North Queensland
Region in Queensland
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| 2024 |
State of North Queensland
Fran O'Callaghan did not contest the local election, leaving NQSA without any elected representatives.
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| May 22 2024 |
State of North Queensland
Robbie Katter introduced a motion in the Queensland Parliament to separate North Queensland from the rest of the state and called for a referendum. The motion was ultimately resolved in the negative.
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| 2022 | Julie Hall takes office as mayor of the Whitsunday Region, continuing to serve from 2022 to present. |
| 2021 |
State of North Queensland
North Queensland First political party ceases operations
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| 2021 |
State of North Queensland
NQSA candidate Fran O'Callaghan was elected to Townsville City Council in a by-election for Division 10, marking the party's first elected representative.
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| 2021 | Population reached 37,152, demonstrating continued population expansion in the region over a decade. |
| October 2020 |
State of North Queensland
Katter's Australian Party again sought to split Queensland into two states during the election period.
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| March 2020 |
State of North Queensland
NQSA ran two separate party tickets in local government elections: Cairns N.Q.S.A. Team (5,775 votes) and TSV Team NQ State Alliance (6,694 votes), with no candidates successfully elected.
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| 2019 |
State of North Queensland
North Queensland First political party is formed, advocating for the creation of a State of North Queensland
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| 2018 |
Airville, Queensland
Airville State School's enrolment decreased to 9 students, with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).
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| 2018 | Construction began on a new $6 million council administration building in Proserpine, which will include a disaster hub and resilience center. |
| June 2018 |
State of North Queensland
Peter Raffles founded the North Queensland State Alliance (NQSA), a political party advocating for the creation of a State of North Queensland.
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| March 2017 | Cyclone Debbie caused extensive damage to the Whitsunday Region, including significant damage to the Proserpine Council Chambers. |
| 2016 |
State of North Queensland
The Liberal National Party state convention voted down a motion to hold a referendum on state separation.
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| 2016 |
Airville, Queensland
Maidavale State School had an enrolment of 10 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).
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| 2016 |
Airville, Queensland
Airville State School had an enrolment of 23 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).
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| 2016 | Population of the Whitsunday Region increased to 33,778, showing steady population growth. |
| 2016 | Andrew Willcox becomes Mayor of the Whitsunday Region, succeeding Jennifer Whitney |
| September 2016 |
State of North Queensland
Katter's Australian Party sought to split Queensland into two states during the election period.
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| 2015 |
Schools in North Queensland
Queensland education system restructured, with Year 7 becoming the first year of high school, shifting from primary to secondary education.
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| 2013 |
State of North Queensland
Social demographer Bernard Salt predicted Townsville would become a metropolitan city by 2026 and noted that North Queensland has more people than Tasmania.
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| 2013 |
Schools in North Queensland
Mackay Northern Beaches State High School opened at 30 Rosewood Drive.
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| 2012 | Jennifer Whitney succeeds Mike Brunker as mayor, taking office and serving until 2016. |
| 2012 | A petition with over 1600 signatures requested de-amalgamation, which was refused by the Queensland Government. |
| 2011 |
State of North Queensland
Katter's Australian Party begins supporting the concept of a State of North Queensland
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| 2011 | Whitsunday Region recorded a total population of 31,426 across its local government area in Queensland, Australia. |
| 2010 |
State of North Queensland
The Courier-Mail reported that the majority of North Queensland mayors supported separation from Queensland, with only two of 100 delegates opposing the proposal.
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