The Government of Queensland passed the Local Government Act 1878 , based on Victorian legislation enacted four years earlier , to allow more diverse forms of local government .
This quickly proved unsuitable to Queensland 's requirements given its large , sparsely populated areas .
The Government of Queensland passed the Local Government Act 1878 , based on Victorian legislation enacted four years earlier , to allow more diverse forms of local government , but this quickly proved unsuitable to Queensland 's requirements given its large , sparsely populated areas .