As the Council enters the caretaker period starting Monday 29 January 2024, this marks the final Mayor's Did you Know for this term. However, the column will continue with Council news.
The Burdekin Shire has a rich history, starting as the Ayr Division on 16 January 1888, carved out of Subdivision 3 of the Thuringowa Division.
It evolved into the Shire of Ayr on 31 March 1903 under the Local Authorities Act 1902 and after persistent efforts, it was renamed the Shire of Burdekin on 12 June 1982.
In the earlier stages of the Shire's governance, Council members were designated to represent specific divisions within the community. However, in March 1994 there were two major changes. The Burdekin Shire Council ran elections on an undivided basis where residents voted for the Councillors and coinciding with a shift in official titles Shire Chairman and Shire Clerk respectively changed to Mayor and Chief Executive Officer.
Council elections occurred every four years from 2000, electing a mayor and ten councillors. Further changes occurred in 2008 where the number of Councillors decreased from ten to six as a result of recommendations made by the Local Government Reform Commission and implemented by the State Government.
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