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Esk Shire Council

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"The Durundur Divisional Board was proclaimed on 11 November 1879, with the name was changed on 5 June 1880 to Esk Divisional Board. Durundur Division incorporated the whole of the Brisbane and Stanley River Valleys. The Division encompassed Perseverance Creek, Crow’s Nest, Cooyar, Blackbutt and the area right up to the outskirts of Nanango town; in the east, it took in Durundur but not Fernvale, Wivenhoe, Lowood area, Tarampa or Clarendon. The Coominya area was on the boundary. The first meeting of the Durrundurr Divisional Board was held on 5 March 1880 with the following elected members present: Subdivision 1: Lemuel Bolden, Henry Grosvenor Simpson, Peter Thompson; Subdivision 2: Frederick Lord, James Henry McConnel, George Glencross Smith; Subdivision 3: D'Arcy Texas McDougall, Francis A. Primrose and Duncan Munro. Frederick Lord was elected Chairman. At their second meeting on 2 April 1880, the Division was renamed the Esk Divisional Board.

With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Esk became a Shire on 31 March 1903. The Council consisted of an elected mayor and ten councillors, and was not subdivided.
On 15 March 2008, under the Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007 passed by the Parliament of Queensland on 10 August 2007, the Shire of Esk merged with the Shire of Kilcoy to form the Somerset Region. "

Other NamesEsk Divisional BoardDurundur Divisional BoardTypeGovernment & Emergency ServicesReferencesDurundur Divisional Board, Esk Divisional Board and Esk Shire Council 1879-2008. Somerset Regional Council. (Accessed 23 May 2025).

People & Families

William Lewis

James Jnr Barbour

William Wells

N J McInnes

Kenneth Haslingden

Lester Williams

Jean Bray

William R Butler

Frederick Lord

Henry Plantagenet Somerset

Graeme Lehmann

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Esk Shire Councillors and staff, 1969

Portrait of Mr W. Lewis, Chairman for Esk Shire Council from 1927 to 1940

Esk Shire Councillors, 1967-1970

The first meeting of the Divisional Board of Esk Council

Esk Shire Council Chambers

Esk Shire Council Building and Memorial Park

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1919 Influenza Pandemic

Wivenhoe Dam Opening Ceremony

Somerset Dam Opening Ceremony

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Australia Day trophy for Community Event of the Year 2008 to the Brisbane Valley Arts Council

Plaque for Bertram Butler

Esk Shire Council Common Seal

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Confidence and Tradition: A History of the Esk Shire.

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Lyceum Hall

Toogoolawah Cemetery

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Somerset Regional Council

Esk Visitor Information Centre

Clubs & Organisations

Esk Tennis Club

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