The first local government in the area was the
Borough of Gayndah, serving the town of
Gayndah, which was created on 28 November 1866 under the
Municipal Corporations Act 1864. Under the
Divisional Boards Act 1879, the
Rawbelle Division was created on 11 November 1879 to serve the surrounding rural area with a population of 755. The headquarters of the Rawbelle Division was in the town of
Gayndah and the first meeting of the divisional board was held on 29 March 1880 and the first elected chairman was
Berkeley Moreton, who would later inherit the title
Earl of Ducie. On 31 March 1903, following the enactment of the
Local Authorities Act 1902, the Borough of Gayndah became the
Town of Gayndah and Rawbelle Division became
Shire of Rawbelle. The Shire of Rawbelle was renamed Shire of Gayndah on 17 March 1923, and on 24 May 1924 the
Town of Gayndah was amalgamated into the Shire of Gayndah. 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 Gayndah merged with the Shires of
Eidsvold,
Biggenden,
Monto,
Mundubbera and
Perry to form the
North Burnett Region. ==Chairmen==