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Fraser Island, is an island
located along the southern coast of Queensland, Australia,
approximately 300 kilometres
(190 mi) north of Brisbane. Its
length is about 120 kilometres
(75 mi). It
was inscribed as a World
Heritage site
in 1992. The
island is considered to be the
largest sand
island in
the world at 1840 km². Its
resident human population was 360 at
the census of 2006, of whom 11 were
Indigenous Australians. It is
administered by the Fraser
Coast Regional Council.
Fraser Island is part of the Local
Government Area Fraser
Coast Regional Council, which was
created in March 2008 as a result of
the report of the Local Government
Reform Commission released in July
2007. Before the local government
reorganization, the island was split
up evenly between the City
of Hervey Bay (northern
part) and the City
of Maryborough (southern
part).
Fraser Island South is Local Area 8
of the City of Maryborough, and
includes the existing village
community of Eurong, the Kingfisher
Bay Resort, and Dilli Village.
Fraser Island includes the Great
Sandy National Park, which is
administered by Queensland's Environmental
Protection Agency.
The Fraser Coast is serviced by two
major regional centres
– the popular tourist hub of Hervey
Bay and the beautiful riverside city
of Maryborough. Surrounding the
cities are the rural-based areas of
Tiaro and Woocoo and the charming
coastal communities including Burrum
Heads, Howard, Torbanlea and the
Great Sandy Strait, complete the
region.
Ideally located, the Fraser Coast is
the gateway to Fraser Island and
southern Great Barrier Reef and is
less than three hours drive from
Brisbane.
Fraser Coast Regional Council
services a population of 95,000
people. It is the region’s largest
employer and the 13th largest local
government authority in Queensland.
It was formed on 15 March, 2008,
through the amalgamation of
Maryborough and Hervey Bay city
councils, Woocoo Shire and Division
1 and 2 of Tiaro Shire.
The region covers 7, 125sq km, from
the Gunalda Range to the south, past
Howard on the Bruce Highway to the
north, east to Fraser Island while
the western boundary finishes near
Biggenden.
Fraser Island,
is an island located along the
southern coast of Queensland, Australia,
approximately 300 kilometres
(190 mi) north of Brisbane.
Its length is about 120 kilometres
(75 mi). It was inscribed as a World
Heritage site
in
1992. The island is considered to be
the largest sand
island in
the world at 1840 km². Its resident
human population was 360 at the
census of 2006, of whom 11 were Indigenous
Australians. It is administered by
the Fraser
Coast Regional Council.
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Fraser Coast Region
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