▁Board ' s ▁scope ▁of ▁authority ▁compr ised ▁a ▁large ▁area ▁north ▁and ▁east ▁of ▁Rock ham pton . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁Division ▁was ▁admin ister ed ▁in ▁Rock ham pton , ▁a ▁locally ▁appointed ▁body , ▁the ▁Ye pp oon ▁Progress ▁Association ▁met ▁once ▁a ▁month ▁to ▁look ▁after ▁the ▁minor ▁requirements ▁of ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁The ▁discovery ▁of ▁gold ▁brought ▁a ▁huge ▁infl ux ▁of ▁people ▁to ▁the ▁region , ▁and ▁the ▁various ▁Bo ards ▁broke ▁up ▁into ▁smaller ▁administrative ▁bodies ▁to ▁better ▁service ▁the ▁growing ▁population . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁the ▁G og ango ▁Div is ional ▁Board ▁was ▁renamed ▁Sh ire ▁of ▁Living stone . ▁ ▁The ▁boundaries ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁sh ire ▁remained ▁largely ▁un changed ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁when ▁out lying ▁districts ▁including ▁the ▁sub ur bs ▁of ▁N er im ber a ▁and ▁Park h urst ▁were ▁c eded ▁to ▁Living stone ' s ▁larger ▁neighbour , ▁City ▁of ▁Rock ham pton . ▁ ▁Cont in ued ▁growth ▁in ▁both ▁Local ▁Government ▁Author ities ▁became ▁a ▁content ious ▁subject ▁from ▁then ▁on , ▁which ▁caused ▁much ▁political ▁t ension , ▁until ▁finally ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁conflict ▁gained ▁new ▁pace ▁with ▁the ▁tab ling ▁before ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Queensland ▁of ▁the ▁proposed ▁Local ▁Government ▁( Re form ▁Im plementation ) ▁Act ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁Act ▁passed , ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0