North Burnett Region

The North Burnett Region is a local government area in Queensland, Australia in the northern catchment of the Burnett River. Established in 2008, it was preceded by several previous local government areas with histories extending back to the early 1900s. It has an estimated operating budget of A$32  million. History Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the North Burnett Region, located in the northern catchment of the Burnett River, existed as six distinct local government areas: the Shire of Biggenden; the Shire of Eidsvold; the Shire of Gayndah; the Shire of Monto; the Shire of Mundubbera; and the Shire of Perry.