About winton – winton shire council

Explored by three expeditions after the Burke and Wills crossing in , pastoralists entered the Winton district in the mid to late s.

What is winton famous for

Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Winton is on the Landsborough Highway, and the town is active in tourist promotion. Retrieved 18 September Queensland Greats Awards. Archived from the original on 5 April Archived from the original on 1 April It subsequently lost an area in its northwest to the Shire of McKinlay on 24 July The winner, Ed Lawrence, was decided by drawing a name from a hat.

Australian Bureau of Statistics. Later, it became a separate role elected by the public. External links [ edit ]. References [ edit ]. Wikimedia Commons Wikidata item.

Winton (qld population)

Retrieved 28 February Outback airways were solving the distance problem for human travel, but drought could inflict ravages on stock if they were not moved quickly enough. Further reading [ edit ]. Estimated resident population, 30 June In the census , the Shire of Winton had a population of 1, people. Corfield Kynuna Middleton Opalton Winton.

LGAs around Shire of Winton:. The Winton township was gazetted in , and the Winton local-government division was proclaimed in Cram, Toggle the table of contents. In the election Butch Lenton was elected unopposed. Winton Shire, an area of 53, sq km, is generally km west of Rockhampton. Queensland Government Gazette.