{"id":345649,"date":"2024-04-02T12:30:50","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T02:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=345649"},"modified":"2024-04-02T20:06:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T10:06:00","slug":"all-local-councils-now-decided","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2024\/04\/02\/all-local-councils-now-decided\/","title":{"rendered":"All Local Councils Now Decided"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_194368\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-194368\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/20171102voting.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-194368\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/20171102voting.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/20171102voting.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/20171102voting-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/20171102voting-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/20171102voting-263x163.jpg 263w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/20171102voting-285x177.jpg 285w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-194368\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The voters have spoken &#8230; the people who will serve as Mayor in all our local councils have been decided (Photo: AEC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>April 2, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The race for mayor and councillors has now been decided in all councils across the local region.<\/p>\n<p>Kathy Duff was declared mayor of the South Burnett last Thursday; the declarations for the outstanding South Burnett positions of Division 1 and Division 4 were made on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The Statutory Meeting &#8211; where all councillors are formally inducted &#8211; will be held in the South Burnett Regional Council&#8217;s Warren Truss Chambers in Kingaroy from 9:00am on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>This meeting will be livestreamed on Council&#8217;s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southburnett.qld.gov.au\/council-meetings\/request-address-council\/2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Declarations have now been also be completed in the outstanding councillor polls in adjoining regions (see below).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Toowoomba mayor Geoff McDonald and the 10 TRC councillors will be sworn in during a special ceremony at Toowoomba City Hall on Wednesday (April 3) which will be livestreamed <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QRsv3n-C9Cc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Western Downs mayor Andrew Smith and the eight WDRC councillors will be sworn in on Thursday evening (April 4) at the Lapunyah Art Gallery in Chinchilla.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><i>* * *<\/i><\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_345699\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-345699\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kathyduff-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-345699\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kathyduff-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-345699\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">South Burnett mayor Kathy Duff (Photo: Supplied)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #006699;\"><strong>South Burnett<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>With 22,040 official first preference votes been counted in the South Burnett mayoral poll:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>SCHUMACHER, Kirstie &#8211; 5263<\/li>\n<li>DUFF, Kathy &#8211; 9030 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>DECLARED<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>WILSON, Tom &#8211; 2540<\/li>\n<li>JONES, Gavin &#8211; 4694<\/li>\n<li>Informal &#8211; 513<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Division 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With 3615 official first preference votes counted:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>DE WEERS, Tom &#8211; 1634<\/li>\n<li>ERKENS, Jane &#8211; 1869\u00a0&#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>DECLARED<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Informal &#8211; 112<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Division 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With 3750 official first preference votes counted:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>LITTLE, Linda &#8211; 1655 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>DECLARED<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>GRANT, Douglas &#8211; 900<\/li>\n<li>HAZELTON, Wendy &#8211; 998<\/li>\n<li>Informal &#8211; 197<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Division 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Position was uncontested.\u00a0 Cr Danita Potter has been re-elected unopposed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Division 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With 3673 official first preference votes counted:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>DALY, Gerald &#8211; 222<\/li>\n<li>SCHUBACK, Seth &#8211; 232<\/li>\n<li>ANDERSSON, Dan &#8211; 438<\/li>\n<li>WESTBROOK, Heidi &#8211; 1187<\/li>\n<li>DENNIEN, Deb &#8211; 1472\u00a0&#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>DECLARED<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Informal &#8211; 122<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Division 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With 3646 official first preference votes counted:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>BATTESE, Stuart &#8211; 1141<\/li>\n<li>WALTERS, Allan &#8211; 616<\/li>\n<li>SANDER, Heath &#8211; 1755\u00a0&#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>DECLARED<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Informal &#8211; 134<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Division 6<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With 4054 official first preference votes counted:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>HENSCHEN, Scott &#8211; 1270<\/li>\n<li>HEIT, Ros &#8211; 2696 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>DECLARED<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Informal &#8211; 88<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_345661\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-345661\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/brucesimpson.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-345661 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/brucesimpson.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-345661\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cherbourg mayor Bruce Simpson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #006699;\"><strong>Cherbourg<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Bruce Simpson is the new mayor of Cherbourg after achieving more than 50 per cent of the vote, defeating sitting mayor Elvie Sandow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With 379 votes counted, the tally in the official first preference count is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>SANDOW, Elvie &#8211; 100<\/li>\n<li>SIMPSON, Bruce &#8211; 200 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>DECLARED<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>MURRAY, Arnold &#8211; 78<\/li>\n<li>Informal &#8211; 1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Councillors<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With 1480 votes in the official first preference count, the four successful councillors are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>MURRAY, Bronwyn &#8211; 88<\/li>\n<li>SAUNDERS, Elgan &#8211; 88<\/li>\n<li>SIMPSON, Errol &#8211; 139<\/li>\n<li>FISHER, Carla &#8211; 169\u00a0&#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>DECLARED<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>SALTNER, James Dodd &#8211; 123<\/li>\n<li>WRAGGE, Gordon &#8211; 145\u00a0&#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>DECLARED<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>WATSON, Luella &#8211; 142<\/li>\n<li>COSTELLO, Leighton &#8211; 92<\/li>\n<li>WEAZEL, Daniel &#8211; 160\u00a0&#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>DECLARED<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>BUTTON, Cindy &#8211; 66<\/li>\n<li>LANGTON, Thomas &#8211; 164\u00a0&#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>DECLARED<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>COBBO, Fred &#8211; 104<\/li>\n<li>Informal &#8211; 9<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_322875\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-322875\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/glen-hartwig-200x300-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-322875 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/glen-hartwig-200x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-322875\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gympie mayor Glen Hartwig<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #006699;\"><strong>Gympie<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sitting mayor Glen Hartwig has been re-elected mayor of the Gympie Regional Council.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With 35,674 votes counted, the tally in the official first preference count is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>WILSON, Naomi &#8211; 8640<\/li>\n<li>HARTWIG, Glen &#8211; 18,645 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>DECLARED<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>McDONALD, Mark &#8211; 6865<\/li>\n<li>Informal &#8211; 1524<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Division 6<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Glastonbury resident Warren McEwan has been elected councillor for Division 6. With 4579 votes counted, the tally in the official first preference count is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>McEWAN, Warren &#8211; 2543 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>DECLARED<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>THOMAS, Brian &#8211; 796<\/li>\n<li>GOLDING, Dave &#8211; 965<\/li>\n<li>Informal &#8211; 275<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>NB. Former Division 6 councillor and Deputy Mayor Hilary Smerdon, who vacated his Division at the end of the last term, has failed in his bid to wrest Division 1 from incumbent councillor Jess Milne. Former Mayor Mick Curran has defeated incumbent Bruce Deveraux in Division 4.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_312826\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-312826\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/leshotz1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-312826\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/leshotz1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-312826\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">North Burnett mayor Les Hotz (Photo: NBRC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #006699;\"><strong>North Burnett<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sitting mayor Les Hotz has been re-elected mayor in the North Burnett Regional Council election.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With 6211 votes counted, the tally in the official first preference count is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>HOTZ, Les &#8211; 2342\u00a0&#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>DECLARED<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>RADEL, Robbie &#8211; 2010<\/li>\n<li>HUTH, Peter &#8211; 1789<\/li>\n<li>Informal &#8211; 70<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Division 1<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Melinda Jones has been re-elected councillor of Division 1. With 1010 votes counted, the tally in the official first preference count is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ROFE, David &#8211; 329<\/li>\n<li>JONES, Melinda &#8211; 658 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>DECLARED<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Informal &#8211; 23<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Division 2<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mundubbera businesswoman Trina Vaughan has been elected councillor for Division 2. With 896 votes counted, the tally in the official first preference count is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>VAUGHAN, Trina &#8211; 324\u00a0&#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>DECLARED<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>MESNER, Kingsley &#8211; 271<\/li>\n<li>GUINEY, Malitha &#8211; 279<\/li>\n<li>Informal &#8211; 22<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Division 3\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Position was uncontested.\u00a0 Cr Susan Payne has been re-elected unopposed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Division 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With 883 votes counted, the tally in the official first preference count is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>GIDDINS, Dael &#8211; 392<\/li>\n<li>McGILVERY, Renee &#8211; 482\u00a0&#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>DECLARED<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Informal &#8211; 9<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Division 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Michael Dingle has been re-elected councillor of Division 5. With 1199 votes counted, the tally in the official first preference count is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>COEURLEROI, Kris &#8211; 449<\/li>\n<li>DINGLE, Michael &#8211; 732 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>DECLARED<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Informal &#8211; 18<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Division 6<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Biggenden resident Moira Thompson has been elected councillor for Division 6. With 1111 votes counted, the tally in the official first preference count is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>MARTIN, Glen &#8211; 262<\/li>\n<li>CHANDLER, Eddie &#8211; 325<\/li>\n<li>THOMPSON, Moira &#8211; 381\u00a0&#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>DECLARED<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>BAILEY, Michelle &#8211; 125<\/li>\n<li>Informal &#8211; 18<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_346380\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-346380\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/jasonwendt.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-346380\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/jasonwendt.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-346380\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Somerset mayor Jason Wendt (Photo: Facebook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #006699;\"><strong>Somerset<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Cr Jason Wendt has been elected mayor of the Somerset Regional Council ahead of fellow councillor Sean Choat.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With 16,503 votes counted, the tally in the official first preference count is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CHOAT, Sean &#8211; 6179<\/li>\n<li>WENDT, Jason &#8211; 9683 &#8211; <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">DECLARED<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Informal &#8211; 641<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With 89,952 votes in the official first preference count, the six successful councillors are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>HURLEY, Tiara &#8211; 10,098\u00a0&#8211; <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">DECLARED<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>BISHOP, Michael &#8211; 6723\u00a0&#8211; <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">DECLARED<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>JONES, Tracey &#8211; 5256<\/li>\n<li>WILLOCKS, Glenys &#8211; 5802<\/li>\n<li>FREESE, Brett &#8211; 8057\u00a0&#8211; <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">DECLARED<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>ISIDRO, Kylee &#8211; 7119\u00a0&#8211; <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">DECLARED<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>LEFRINGHAUSEN, Astrid &#8211; 2434<\/li>\n<li>JESS, Sally &#8211; 9269\u00a0&#8211; <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">DECLARED<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>BRIESCHKE, Helen &#8211; 9330\u00a0&#8211; <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">DECLARED<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>BURROW, Shane &#8211; 4181<\/li>\n<li>MacDONALD, Alastair &#8211; 3844<\/li>\n<li>DAVIES, Bronwyn &#8211; 5320<\/li>\n<li>WHALLEY, Bob &#8211; 6506<\/li>\n<li>SMITH, Alistair &#8211; 6013<\/li>\n<li>Informal &#8211; 1489<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4727\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4727\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/geoff-mcdonald.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4727\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/geoff-mcdonald.jpg\" alt=\"Cr Geoff McDonald\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4727\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Toowoomba mayor Geoff McDonald<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #006699;\"><strong>Toowoomba<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Geoff McDonald has been re-elected Mayor of Toowoomba Regional Council.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With 103,232 votes counted, the tally in the official first preference count is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>DOELLE, Douglas &#8211; 18,056<\/li>\n<li>McDONALD, Geoff &#8211; 85,176 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>DECLARED<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Informal &#8211; 5535<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Councillors<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With 972,460 votes counted,\u00a0 the 10 successful councillors are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>VONHOFF, Rebecca &#8211; 77,397 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>DECLARED<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>McPHIE, Scot &#8211; 29,207<\/li>\n<li>ESSEX, Nathan &#8211; 27,976<\/li>\n<li>TAYLOR, Carol &#8211; 52,561 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>DECLARED<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>CARNEY, Adam &#8211; 22,442<\/li>\n<li>McMAHON, Tim &#8211; 56,265 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>DECLARED<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>REESON, Andrew &#8211; 31,890<\/li>\n<li>RELVAS, Robert &#8211; 23,951<\/li>\n<li>BRAMELD, Chris &#8211; 27,121<\/li>\n<li>PARKER, Ellisa &#8211; 28,645<\/li>\n<li>TAYLOR, Melissa &#8211; 60,401 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>DECLARED<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>WESTGARTH, Leeanne &#8211; 18,438<\/li>\n<li>WESTGARTH, George &#8211; 13,912<\/li>\n<li>WILSON, Paul &#8211; 30,086<\/li>\n<li>O&#8217;SHEA, James &#8211; 60,790 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>DECLARED<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>WESTGARTH, Angus &#8211; 11,315<\/li>\n<li>CAHILL, Bill &#8211; 50,050 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>DECLARED<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>ORFORD, Mark &#8211; 31,492<\/li>\n<li>HARTWIG, Martin &#8211; 18,801<\/li>\n<li>FARQUHAR, Edwina &#8211; 48,765 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>DECLARED<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>MANTEUFEL, Trevor &#8211; 39,979 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>DECLARED<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>ADHIKARI, Eakraj &#8211; 28,163<\/li>\n<li>McINTYRE, Michelle &#8211; 24,626<\/li>\n<li>SHINE, Kerry &#8211; 58,902 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>DECLARED<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>KING, David &#8211; 23,138<\/li>\n<li>MINGAY, Gavin &#8211; 18,992<\/li>\n<li>GARDNER, Gary &#8211; 57,155 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>DECLARED<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Informal &#8211; 11,384<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_346378\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-346378\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/andrewsmith1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-346378\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/andrewsmith1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-346378\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Western Downs mayor Andrew Smith (Photo: WDRC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #006699;\"><strong>Western Downs<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Former councillor Andrew Smith has been elected mayor of Western Downs Regional Council.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With 18,335 votes counted, the tally in the official first preference count is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>SMITH, Andrew &#8211; 13,687 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>DECLARED<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>STRANDQUIST, Glenn &#8211; 4306<\/li>\n<li>Informal &#8211; 342<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Councillors<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With 138,880 votes counted, the eight successful councillors are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>MAGUIRE, Kaye &#8211; 13,848\u00a0&#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>DECLARED<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>OLM, Greg &#8211; 13,067 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>DECLARED<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>BOURNE, Kylie &#8211; 14,625\u00a0&#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>DECLARED<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>MOORE, George &#8211; 13,366 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>DECLARED<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>PRENZLER, Kathryn &#8211; 10,660<\/li>\n<li>JAMES, Megan &#8211; 14,818 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>DECLARED<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>BOUGOURE, Sophie &#8211; 13,657 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>DECLARED<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>CONDON, Sam &#8211; 12,688 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>DECLARED<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>RIES, Robert &#8211; 9453<\/li>\n<li>SAXELBY, Peter &#8211; 13,821\u00a0&#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>DECLARED<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>CARVOSSO, David &#8211; 8877<\/li>\n<li>Informal &#8211; 607<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>[UPDATED. Published originally as &#8220;Duff Leading Mayoral Poll&#8221;, &#8220;Duff Takes Strong Lead&#8221;, &#8220;Duff Still Leads Mayoral Poll&#8221;, &#8220;Duff Waits As Other Polls Decided&#8221;, &#8220;More Official Council Results&#8221;, &#8220;All Mayors Now Elected&#8221;, &#8220;South Burnett Council Decided&#8221;]<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><font color=red><b>UPDATED<\/b><\/font><br \/>\nThe race for mayor and councillors has now been decided in all councils across the local region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":194368,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[22,3],"tags":[1131],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>All Local Councils Now Decided - southburnett.com.au<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The race for mayor and councillors has now been decided in all councils across the local region.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2024\/04\/02\/all-local-councils-now-decided\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"All Local Councils Now Decided - southburnett.com.au\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The race for mayor and councillors has now been decided in all councils across the local region.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2024\/04\/02\/all-local-councils-now-decided\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"southburnett.com.au\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-04-02T02:30:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-04-02T10:06:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/20171102voting.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"620\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"385\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Anne Miller\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Anne Miller\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"8 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2024\/04\/02\/all-local-councils-now-decided\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2024\/04\/02\/all-local-councils-now-decided\/\",\"name\":\"All Local Councils Now Decided - southburnett.com.au\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2024-04-02T02:30:50+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-04-02T10:06:00+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/#\/schema\/person\/d43a5027bdddc95f54e9c6274d8a57ae\"},\"description\":\"The race for mayor and councillors has now been decided in all councils across the local region.\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2024\/04\/02\/all-local-councils-now-decided\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/\",\"name\":\"southburnett.com.au\",\"description\":\"Kingaroy and South Burnett News\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/#\/schema\/person\/d43a5027bdddc95f54e9c6274d8a57ae\",\"name\":\"Anne Miller\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/author\/anne-miller\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"All Local Councils Now Decided - southburnett.com.au","description":"The race for mayor and councillors has now been decided in all councils across the local region.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2024\/04\/02\/all-local-councils-now-decided\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"All Local Councils Now Decided - southburnett.com.au","og_description":"The race for mayor and councillors has now been decided in all councils across the local region.","og_url":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2024\/04\/02\/all-local-councils-now-decided\/","og_site_name":"southburnett.com.au","article_published_time":"2024-04-02T02:30:50+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-04-02T10:06:00+00:00","og_image":[{"width":"620","height":"385","url":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/20171102voting.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Anne Miller","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Anne Miller","Est. reading time":"8 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2024\/04\/02\/all-local-councils-now-decided\/","url":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2024\/04\/02\/all-local-councils-now-decided\/","name":"All Local Councils Now Decided - southburnett.com.au","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/#website"},"datePublished":"2024-04-02T02:30:50+00:00","dateModified":"2024-04-02T10:06:00+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/#\/schema\/person\/d43a5027bdddc95f54e9c6274d8a57ae"},"description":"The race for mayor and councillors has now been decided in all councils across the local region.","inLanguage":"en-AU","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2024\/04\/02\/all-local-councils-now-decided\/"]}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/#website","url":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/","name":"southburnett.com.au","description":"Kingaroy and South Burnett News","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-AU"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/#\/schema\/person\/d43a5027bdddc95f54e9c6274d8a57ae","name":"Anne Miller","url":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/author\/anne-miller\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345649"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=345649"}],"version-history":[{"count":112,"href":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345649\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":346408,"href":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345649\/revisions\/346408"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/194368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=345649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=345649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=345649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}