 , but the legislation soon proved unsuitable to Queensland's requirements given its large, sparsely populated areas. The Government's response was the Divisional Boards Act 1879 , which intended to extend local government to those areas of Queensland which could not be included in municipalities. The Act divided all lands in
2025-524: The Local Government Act 1878 in August of that year. According to the Act, the function of municipal councils was to maintain "the good rule and government of the municipality" and to provide public services and amenities. Examples of such anticipated by the Act included parks and reserves, libraries, cemeteries, water and sanitation services, roads, bridges, wharves, street lighting, public health, fire prevention,
2100-484: The Moreton Bay area and landed at 10:30 a.m. at a location he called "Red Cliff Point", after the red-coloured cliffs visible from the bay, today called Woody Point . In 1823, the Governor of New South Wales , Thomas Brisbane , instructed that a new northern penal settlement be developed, and an exploration party led by John Oxley further explored the Moreton Bay area. Oxley recommended Red Cliff Point for
2175-632: The Northern Peninsula Area Region , which are Local Government Act bodies with special features, with lower-order community councils once again managing individual deeds and grants. 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
2250-742: The Pine River leading to the North and South Pine rivers. The major marina in Redcliffe is Scarborough Marina, located in the Scarborough Boat Harbour, at the northern tip of the Peninsula; Newport Waterways Marina is nearby. The major economical sectors of Redcliffe are retail trade, construction trades, medical and community services, and property and business services, followed by automotive, manufacturing, and cafés, hotels, restaurants and takeaways. The 250-bed Redcliffe Hospital
2325-544: The Queensland Government decided to reflect the growing population of the region by creating five new localities named Corymbia , Greenstone , Lilywood , Wagtail Grove , and Waraba by excising parts of the existing localities of Bellmere , Rocksberg , Upper Caboolture , and Wamuran . In July 2023, the Moreton Bay Region was renamed the City of Moreton Bay. The City of Moreton Bay
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2400-641: The Queensland Government 's Local Government Reform Commission announced that Redcliffe would be amalgamated into the adjoining Pine Rivers and Caboolture shires to form the Moreton Bay Region , which was renamed the City of Moreton Bay in July 2023. Redcliffe has a humid subtropical climate under the Köppen climate classification system, with hot, humid summers and dry, mild winters. Thunderstorms are regular events from late Spring to early Autumn in
2475-460: The 1970s attended both Scarborough and Clontarf state schools and began his coaching career coaching Redcliffe to a premiership in 1989. Rugby league players Arthur Beetson , Petero Civoniceva , Michael Crocker , Adam Mogg , Travis Norton , Tom Opacic , Brent Tate and Daly Cherry-Evans were either born in Redcliffe or started their sporting careers from playing here. Author Kim Wilkins grew up in Redcliffe. The City of Redcliffe, through
2550-459: The City and Shires formally ceased to exist and were amalgamated into a new local government area called the Moreton Bay Region. 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
2625-749: The Colony not already included into municipalities into 74 divisions, each governed by a Board of between 3 and 9 members. Elections were to be conducted by postal ballot. With the passing of the Local Authorities Act 1902 , which repealed both previous acts and extended councils' authority over the areas they controlled, the municipalities became Towns (unless they had City status), and the divisions became Shires on 31 March 1903. In 1915–1917 and again in 1949, significant changes were made to local government in south-eastern Queensland and far northern Queensland. The Local Authorities Act Amendment Bill
2700-508: The Commission handed down recommendations that included the names, classes, boundaries, and electoral arrangements for Queensland's new local government areas. The Commission recommended Queensland's 156 councils be reduced to 72, 32 Aboriginal and island councils will be reduced to 14, and as a result, 724 fewer elected council representatives. The recommendations divided Queensland's mayors and sparked angry campaigns and protests against
2775-551: The Electoral and Administrative Reform Commission (1990–1993) and the Local Government Reform Commission (2007). Recent reforms, which took effect on 15 March 2008, resulted in over 70% of Queensland's local government areas being amalgamated into larger entities and generated a considerable degree of controversy, even attracting national interest in the context of a federal election campaign. As
2850-613: The Local Government Act. In 1989, the Electoral and Administrative Review Commission was set up to investigate and report on a range of reforms to Queensland public administration, and one area of its purview was the Local Government Act 1936 and local council boundaries. As a result of its recommendations, the Goss Labor government then in charge amalgamated several councils, and a new Local Government Act 1993
2925-599: The Local Government Areas. The Opposition leader, Jeff Seeney , pledged to de-amalgamate councils with community support by way of a poll if they came to office. The Parliament of Queensland passed the Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007 on 10 August 2007, following which Local Transition Committees were established to guide the reforms and appoint interim CEOs (Chief Executive Officers) to manage changes from October through to February 2008. In September 2007, Premier Beattie resigned from
3000-603: The Local Government Association of Queensland instigated reform of local government. Of the 156 councils, 118 agreed to investigate their long-term future through the Size, Shape, and Sustainability (SSS) program; however, it failed to deliver timely, meaningful reform. The Commission reported back on 27 July 2007, recommending massive amalgamations all over the state into "regions" administered by regional councils and centred on major towns or centres, based on
3075-496: The Queensland Parliament, and, under the new Premier, Anna Bligh , on 15 March 2008, local government elections were held successfully, and on this date, the Local Government Reform Commission's recommended local government areas came into being across the whole of Queensland. Despite the creation of the new local government authorities in 2008, many citizens continued to object to the council amalgamations. During
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3150-589: The Redcliffe City Council, has two Sister City arrangements: Redcliffe Peninsula road network 27°13′38″S 153°05′16″E / 27.2271°S 153.0878°E / -27.2271; 153.0878 City of Moreton Bay The City of Moreton Bay , known until July 2023 as 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,
3225-761: The Redcliffe Seaside Village (Redcliffe Parade & Sutton Street) with shops, restaurants, cafes, a 7D Cinema, and the Bluewater Square Shopping Centre housing a Woolworths. The Peninsula Fair and Kippa-Ring Shopping Centres are built side by side in Kippa-Ring in the centre of the Peninsula and boast the area's dominant retail centre with over 120 specialty stores between them, including K-Mart, Target, Woolworths, Coles, Best & Less and Hoyt's Cinemas. Smaller shopping centres are at Margate, Scarborough, Woody Point, Clontarf and Rothwell. The Newport development has proposed
3300-590: The Redcliffe War Memorial Pool as one of its locations. Redcliffe has a high number of Olympic Games athletes from its relatively small population, including swimmers Leisel Jones , Geoff Huegill , Jessicah Schipper and Tarnee White who trained in Scarborough under coach Ken Wood . Chelsea Forkin played in the 2020 Olympic Games for the national softball team. Current Kookaburras Head Coach (Australian Men's Hockey Team) – Graham Reid played all his junior hockey with Redcliffe during
3375-513: The Redcliffe jetty in the town centre, as well as several boats which depart for diving in the wider Moreton Bay area. To celebrate the start of the Brisbane to Gladstone yacht race , the Festival of Sails event is held yearly on Good Friday . In September, Redcliffe celebrates its history and status as Queensland's first European settlement location with an annual First Settlement Festival. Redcliffe Clay Target Club hosts events 3rd Sunday of
3450-417: The age of 21 who was a tenant, occupier, landlord, or proprietor within the municipality could vote, and they were entitled to between one and three votes depending on the level of rates they paid. Only qualified voters could stand for council elections, conducted annually, with one-third of the councillors retiring at each election. Once the council was elected, they selected a mayor from among their number. For
3525-868: The component entities prior to 2008. The 2011 census was the first for the amalgamated council. The City of Moreton Bay operates libraries at Albany Creek , Arana Hills , Bongaree ( Bribie Island ), Burpengary , Caboolture , Deception Bay , North Lakes , Redcliffe , Strathpine , and Woodford . 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 . The City of Moreton Bay maintains its local heritage register in two parts: 27°17′36″S 152°55′48″E / 27.29333°S 152.93000°E / -27.29333; 152.93000 Local Government Reform Commission Local government in Queensland , Australia, includes
3600-457: The council members elected the mayor/chairman from among themselves. Minimum standards of competency were required for town/shire clerks. By the time the Local Government Act 1936 came into effect, although the different categories of local government areas still existed, they were essentially a naming convention and had no practical meaning under the Act. A City had to be proclaimed by the Governor following certain criteria being met. In 1925,
3675-702: The council to the community. In 2005–2007, as part of the Queensland Government's response to the Cape York Justice Study undertaken by Justice Fitzgerald QC in November 2001, these bodies became "Aboriginal Shire Councils" and "Island Councils" and obtained additional powers associated with local governments. A considerable number of them were amalgamated in 2008 into either the Torres Strait Island Region or
3750-664: The first time, municipalities could be divided into wards upon their own request—from two wards for a population under 1,000 to four wards for a population over 5,000. During the 14 years that the Act was in force, the Drayton municipality was abolished in 1875, and nine new municipalities were created: Townsville (15 February 1866), Gayndah (28 November 1866), Clermont (21 January 1867), Roma (21 May 1867), Allora (21 July 1869), Mackay (22 September 1869), Copperfield (10 May 1872), Cooktown (3 April 1876) and Charters Towers (21 June 1877). The Queensland Government passed
3825-414: The former shires of Douglas, Livingstone, Mareeba and Noosa voted in de-amalgamation referendums . In all four cases, a majority voted in favour of de-amalgamation. As a result, the Queensland Government enacted the Local Government (De-amalgamation Implementation) Regulation 2013 on 11 April 2013 to implement the de-amalgamations, which will separate: based on the boundaries of the four former shires at
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#17327978696623900-470: The institutions and processes by which towns and districts can manage their own affairs to the extent permitted by the Local Government Act 1993–2007 . Queensland is divided into 78 local government areas , which may be called Cities, Towns, Shires, or Regions. Each area has a council that is responsible for providing a range of public services and utilities and derives its income from both rates and charges on resident ratepayers and grants and subsidies from
3975-687: The late afternoon to early evening. The more severe storms are accompanied by damaging hail stones, torrential rain and destructive winds, however as most storms travel in a north-east direction from past Ipswich then over greater Brisbane, they often lose strength by the time they arrive to Redcliffe. There are a number of landmarks located in Redcliffe, such as the Redcliffe Jetty , Settlement Cove Lagoon , Suttons and Margate Beaches, Scarborough Beach Park with its Cottonwood trees, Redcliffe Museum , Woody Point Jetty , HMQS Gayundah shipwreck , and two bridges that have become iconic to Redcliffe,
4050-468: The month and is open to visitors every Saturday Bus public transport is provided by local company Hornibrook Bus Lines . Services include local routes within the city area, to the Brisbane central business district via Pine Rivers Shire and Petrie railway station , to Sandgate railway station via Brighton with connecting QR Citytrain services to Brisbane, and a weekday direct Cityxpress service with limited stopping. Kangaroo Bus Lines provides
4125-433: The new colony, reporting that ships could land at any tide and easily get close to the shore. The settlement, along the banks of what is now called Humpybong Creek in Redcliffe town centre, consisted of small, temporary dwellings with gardens and vegetables planted. However the lack of a reliable water supply, attacks by Aboriginal people , large mosquito numbers, and insufficient facilities for safe anchorage meant that
4200-484: The new three lane Ted Smout Memorial Bridge opened, and at 2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi) is claimed to be Australia's longest. The bridge was named to honour Queensland's longest surviving World War 1 Digger. It provides south-bound traffic flow as well as pedestrian and bicycle access, while the Houghton Highway has become a dedicated north-bound traffic bridge. The Redcliffe Library opened in 2000. In 2007
4275-451: 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 the amalgamation of
4350-721: The petition was forwarded to the new Queensland governor , Sir George Ferguson Bowen . On 10 December 1859, the same day that the letters patent were published in Queensland, the petition was regazetted. On 3 March 1860, the Town of Ipswich was proclaimed. Following this, eight other councils obtained municipality status under the Act: Toowoomba (19 November 1860), Rockhampton (13 December 1860), Maryborough (23 March 1861), Warwick (25 May 1861), Drayton (1862), Gladstone (20 February 1863), Bowen (7 August 1863) and Dalby (21 August 1863). By 1879, almost all of Queensland
4425-628: The progress of the SSS program, what they believed the SSS reform agenda could achieve, and in what time frame. The responses to the Minister showed that significant reform was not going to be achieved by the SSS program before the next local government elections, due in March 2008. The Queensland Treasury Corporation prepared financial sustainability reviews for 105 councils. The reviews found that some 40% were regarded as being in financially "weak", "very weak", or "distressed" conditions. Other studies by
4500-466: The reforms. Some affected councils proposed to hold referendums on amalgamations with threats of dismissal if they went ahead. Then Premier Peter Beattie vowed to implement the proposed boundary changes "lock, stock, and barrel" although, at the time, he said he'd be open to consensus suggestions from the Councils to be amalgamated as to the names of the new Councils and the electoral divisions within
4575-447: The regulation of building construction, and the regulation and issuing of a range of licences for uses of land. It made provision for the creation of additional municipalities to be known as Cities, Boroughs, or Shires, either upon or without petition. Any man or woman over the age of 21 who was liable to be rated on any property in the district was eligible to vote in elections, which were to be held every February. In most other respects,
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#17327978696624650-498: The settlement needed to be moved after eight months. The settlement relocated to the banks of the Brisbane River at North Quay , 28 kilometres (17.4 mi) south. Redcliffe was then abandoned, with just a small number of dwellings remaining. Local Aboriginal people called these empty buildings "oompie bongs", anglicised to mean, in reverse, 'dead house', and the name was given to the entire Redcliffe peninsula. The area
4725-404: The state and Commonwealth governments. As bodies which obtain their legitimacy from an Act of the Queensland Parliament, local councils are subordinate rather than sovereign entities and can be created, amalgamated, abolished, or dismissed by the state at will. In modern practice, however, decisions on such matters are made in response to recommendations by independent Reform Commissions, such as
4800-570: The three local government areas: 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,
4875-546: The time the Divisional Boards Act 1879 came into force on 11 November 1879, the present City of Morton Bay 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
4950-543: 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. The City of Moreton Bay includes the following places: Urban suburbs: Rural localities: Coastal Caboolture region: Inland Caboolture region: Bribie Island : The populations given relate to
5025-483: Was designated as an agricultural reserve in the 1860s, and residential development began in the 1880s. The population grew significantly after 1935 when the Hornibrook Bridge was opened; the two lane, 2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi) bridge crossed Bramble Bay and linked the peninsula with a more direct route to Brisbane . A replacement three lane bridge, the Houghton Highway , opened in 1979. On 11 July 2010
5100-472: Was gazetted on 25 May 1859 and proclaimed by the Governor of New South Wales on 7 September 1859. On 16 November, a petition containing 91 signatures was received seeking to have Ipswich , which had 3,000 people, granted municipal town status. On 29 November, the letters patent authorised by Queen Victoria , which were to make Queensland a separate colony, were published in New South Wales, and
5175-409: Was in part due to the number of financially weak councils with small populations in rural areas, dating from an earlier time when industry and population had justified their creation. Every local government was reviewed, except Brisbane City Council , already having the largest population of any local government area in Australia. With concern about the sustainability of Queensland local governments,
5250-660: Was introduced. In the mid-1980s, with the passage of the Community Services (Torres Strait) Act 1984 and Community Services (Aborigines) Act 1984 , many former Aboriginal reserves (created under the Aboriginals Protection and Restriction of the Sale of Opium Act 1897 and its successors) and missions (particularly in the Cape York region) and several Torres Strait islands were granted by way of
5325-441: 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. The LGA was officially renamed the City of Moreton Bay on 21 July 2023. In April 2023,
5400-533: Was not without considerable controversy in many of the affected areas and even a threat of Federal intervention from the Howard government , who funded plebiscites on the change in December 2007 in many affected areas, which recorded a strong "No" vote in most cases but with fairly low turnout by Australian referendum standards. On 10 August 2007, the Commission's amalgamation recommendations were passed into law as
5475-431: Was passed in late 1920. It introduced adult franchise into local government elections, bringing them into line with the state and federal parliament (previously, the voters were restricted to ratepayers). From July 1921, local councils were elected every three years instead of annually. Mayors and shire chairmen were elected directly by the electorate and did not represent any ward within the local government area; previously,
5550-402: Was redesigned. Firstly, a signed petition had to be presented to the Governor from a minimum of 100 householders to create a new district or divide an existing one, or a minimum of 50 householders to extend an existing district to cover a neighbouring rural area. Once this had been done, the Governor could proclaim the change, and residents could then elect a council to represent them. Any man over
5625-652: Was under some form of local administration, either as a municipality under the Local Government Act 1878 or as a division under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 . In September 1864, the first comprehensive Queensland local government legislation, the Municipal Institutions Act 1864 , was enacted, repealing the previous Act. The Act allowed municipalities to charge rates, borrow money, enact bylaws , control or regulate public infrastructure and utilities, and provide public amenities such as gardens and hospitals. The system for creating new municipalities
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