Cassowary Coast Region

- 18.083333333333145.85Koordinaten: 18 ° 5 ' S, 145 ° 51' O The Cassowary Coast Region is a Local Government Area ( LGA) in the Australian state of Queensland. The area is 4688 km ² and has about 28 000 inhabitants.

Geography

The region lies on the northeast coast of the state about 1320 km north of the capital Brisbane and 75 km south of Cairns.

The largest town and administrative headquarters of the LGA is Innisfail with about 8300 inhabitants. The region includes the following districts and towns: Bamboo Creek, Basilisk, Belvedere, Bilyana, Bingil Bay, Birkalla, Bombeeta, Boogan Bulgun, Camp Creek, Card Stone, Cardwell, Carmoo, Carruchan, Coconuts, Comoon Loop, Cooroo country, Coorumba, Coquette Point, Cowley, Cowley Beach Cowley Creek, Cullinane, Currajah, Damper Creek, Daradgee, Daveson, Dingo Pocket, Djarawong, Djiru, East Feluga, East Innisfail, East Palmerston, Eaton, El Arish Ellerbeck, Etty Bay, Eubenangee, Euramo, Feluga, Fitzgerald Creek Flying Fish Point, Friday Pocket Garners Beach, Garradunga, German Town, Goolboo, Goondi, Goondi Bend, Goondi Hill, Granadilla, Hudson, Hull Heads, Innisfail, Innisfail Estate, Jaffa, Japoonvale, Jarra Creek Jubilee Heights, Kennedy, Kooroomool, Kurrimine Beach, Lower Cowley, Lower Tully, Lumholtz, Maadi, Mamu, Maria Creeks, Marty Ville, Mccutcheon Mena Creek, Merryburn, Midgenoo, Midgeree bar, Mighell, Mission Beach, Moresby, Mount Mackay, Mourilyan, Mourilyan Harbour, Mundoo, Munro Plains Murray Upper, Murrigal, Nerada, New Harbour Line, Ngatjan, No. 4 Branch No 5 Branch No 6 Branch, Obriens Hill, Pin Gin Hill, Rockingham, Rungoo, Sandy Pocket, Shell Pocket Silkwood, Silky Oak, South Innisfail, South Johnstone, South Mission, Stockton, Stoters Hill, Sundown, Tam Oshanter, Tully, Tully Heads, Upper Daradgee, Utchee Creek Vasa Views, Walter Hill, Walter Lever Estate Wangan, Wanjuru, Warrami, Warrubullen, Webb and Wongaling Beach.

History

Today's Cassowary Coast Region was founded in 2008 from the two Shires Cardwell and Johnstone.

Management

The Cassowary Coast Regional Council has seven members. Six Councillor elected by the residents of the six divisions ( constituencies ). The Council President and Mayor ( Mayor ) is also elected by all residents of the region.

Swell