 With the passage of the "Local Authorities Act 1902", Inglewood Division became the Shire of Inglewood on 31 March 1903.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 Inglewood was merged with the Shire of Waggamba and the Town of Goondiwindi to form the Goondiwindi Region.Major industries in the Shire included beef cattle, grains, export fruit, olives and wool growing.