It would be the first of 16 years as mayor for Mrs Strelow. The well known identity sat down with
The Morning Bulletin last week for the first time since her sudden departure from the Rockhampton mayoral position in November. She spoke with fondness and pride about her successful and varied political career, sharing the highs and lows. Mrs Strelow first ran for a Rockhampton City councillor position in 1994 but was unsuccessful. She was, however, successful at the 1997 election and was voted in for the northside division, around Lakes Creek Rd and Elizabeth Park. I had to contest a Labor Party plebiscite to contest the division I lived in then, Mrs Strelow said of her first term in the council.
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Pineapple has various policies which include scrapping the flood levee and stadium plans. He is also anti-Adani.
He would like to see council run by the community more, shelters built for the homeless, more solar panels on council buildings, the Bouldercombe Hotel made into a community centre, free public transport and less youth unemployment. Nyree Johnson with her family.
The mother of three children, small business owner and writer wants to build a bright future for Rockhampton.
She announced her first policy this week which was based on a “financially sustainable council” with a focus on no rate increases, regional benchmarking in the budget, transparent budget reporting, resource sharing for cost saving and a Reforms and Savings Portfolio.
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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.