Shire of Broadsound

Shire of Broadsound was a local government area in the Capricornia region of Queensland, Australia.

The Shire, administered from the town of St Lawrence, covered an area of 18,546.0 square kilometres (7,160.7 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it was amalgamated with the Shires of Belyando and Nebo to form the Isaac Region.

On 11 November 1879, the Broadsound Division was established as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 1146.

[3][8] On 15 March 2008, under the Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007 passed by the Parliament of Queensland on 10 August 2007, Broadsound merged with the Shires of Belyando and Nebo to form the Isaac Region.

[8][9] The Shire of Broadsound included the following settlements:

Broadsound official logo
Map of Broadsound Division and adjacent local government areas, March 1902