Byfield, Queensland Byfield, Queensland Byfield is a locality in Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia. In the 2011 census, Byfield had a population of 261 people. Byfield is located in the midst of the Byfield National Park in Central Queensland, north west of the state capital Brisbane and north of the regional centre of Rockhampton. It is within the local government area of Shire of Livingstone (between 2008 and 2013, it was within the Rockhampton Region). At the 2006 census, Byfield had a population of 275. Byfield has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: The Livingstone Shire Council operate a public library at
Liberal Party of Australia (Queensland Division) first winning the post in the 1985 election with Sallyanne Atkinson. The party also won a majority on the council and held both in the 1988 election. Following Atkinson's defeat in the 1991 election, the Liberals did not win the mayoralty again until the 2004 election when Campbell Newman won the post but with a Labor majority on the council. Newman was re-elected in 2008, this time with a Liberal majority on the council. Liberal Party of Australia (Queensland Division) The Liberal Party, originally the Queensland People's Party, was a political party in Queensland, Australia, from the Second World War