Central West County Coordinator:  Position Vacant (Apply Now)
Central West Queensland is comprised of a number of local government areas including Aramac, Barcaldine, Barcoo, Blackall, Boulia, Diamantina, Ilfracombe, Isisford, Longreach, Tambo and Winton.

Darling Downs County Coordinator:  Position Vacant (Apply Now)
The Darling Downs is a fertile agricultural region.  It includes the local government areas of Cambooya, Chinchilla, Clifton, Crows Nest, Dalby, Goondiwindi, Inglewood, Jondaryan, Millmerran, Murilla, Pittsworth, Rosalie, Stanthorpe, Tara, Taroom, Toowoomba, Waggamba, Wambo and Warwick.

Far North & North West County Coordinator:  Anne Whiteford
The Far North and North West Counties are separate regions, merged purely for coordinating convenience.  Both regions feature as part of the FNNWGenWeb.

The Far North region covers most of Cape York Peninsula and stretches to the Torres Strait at the northern most part of the State.  The main population and administrative centre of the region is located in Cairns. Other key population centres include Cooktown, Douglas, Eacham, Etheridge, Mareeba, Johnstone, Cardwell, Croydon, Herberton, the Atherton Tableland, Weipa and the Torres Strait Islands.  The area also includes several Aboriginal and Islander communities including Aurukun, Badu, Bamaga, Boigu, Dauan, Erub, Hammond, Hope Vale, Iama, Injinoo, Kubin, Lockhart River, Mabuiag, Mapoon, Mer, Napranum, New Mapoon, Pompuraaw, Poruma, Saibai, Seisia, St Pauls, Ugar, Umagico, Warraber, Wujal Wujal, Yarrabah and Yorke.  

The North West region is located along the Gulf of Carpentaria and is dominated by the Mount Isa Mines which extracts zinc, copper, silver and lead.  The terrain is mostly arid or savannah country and is bordered in the west by the Northern Territory.  The major city in the region is Mount Isa, whilst other local areas include Burke, Carpentaria, Cloncurry, Flinders, Kowanyama, McKinlay, Richmond and the Aboriginal communities of Doomadgee and Mornington Island.

Fitzroy County Coordinator:  Position Vacant (Apply Now)
The Fitzroy region, often referred to as Central Queensland, is heavily dominated by coal mining, and cattle grazing.  Banana, Bauhinia, Calliope, Duaringa, Emerald, Fitzroy, Gladstone, Jericho, Livingstone, Mount Morgan, Peak Downs, Rockhampton and the Aboriginal community of Woorabinda are the local government areas.

Mackay County Coordinator:  Position Vacant (Apply Now)
The Mackay region is centred on the coastal city of Mackay and extends some 300km inland. It contains the Whitsunday Islands group and the towns of Belyando, Bowen, Broadsound, Mirani, Nebo, Proserpine and Sarina. The coastal areas are densely covered in sugar cane farms, while the less densely populated inland areas have several mining communities.

Northern County Coordinator:  Position Vacant (Apply Now)
The area commonly known as North Queensland is a coastal region centred around the twin cities of Townsville and Thuringowa.  Townsville is an Australian Army defence base and the location of a major seaport handling exports from mines in Mount Isa and cattle exports from coastal and inland areas. The region also contains a bulk sugar exporting terminal at Lucinda in the region's north.  Local government areas include Burdekin, Charters Towers, Dalrymple, Hinchinbrook and the Aboriginal community of Palm Island.

South East Queensland County Coordinator:  Position Vacant (Apply Now)
South East Queensland (SEQ) is commonly considered to be a single region. It contains two statistical regions Brisbane and Moreton; and contains approximately two-thirds of the state's population. Covering 22,420 square kilometres and incorporating 1(Local Coordinator: Apply Now) Local Government Areas, the region extends 240 km from Noosa in the north to the Gold Coast and New South Wales border in the south (some sources include Tweed Heads (NSW) which is contiguous as an urban area with Brisbane/Gold Coast).  The Brisbane region is comprised of the greater Brisbane metropolitan area, including the Brisbane, Beaudesert, Boonah, Caboolture, Gold Coast City (part), Ipswich City (part), Logan City, Pine Rivers, Redcliffe and Redland.  The Moreton Region contains the areas not within the Brisbane metropolitan region such as Noosa, Caloundra and Maroochy on the Sunshine Coast; and the western parts of Ipswich such as Laidley and Gatton in the west, and Esk and Kilcoy in the north.

South West County Coordinator:  Position Vacant (Apply Now)
The South West region of Queensland borders the states of New South Wales, South Australia and the Northern Territory.  It is sparsely populated and contains the towns of Roma, Cunnamulla and Birdsville.  The town of Birdsville, near the South Australian border is a popular tourist stop on the Birdsville Track, a four wheel drive route through the Strzelecki Desert.  Other local areas in this region include Balonne, Bendemere, Booringa, Bulloo, Bungil, Murweh, Paroo, Quilpie and Waroo.

Wide Bay-Burnett County Coordinator:  Position Vacant (Apply Now)
Local government areas within the Wide Bay–Burnett region include Biggenden, Bundaberg, Burnett, Cooloola, Eidsvold, Gayndah, Hervey Bay, Isis,  Kilkivan, Kingaroy, Kolan, Miriam Vale, Maryborough, Monto, Mundubbera, Murgon, Nanango, Perry, Tiaro, Wondai and Woocoo. It also contains Fraser Island a popular tourist destination and world's largest sand island; as well as the Aboriginal community of Cherbourg.  The region borders the Sunshine Coast to the south and the Fitzroy region to the north.

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Regions (Counties) of Queensland | Maps | A-Z QLD Shires

	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island LGA boundaries in Queensland, March 2007 (PDF 718 KB) (external link)
	Colour Coded Map showing the primary regions (counties) of Queensland (PDF 201KB)
	LGA Boundaries in the State of Queensland, March 2007 (PDF 968 KB) (external link)

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Regions (Counties) of Queensland | Maps | A-Z QLD Shires (includes Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander communities)

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A  ^
Local Council Shire	Region	Local
Aramac	Central West	Aramac (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Atherton	Far North (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)	Atherton (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)
Aurukun	Far North (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)	Aurukun (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)
B  ^
Local Council Shire	Region	Local
Badu	Far North (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)	Badu (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)
Balonne	South West	Balonne (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Bamaga	Far North (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)	Bamaga (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)
Banana	Fitzroy	Banana (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Barcaldine	Central West	Barcaldine  (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Barcoo	Central West	Barcoo (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Bauhinia	Fitzroy	Bauhinia (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Beaudesert	South East Queensland	Beaudesert (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Belyando	Mackay	Belyando (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Bendemere	South West	Bendemere (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Biggenden	Wide Bay-Burnett	Biggenden (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Blackall	Central West	Blackall (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Boigu	Far North (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)	Boigu (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)
Boonah	South East Queensland	Boonah (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Booringa	South West	Booringa (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Boulia	Central West	Boulia (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Bowen	Mackay	Bowen (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Brisbane	South East Queensland	Brisbane (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Broadsound	Mackay	Broadsound (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Bulloo	South West	Bulloo (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Bundaberg	Wide Bay-Burnett	Bundaberg (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Bungil	South West	Bungil  (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Burdekin	Northern	Burdekin (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Burke	North West (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)	Burke (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)
Burnett	Wide Bay-Burnett	Burnett (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
C  ^
Local Council Shire	Region	Local
Caboolture	South East Queensland	Caboolture (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Cairns	Far North (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)	Cairns  (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)
Calliope	Fitzroy	Calliope (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Caloundra	South East Queensland	Caloundra (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Cambooya	Darling Downs	Cambooya (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Cardwell	Far North (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)	Cardwell (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)
Carpentaria	North West (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)	Carpentaria (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)
Charters Towers	Northern	Charters Towers (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Cherbourg	Wide Bay-Burnett	Cherbourg (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Chinchilla	Darling Downs	Chinchilla (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Clifton	Darling Downs	Clifton (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Cloncurry	North West (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)	Cloncurry (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)
Cook	Far North (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)	Cook (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)
Cooloola	Wide Bay-Burnett	Cooloola (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Crows Nest	Darling Downs	Crows Nest (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Croydon	Far North (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)	Croydon (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)
D  ^
Local Council Shire	Region	Local
Dalby	Darling Downs	Dalby (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Dalrymple	Northern	Dalrymple (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Dauan	Far North (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)	Dauan (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)
Diamantina	Central West	Diamantina  (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Doomadgee	North West (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)	Doomadgee (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)
Douglas	Far North (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)	Douglas (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)
Duaringa	Fitzroy	Duaringa (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
E  ^
Local Council Shire	Region	Local
Eacham	Far North (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)	Eacham  (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)
Eidsvold	Wide Bay-Burnett	Eidsvold (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Emerald	Fitzroy	Emerald (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Erub	Far North (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)	Erub (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)
Esk	South East Queensland	Esk (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Etheridge	Far North (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)	Etheridge (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)
F  ^
Local Council Shire	Region	Local
Fitzroy	Fitzroy	Fitzroy (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Flinders	North West (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)	Flinders (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)
G  ^
Local Council Shire	Region	Local
Gatton	South East Queensland	Gatton (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Gayndah	Wide Bay-Burnett	Gayndah (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Gladstone	Fitzroy	Gladstone (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Gold Coast	South East Queensland	Gold Coast (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Goondiwindi	Darling Downs	Goondiwindi (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
H  ^
Local Council Shire	Region	Local
Hammond	Far North (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)	Hammond (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)
Herberton	Far North (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)	Herberton (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)
Hervey Bay	Wide Bay-Burnett	(Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Hinchinbrook	Northern	Hinchinbrook (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Hope Vale	Far North (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)	Hope Vale (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)
I  ^
Local Council Shire	Region	Local
Iama	Far North (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)	Iama (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)
Ilfracombe	Central West	Ilfracombe  (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Inglewood	Darling Downs	Inglewood (Local Coordinator: Karyn Findlay)
Injinoo	Far North (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)	Injinoo (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)
Ipswich	South East Queensland	Ipswich (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Isis	Wide Bay-Burnett	Isis (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Isisford	Central West	Isisford (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
J  ^
Local Council Shire	Region	Local
Jericho	Fitzroy	Jericho  (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Johnstone	Far North (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)	Johnstone (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)
Jondaryan	Darling Downs	Jondaryan (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
K  ^
Local Council Shire	Region	Local
Kilcoy	South East Queensland	Kilcoy (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Kilkivan	Wide Bay-Burnett	Kilkivan (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Kingaroy	Wide Bay-Burnett	Kingaroy (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Kolan	Wide Bay-Burnett	Kolan  (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Kowanyama	North West	Kowanyama (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Kubin	Far North (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)	Kubin (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)
L  ^
Local Council Shire	Region	Local
Laidley	South East Queensland	Laidley (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Livingstone	Fitzroy	Livingstone (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Lockhart River	Far North (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)	Lockhart River (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)
Logan	South East Queensland	Logan (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Longreach	Central West	Longreach (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
M  ^
Local Council Shire	Region	Local
Mabuiag	Far North (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)	Mabuiag (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)
Mackay	Mackay	Mackay (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Mapoon	Far North (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)	Mapoon (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)
McKinlay	North West (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)	McKinlay (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)
Mareeba	Far North (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)	Mareeba (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)
Maroochy	South East Queensland	Maroochy (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Maryborough	Wide Bay-Burnett	Maryborough (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Mer	Far North (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)	Mer (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)
Millmerran	Darling Downs	Millmerran (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Mirani	Mackay	Mirani (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Miriam Vale	Wide Bay-Burnett	Miriam Vale  (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Monto	Wide Bay-Burnett	Monto (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Mornington Island	North West (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)	Mornington Island (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)
Mount Isa	North West (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)	Mount Isa  (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)
Mount Morgan	Fitzroy	Mount Morgan (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Mundubbera	Wide Bay-Burnett	Mundubbera (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Murgon	Wide Bay-Burnett	Murgon (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Murilla	Darling Downs	Murilla (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Murweh	South West	Murweh (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
N  ^
Local Council Shire	Region	Local
Nanango	Wide Bay-Burnett	Nanango (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Napranum	Far North (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)	Napranum (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)
Nebo	Mackay	Nebo (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
New Mapoon	Far North (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)	New Mapoon (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)
Noosa	South East Queensland	Noosa (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
P  ^
Local Council Shire	Region	Local
Palm Island	Northern	Palm Island  (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Paroo	South West	Paroo (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Peak Downs	Fitzroy	Peak Downs (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Perry	Wide Bay-Burnett	Perry (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Pine Rivers	South East Queensland	Pine Rivers (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Pompuraaw	Far North (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)	Pompuraaw (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)
Poruma	Far North (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)	Poruma (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)
Pittsworth	Darling Downs	Pittsworth (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Q  ^
Local Council Shire	Region	Local
Quilpie	South West	Quilpie (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
R  ^
Local Council Shire	Region	Local
Redcliffe	South East Queensland	Redcliffe (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Redland	South East Queensland	Redland (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Richmond	North West (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)	Richmond (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)
Rockhampton	Fitzroy	Rockhampton (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Roma	South West	Roma (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Rosalie	Darling Downs	Rosalie (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
S  ^
Local Council Shire	Region	Local
Saibai	Far North (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)	Saibai (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)
Sarina	Mackay	Sarina (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Seisia	Far North (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)	Seisia (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)
St Pauls	Far North (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)	St Pauls (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)
Stanthorpe	Darling Downs	Stanthorpe (Local Coordinator: Karyn Findlay)
T  ^
Local Council Shire	Region	Local
Tambo	Central West	Tambo (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Tara	Darling Downs	Tara (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Taroom	Darling Downs	Taroom (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Thuringowa	Northern	Thuringowa (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Tiaro	Wide Bay-Burnett	Tiaro (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Toowoomba	Darling Downs	Toowoomba (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Torres Strait	Far North (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)	Torres Strait (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)
Townsville	Northern	Townsville (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
U  ^
Local Council Shire	Region	Local
Ugar	Far North (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)	Ugar (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)
Umagico	Far North (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)	Umagico (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)
W  ^
Local Council Shire	Region	Local
Waggamba	Darling Downs	Waggamba (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Wambo	Darling Downs	Wambo (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Warraber	Far North (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)	Warraber (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)
Warroo	South West	Warroo (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Warwick	Darling Downs	Warwick (Local Coordinator: Karyn Findlay)
Weipa	Far North (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)	Weipa (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)
Whitsunday	Mackay	Whitsunday (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Winton	Central West	Winton (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Wondai	Wide Bay-Burnett	Wondai (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Woocoo	Wide Bay-Burnett	Woocoo (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Woorabinda	Fitzroy	Woorabinda (Local Coordinator: Apply Now)
Wujal Wujal	Far North (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)	Wujal Wujal (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)
Y  ^
Local Council Shire	Region	Local
Yarrabah	Far North (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)	Yarrabah (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)
Yorke	Far North (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)	Yorke (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford)

Position Vacant: a number of vacancies currently exist for county and local coordinators.  If you would like details on becoming a volunteer coordinator, please visit the Volunteer page.