Gympie Regional Council

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Gympie Regional Council is a Local Government Area in Queensland, Australia. The Local Government Area was created on the 16th March 2008 as a result of the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007. The new Council, located in the Wide Bay region, contains the entire area of two existing Local Government Areas;

as well as Division 3 of Shire of Tiaro.[1]

The report recommends that the new local government area should not be divided into wards and elect eight councillors and a mayor. The Gympie Regional Council will cover an area 6,898 square kilometres (2,663 sq mi), contain an estimated resident population in 2006 of 42,820 and have an estimated operating budget of AUD50m.[1]

The Regional Council will covers the city of Gympie and the towns of Amamoor, Brooloo, Curra, Glastonbury, Goomeri, Gunalda, Imbil, Kandanga, Kilkivan, Manumbar, Rainbow Beach, Theebine, Tin Can Bay, Widgee and Woolooga.

[edit] Current Councillors/Mayor

The mayor elect of the Gympie Regional Council is Ronald Dyne, the former mayor of the Kilkivan shire.[2]

Councillors (elect) are:

  • Tony Perrett
  • Rae Gate
  • Donna Nielson
  • Julie Walker
  • Ian Petersen
  • Graham Engeman
  • Jan Watt
  • Larry Friske .[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Fraser Coast Regional Council (PDF). Local Government Reform Commission (Queensland) (2007). Retrieved on 2007-08-03.
  2. ^ 2008 Gympie Regional Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary (html). Queensland Electral Commission (2008). Retrieved on 2008-03-21.
  3. ^ 2008 Gympie Regional Council - Councillor Election - Election Summary (html). Queensland Electral Commission (2008). Retrieved on 2008-03-21.


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