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A perennial candidate for local government elections over the past decade, Leyland Barnett has joined a crowded field vying to be the Rockhampton region’s next mayor.
The prominent road safety campaigner was born in Rockhampton and has happily lived in the region his whole life with his wife of 37 years.
He’s worked in a “multitude of industries” including the rural and manufacturing sectors, as well as office administration, property development and self-employed running his own driving school for the best part of two decades. Leyland Barnett often appears in the media sharing road safety messages.
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Subscriber only RUSSELL Claus wants to see Rockhampton become a vibrant community and for that reason, he has nominated for mayor in the Rockhampton Regional Council by-election. The by-election is to be held next month, on January 23, and is for the mayoral vacancy only. Mr Claus comes from a background of economic development and planning. Having grown up near Ipswich, Mr Claus studied a Bachelor of Environmental Science. He spent some years working as a janitor and with the National Parks Services, with one year of five actually based in Rockhampton. After travelling in the United States, he came back to Australia where he worked for Brisbane City Council and was heavily involved in the 2020 vision at the time and the Bushland Strategy which defines the character of the city.