Shire of Nebo

Shire of Nebo Queensland
Location within Queensland
Population:	2,520 (2001 census)
Established:	1883
Mayor:	Bob Oakes
Council Seat:	Nebo
State District:	Mirani
Federal Division:	Capricornia
Website: http://www.nebo.qld.gov.au/
LGAs around Shire of Nebo: Bowen Mirani Mackay Belyando Shire of Nebo Sarina Belyando Broadsound Broadsound

Shire of Nebo is a Local Government Area in north Queensland, Australia. The shire contains the towns of Coppabella, Glenden and the administrative centre, Nebo.

Traditionally a rural shire, producing beef, sugar, sorghum and other grains, coal mining is now a major employer, with eight coal mines in the shire and capacity for a further five.^[1] The area now known as Nebo Shire was first explored by Europeans when Ludwig Leichhardt came in 1845^[2].

External links

• Queensland Department of Local Government & Planning - Local Government Directory

References

1. ^ Nebo Shire Council - Official website. Retrieved 11 December 2006.
2. ^ http://www.nebo.qld.gov.au/attractions/index.shtml

Coordinates: 21°41′18.25″S 148°41′26.24″E / 21.6884028°S 148.6906222°E / -21.6884028; 148.6906222