Bauhinia Shire

Bauhinia Shire, an area of 24,558 sq km and generally 350 km west of Gladstone, was amalgamated with the Duaringa, Emerald and Peak Downs Shires in 2008 to form the Central Highlands Regional Council. The former shire was bordered by Expedition Range to the east (named by Leichhardt in 1844) and the Salvator Rosa and Claude ranges to the south and west (named by Mitchell in 1846), and contained the Nogoa River valley, consisting of undulating agricultural and grazing land.