Lockyer Valley Region
- 27.55152.26666666667Koordinaten: 27 ° 33 ' S, 152 ° 16' O The Lockyer Valley Region is a Local Government Area ( LGA) in the Australian state of Queensland. The area, which is located in the Lockyer Valley is 2269 km ² and has about 35 000 inhabitants.
Geography
The region is located southeast of the state about 75 km southwest of the capital, Brisbane and on the east by Ipswich City.
Administrative headquarters of the LGA is Gatton with about 5300 inhabitants. The region includes the following districts and towns: Adare, Ballard, Black Duck Creek, Blanchview, Blenheim, BrightView, Buaraba South, Caffey, Carpendale, Church Able, College View, Crowley Vale, Derry More, East Haldon, Egypt, Fifteen Mile, Flagstone Creek, Fordsdale, Forest Hill, Gatton, Glen Cairn, Glenore Grove, Grantham, Hatton Vale, Helidon, Helidon Spa, Ingoldsby, Iredale, Junction View, Kensington Grove, Kentville, Laidley, Laidley Creek West, Laidley Heights, Laidley North, Laidley South, Lake Clarendon, Lawes Lefthand Branch, Lilydale, Lockrose, Lockyer, Lockyer Waters, Lower Tenthill, Lynford Ma Ma Creek, Morton Vale, Mount Berryman, Mount Sylvia, Mount Whitestone, Mulgowie, Murphys Creek, Placid Hills, Plain land, Postman's Ridge Preston, Regency Downs, Ringwood, Rockmount, Rockside, Ropeley, Seventeen Mile, Silver Ridge, Spring Creek, Stockyard, Summer Holm, Thornton, Townson, Upper Flagstone, Upper Lockyer Upper Tenthill, Veradilla, Vinegar Hill, West Haldon, White Mountain, Winwill, Withcott, Woodbine and Woodlands.
History
Today's Lockyer Valley Region was founded in 2008 from the two Shires Gatton and Laidley. It is named after the explorer Edmund Lockyer, who came to the area of the Lockyer Valley in 1825.
Management
The Lockyer Valley Regional Council has seven members. The Mayor ( mayor) and six other Councillor shall be elected by all residents of the region. The LGA is not divided into electoral districts.