title: South Burnett Region
text: # South Burnett Region
  
  The South Burnett Region is a local government area in the South Burnett district of Queensland, Australia.
  
  ## Origins
  
  This Local Government was created in March 2008 as a result of the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007.
  
  Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the South Burnett Region, located in the southern catchment of the Burnett River, existed as four distinct local government areas:
  
  * the Shire of Kingaroy;
  * the Shire of Nanango;
  * the Shire of Murgon;
  * and the Shire of Wondai.
  
  The report recommended the new local government area should not be divided into wards and should elect six councilors and a mayor however the Interim Steering Committee applied to the State Government for four wards based on the old shire boundaries. As the total population is just a few hundred short of the level set in the report for eight councilors and a mayor, application for this was also made.
  
  ## Area and size
  
  The South Burnett Region covers an area 8,382 square kilometres (3,236 sq mi), containing a population of 32,555 in June 2018 and has an estimated operating budget of A$42 m (as at 2008).
  
  The Aboriginal community of Cherbourg has been excluded from the amalgamated area and continues to have its own local government.
  
  ## Towns and localities
  
  The South Burnett Region includes the following settlements:
  
  ## Libraries
  
  The South Burnett Regional Council operate public libraries at Blackbutt, Kingaroy, Murgon, Nanango, Proston, and Wondai.
  
  ## Mayor and Councillors
  
  ### 2008 election
  
  On 15 March 2008, the first mayor elected to the South Burnett Region was David Ian Carter.
  
  The first councillors elected to the South Burnett Region were as follows:
  
  * Division 1: Barry Green
  * Division 2: Debra Palmer
  * Division 3: Damien Tessmann
  * Division 4: Keith Campbell (unopposed)
  * Division 5: Kathy Duff
  * Division 6: Cheryl Dalton
  
  ### 2012 election
  
  In the elections held on 28 April 2012, Wayne Kratzmann was elected mayor; he was unopposed.
  
  The councillors elected were:
  
  * Division 1: Barry Green (continuing)
  * Division 2: Debra Palmer (continuing, unopposed)
  * Division 3: Damien Tessman (unopposed)
  * Division 4: Keith Campbell (continuing)
  * Division 5: Kathy Duff (continuing, unopposed)
  * Division 6: Cheryl Dalton (continuing)
  
  ### 2016 election
  
  In the elections held on 19 March 2016, Keith Campbell was elected mayor; he was one of five candidates.
  
  The councillors elected were:
  
  * Division 1: Roz Frohloff
  * Division 2: Gavin Jones
  * Division 3: Danita Potter
  * Division 4: Terry Fleischfresser
  * Division 5: Kathy Duff (continuing, unopposed)
  * Division 6: Ros Heit
  
  ### 2020 election
  
  In the election held on 28 March 2020, Brett Wayne Otto was elected mayor.
  
  The councillors elected were:
  
  * Division 1: Roslyn Jeanette Frohloff
  * Division 2: Gavin Anthony Jones
  * Division 3: Danita Alison Potter
  * Division 4: Kirstie Michelle Schumacher
  * Division 5: Kathryn Anne Duff
  * Division 6: Scott William Henschen
  