{"id":346226,"date":"2024-03-28T16:33:33","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T06:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=346226"},"modified":"2024-04-01T12:15:52","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T02:15:52","slug":"kathy-duff-declared-mayor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2024\/03\/28\/kathy-duff-declared-mayor\/","title":{"rendered":"Kathy Duff Declared Mayor"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cr Kathy Duff … the newly elected Mayor of the South Burnett Regional Council\u00a0 (Photo: Maggie O’Shannessy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

March 28, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

Almost two weeks after polls closed, Kathy Duff has been officially declared the new Mayor of the South Burnett Regional Council.<\/p>\n

The former Division 5 councillor defeated former Deputy Mayor – and then Acting Mayor – Gavin Jones by more than 4300 votes.<\/p>\n

Former Division 4 councillor Kirstie Schumacher secured the second highest number of first preference votes but it was not enough to topple the popular “lady in pink”.<\/p>\n

Newcomer Tom Wilson came a distant last in the mayor poll, with just over 2500 votes.<\/p>\n

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With 22,040 official first preference votes been counted in the South Burnett mayoral poll:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  • SCHUMACHER, Kirstie – 5263<\/li>\n
  • DUFF, Kathy – 9030 – DECLARED<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
  • WILSON, Tom – 2540<\/li>\n
  • JONES, Gavin – 4694<\/li>\n
  • Informal – 513<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Division 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

    With 3615 official first preference votes counted:<\/p>\n

      \n
    • DE WEERS, Tom – 1634<\/li>\n
    • ERKENS, Jane – 1869\u00a0– DECLARED<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
    • Informal – 112<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Division 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

      With 3750 official first preference votes counted:<\/p>\n

        \n
      • LITTLE, Linda – 1655 – DECLARED<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
      • GRANT, Douglas – 900<\/li>\n
      • HAZELTON, Wendy – 998<\/li>\n
      • Informal – 197<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Division 3<\/strong><\/p>\n

          \n
        • Position was uncontested.\u00a0 Cr Danita Potter has been re-elected unopposed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Division 4<\/strong><\/p>\n

          With 3673 official first preference votes counted:<\/p>\n

            \n
          • DALY, Gerald – 222<\/li>\n
          • SCHUBACK, Seth – 232<\/li>\n
          • ANDERSSON, Dan – 438<\/li>\n
          • WESTBROOK, Heidi – 1187<\/li>\n
          • DENNIEN, Deb – 1472\u00a0– DECLARED<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
          • Informal – 122<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Division 5<\/strong><\/p>\n

            With 3646 official first preference votes counted:<\/p>\n

              \n
            • BATTESE, Stuart – 1141<\/li>\n
            • WALTERS, Allan – 616<\/li>\n
            • SANDER, Heath – 1755\u00a0– DECLARED<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
            • Informal – 134<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              Division 6<\/strong><\/p>\n

              With 4054 official first preference votes counted:<\/p>\n

                \n
              • HENSCHEN, Scott – 1270<\/li>\n
              • HEIT, Ros – 2696 – DECLARED<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
              • Informal – 88<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                UPDATED April 1: Divisions 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 have now all been declared. Cr Danita Potter was elected unopposed in Division 3.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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