| Tony Mooney AM | |
|---|---|
| Born | Anthony John Mooney Brisbane |
| Residence | Townsville, Queensland |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Term | 1989–2008 |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse | Cecilia Mooney |
| Children | 3 |
Anthony John "Tony" Mooney AM is an Australian politician and was a City Councillor of the City of Townsville, Queensland from 1977 to 2008, and the Mayor from 1989 to 2008.[1]
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Cr. Tony Mooney was first elected as Mayor in 1989 when he succeeded Mike Reynolds. He achieved 80% two party preferred and 73.56 % primary vote at the 2004 election. Mooney was serving his sixth successive term when he was resoundly defeated in the 2008 election with only 35% of the vote. He and former Thuringowa Mayor Les Tyrell were forced to go head to head for the top position when Townsville and Thuringowa City Councils were amalgamated by the State Government.[2][3]
In 2008 he was appointed to the Board of Ergon Energy and in 2009 to the Board of Townsville Enterprise Limited. In 2010, Mooney announced his candidacy for the Federal seat of Herbert, but he was defeated by Ewen Jones at the Federal election on the 21 August 2010.
Mooney received a scholarship to study at James Cook University in 1972 and completed a Honours Degree in Education- Arts.[4][5] He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Mooney received the Centenary Medal on 1 January 2001 for distinguished service to local government.[6]
On 26 January 2011, Mooney was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for service to local government, and to the community of Townsville through a range of tourism, business and infrastructure organisations.[7]