50 years ago, Neville Bonner had been working as a bridge carpenter when he was appointed to fill a Senate vacancy, becoming Australia’s first Indigenous Member of Parliament.
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TRAVELLING regularly from Caboolture to compete in Ipswich highlights how important motorsport is to the Crase family.
However, it is teenager Emma who is helping keep the strong family traditions racing ahead at Willowbank.
Emma, 16, is a member of the Ipswich West Moreton Auto Club along with her dad Tim, grandfather Robert and uncle Michael.
The year 11 student is becoming a young driver to watch in only her second year of competition with the historic Ipswich club.
After finishing second in last year’s junior championships, Emma is now in the senior ranks against drivers and teams with bigger budgets and considerable more experience.
But just who is the executive and what is his background?
Colin Cassidy is an experienced senior executive who has worked in local and state government and industry sectors for almost 40 years.
Mr Cassidy began his career with the then Moreton Shire Council (now Ipswich City Council) as a town planner in 1981 and worked there for almost 10 years.
From there he spent five years as an adjunct lecturer at the University of Queensland, delivering lectures in planning theory and practice subjects as part of the Bachelor of Regional and Town Planning.
In 1991, Mr Cassidy joined the Queensland state government in the Department of Local Government, Housing and State Planning, according to his LinkedIn profile.
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AS WE edge ever closer to Christmas it has been great to see the many examples of generosity in the community.
Our Adopt a Family Appeal is down to the last four families, which is great considering we started off with 80 families only a few weeks ago, and the feedback from local charities is that the amount of support out there is as high as ever, despite what has been a challenging year.
We are determined to help The Base Support Services in Goodna find help for the remaining four families, so if you can assist, please check out this free story and get in contact with them.