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Former Nanango Shire Councillor Steve Jeffery is keen to represent local residents again<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

January 22, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

Former Nanango Shire Councillor Steve Jeffery is the latest candidate to put up his hand for the March 19 Council elections.<\/p>\n

Mr Jeffery, 66, is a semi-retired farmer, businessman and Justice of the Peace and served two terms on Nanango Shire Council between 1994 and 2000.<\/p>\n

Since then he has volunteered with the Nanango Show Society, the Nanango Sporting Association, Nanango Tennis Association, Nanango Panthers junior soccer and been involved with various school P&C committees.<\/p>\n

He has also been a director of the Queensland Farmers Federation; director, treasurer and vice-president of the Queensland Pork Producers Association; and a Director of the Australasian Pig Institute at the University of Queensland.<\/p>\n

Mr Jeffery and his wife Margaret raised their family on their Nanango farm.<\/p>\n

She is a local school teacher.<\/p>\n

“The kids all received an excellent education locally and went on to gain university qualifications. Now they’re spread all over the state,” Mr Jeffery said.<\/p>\n

“And with the scaling down of my farming operations, I now have time to give back to the community that has looked after us so well.”<\/p>\n

He said his eight years as a Nanango Shire Councillor had given him an insight into the requirements of the job.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If elected, his main priority would to be responsive to residents of Division 1.<\/p>\n

“I know that Council operates a portfolio system, but I think every Councillor’s first obligation is to their Division, then to any portfolios they’re assigned to,” he said.<\/p>\n

Issues he would like to tackle range from getting disabled parking bays back into Nanango’s CBD to ensuring that ratepayers get “bang for their buck”.<\/p>\n

“I believe we require a leaner council that concentrates on its core business of rates, roads and refuse,” he said.<\/p>\n

“I also believe Council should be chasing grants aggressively.”<\/p>\n

Mr Jeffery said that during his term on the Nanango Shire Council, he sought out and successfully obtained over $4 million in extra grants for his Division.<\/p>\n

He was also interested in working on projects that can help bring more jobs to the area.<\/p>\n

More broadly, Mr Jeffery said he was proud of Nanango and believed the town had a bright future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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