sentences:  With the passage of the "Local Authorities Act 1902", Douglas Division became the Shire of Douglas on 31 March 1903.On 15 March 2008, under the "Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007" passed by the Parliament of Queensland on 10 August 2007, the Shire of Douglas merged with the City of Cairns to form the Cairns Region.In 2012, a proposal was made to de-amalgamate the Shire of Douglas from the Cairns Region.