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Townships

The Etheridge Shire covers approximately 39,039 square kilometres of Queensland's Gulf Savannah region.

The Shire is connected by four main communities being: Mt Surprise, Einasleigh, Forsayth and Georgetown, and two smaller communities: Kidston and Oak Park. 

We have tried to tell the history of each of these communities in the pages below... 

Acknowledgement of Country

We respectfully acknowledge the Ewamian, Tagalaka and Gugu Badhun People – the traditional custodians of the lands that form Etheridge Shire Council. 

We pay our respects to the Elders, past, present and emerging and acknowledge their traditional customs and lores and recognize their continuing connection to this Country.