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Early voting for Rockhampton’s next mayor began on Monday morning at the James Lawrence Pavilion of the Rockhampton Showgrounds and at the Gracemere Community Centre.
The candidates greeting electors and handing out flyers said queues stretched down the street when the showgrounds pavilion opened at 9am.
By 1pm, two or three were entering every minute, having passed by John Rewald, Nyree Johnson, Rob Crow, friends of Tony Williams, Cherie Rutherford, Donna Kirkland, and Shane Latcham.
“It’s been hot-cold from lunch,” Cr Kirkland said.
But on Monday morning there was a big line.
“We came down about 7.30.”
Record Rockhampton mayoral contenders state their plans for the region ahead of by-election
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Rockhampton has had an acting mayor since November.
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Rockhampton voters will be spoilt for choice when they go to a by-election on Saturday, January 23 with a record 17 candidates vying for the city s top job.
Key points:
Seventeen candidates are vying for the role of Rockhampton Mayor, a record for most mayoral candidates in a Queensland local government election
Voters will head to the polls on January 23
The State Government amended the Local Government Act which triggered the by-election
The Councillor Conduct Tribunal found Cr Strelow had engaged in misconduct when she failed to update her Register of Interests to include a hospitality benefit received from Adani during an official trip to India in 2017.
The Newark Advertiser s New Year messages Published: 06:00, 01 January 2021
2020 was certainly an eventful year with unprecedented times for everyone, writes Newark and Bingham MP Robert Jenrick.
In 2021 we, the government, will ramp up vaccinations across the country and over time, as the virus recedes, I hope we will be able to return to where we can all meet one another safely and enjoy the things we love.
I would like to thank everyone for their hard work in such a challenging year.
Newark MP Robert Jenrick.
I would especially like to thank those on the front line, from those working in the NHS, carers working in the community and care homes to those in local government, who have all helped deliver such vital services in the time of need for our country.
Grayson County said goodbye to some long-term employees in 2020 [Herald Democrat]
Many of the people in key leadership positions, both elected and not, at Grayson County have held those positions for years if not decades and are beginning to retire. In 2020, the county lost leaders in the Information Technology Department, Purchasing Department and at the District Attorney’s Office.
Maybe the most noticeable retirement saw the passing of the torch at the head of the county’s Information Technology Department when Ken Miller retired in September.
After 23 years with the county, Miller left the county’s information technology in the hands of his handpicked crew.
Jerrie Whiteley / Herald Democrat
Many of the people in key leadership positions, both elected and not, at Grayson County have held those positions for years if not decades and are beginning to retire. In 2020, the county lost leaders in the Information Technology Department, Purchasing Department and at the District Attorney s Office.
Maybe the most noticeable retirement saw the passing of the torch at the head of the county s Information Technology Department when Ken Miller retired in September.
After 23 years with the county, Miller left the county’s information technology in the hands of his handpicked crew.
“Watching the growth over the last 20 plus years has been fascinating,” he said in an email the week before he left. “I ve been very lucky to have a very dedicated, efficient and cohesive team to work with through that growth. Grayson County has been in the spotlight a number of times for successfully leveraging technology to improve processes that allow doi