The Whitsunday Region is a local government area located in North Queensland, Australia.

[1] Prior to 2008, the new Whitsunday Region was an entire area of two previous and distinct local government areas: The Bowen Municipality was constituted on 7 August 1863 under the Municipalities Act 1858 (a piece of New South Wales legislation inherited by Queensland at its separation four years earlier).

With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Wangaratta became a shire and Bowen became a town on 31 March 1903.

[4] In July 2007, the Local Government Reform Commission released its report and recommended that the two areas amalgamate.

The Whitsunday Regional Council operate public libraries at Bowen, Cannonvale, Collinsville, and Proserpine.