74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879. It was centred on Caboolture, which was at that time a small logging town, and initially covered all of Moreton Bay and much of the Sunshine Coast. On 21 January 1888, the Pine Division split away from the Caboolture Division to become a separate local government area operating under the Divisional Boards Act 1887. Its first divisional board meeting was held on 7 March 1888 at the residence of Henry Thomas Ireland at Albany Creek Mr Ireland was unanimously elected as the board chairman for the year. The meetings of the divisional board were held in rented premises at Bald Hill until a meeting hall and office building (now the heritage-listed "Old Shire Hall") was constructed in Strathpine in 1889. In 1897, parts of the Parishes of Samsonvale, Pine and Whiteside were included in the Pine Division. Following the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Pine Division became the Shire of Pine on 31 March 1903. It underwent significant changes in 1921 and 1955, and on 23 May 1959, the Shire of Pine was renamed Shire of Pine Rivers. In March 1960, Council Meetings moved from the original weatherboard Shire Hall to new brick Council Chambers.It then remained with the same name and boundaries for almost 50 years. 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 Pine Rivers amalgamated with the Shire of Caboolture and the City of Redcliffe to form the Moreton Bay Region. The Local Government Reform Commission's reasoning was that it would unite all of Brisbane's northern suburbs beyond the Brisbane City boundary into one local government area which would, in its view, simplify and streamline planning, approvals and governance. Chairmen and mayors The chairmen and mayors of the division and the shire were: 1888 Henry Thomas Ireland 1889 Robert Leitch 1890 Andrew Bell 1891 George Biggs 1892 William Fogg 1893–1894 Henry Thomas Ireland 1895–1896 George Biggs 1897 William Fogg 1898 John Leitch 1899 Charles Chilton 1900 John Leitch 1901 Charles Chilton 1902 George Biggs 1903 John Leitch 1904 Charles Thomas Williams 1905 Thomas Gardiner 1906 Patrick Fahey 1907 Edmund Page 1908 Thomas Gardiner 1909 William Johnston 1910 John Gilliland 1911 Alexander McNeven 1912 James Alexander Mecklem 1913 William Bradley junior 1914 Charles Edward Nicholas 1915–1917 William John Smith