Shire of Isis

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Shire of Isis was a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, located south of Bundaberg. The administration was based in the town of Childers. The shire covered about 1,702.2 square kilometres and had a population of 6,298 in 2006, giving a density of around 3.7 people per square kilometre.

History:
- Isis Division was created on 1 January 1887 under the Divisional Boards Act 1887 from land that had been part of Burrum Division.
- With the Local Authorities Act 1902, Isis Division became the Shire of Isis on 31 March 1903.
- On 15 March 2008, under the Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007, the Shire of Isis merged with the City of Bundaberg and the Shires of Burnett and Kolan to form the Bundaberg Region.