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August 10, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nominations for the vacant Councillor position on Toowoomba Regional Council must be lodged by next Tuesday (August 15).<\/p>\n

Acting CEO Nick Hauser said nominations for the vacant Councillor position would close at 5:00pm.<\/p>\n

Nominations have been are invited from anyone who is qualified to be a Councillor, and from each person who was a candidate for election at the previous Local Government election in 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cCouncil must then meet and formally resolve to fill the vacant office of Councillor by appointing one of those nominees within two months of July 21, 2023,\u201d Mr Hauser said.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The appointed councillor will serve for the remainder of this term, ie. until the March Council elections.<\/p>\n

To be considered for the position, nominees must live in the Toowoomba Local Government Area and meet the conditions outlined in Chapter 6, Part 2 Division 1 Qualifications of Councillors, Sections 152-156 of the Local Government Act.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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