 On 11 May 1895, the borough was abolished and the entire Herberton region separated from Tinaroo to become the Herberton Division.With the passage of the "Local Authorities Act 1902", Herberton Division became the Shire of Herberton 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 Herberton merged with the Shires of Atherton, Eacham and Mareeba to form the Tablelands Region.