Gladstone Region is a local government area in Queensland, Australia.HistoryGladstone Region came into being on 15 March 2008 as a result of the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007. The legal standing of the council is sourced from the Local Government Reform Act 2007 (Qld).The new Council, located in Central Queensland, contains the entire area of three former local government areas; City of Gladstone; Shire of Calliope; and Shire of Miriam Vale. The report recommended that the new local government area should not be divided into wards and elect eight councillors and a mayor. The Gladstone Regional Council covers an area of, contain an estimated resident population at 30 June 2008 of 57,587 and have an estimated operating budget of A$84 million.MayorsThe First Mayor of the Gladstone Regional Council is George Creed, who was the Mayor of the Calliope Shire Council.