X-Nico

3 unusual facts about Shire of Albert


Gaven, Queensland

It was named after a prominent pioneer family involved in politics and was once a part of the Shire of Albert.

Shire of Albert

It was named after the Prince Consort of the United Kingdom, and husband of Queen Victoria, Prince Albert.

•

On 21 November 1991, the Electoral and Administrative Review Commission, created two years earlier, produced its second report, and recommended that local government boundaries in South East Queensland be rationalised with a view to creating stronger local authorities with a single community of interest.



see also