{"id":358853,"date":"2025-03-25T14:04:06","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T04:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=358853"},"modified":"2025-03-25T14:04:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T04:04:06","slug":"new-deputy-mayor-rotates-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2025\/03\/25\/new-deputy-mayor-rotates-in\/","title":{"rendered":"New Deputy Mayor Rotates In"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_358854\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-358854\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250325gordonwragge.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-358854\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250325gordonwragge.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250325gordonwragge.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250325gordonwragge-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250325gordonwragge-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250325gordonwragge-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250325gordonwragge-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250325gordonwragge-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-358854\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cherbourg Mayor Bruce Simpson with recently appointed Deputy Mayor Gordon Wragge (Photo: CASC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>March 25, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cherbourg Council has adopted a &#8220;rotational&#8221; system for its Deputy Mayor role, similar to the one implemented by the South Burnett Regional Council at the start of this latest term.<\/p>\n<p>Cherbourg Mayor Bruce Simpson said Cr Gordon Wragge had now taken on the role, replacing Cr Carla Fisher who was appointed at the start of the term.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As part of our commitment to inclusive and progressive governance, the Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council has implemented a rotational system for the Deputy Mayor position,&#8221; Mayor Simpson said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;This initiative ensures that each councillor has the opportunity to contribute to our community&#8217;s leadership, fostering diverse perspectives and shared responsibility.\u200b<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Over the past year, Cr Carla FIsher has served diligently as Deputy Mayor, bringing valuable insights and dedication to the role.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We extend our heartfelt gratitude for her service.\u200b<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are now pleased to announce that Councillor Gordy Wragge has stepped into the position of Deputy Mayor for his term.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This approach not only keeps our leadership dynamic but also strengthens our collective ability to address the needs and aspirations of the Cherbourg community.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cherbourg Council has adopted a &#8220;rotational&#8221; system for its Deputy Mayor role, similar to the one implemented by the South Burnett Regional Council at the start of this latest term.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":358854,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[22],"tags":[1131],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>New Deputy Mayor Rotates In - southburnett.com.au<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Cherbourg Council has adopted a &quot;rotational&quot; system for its Deputy Mayor role, similar to the one implemented by the South Burnett Regional Council at the start of this latest term.\" \/>\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\/2025\/03\/25\/new-deputy-mayor-rotates-in\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"New Deputy Mayor Rotates In - southburnett.com.au\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Cherbourg Council has adopted a &quot;rotational&quot; system for its Deputy Mayor role, similar to the one implemented by the South Burnett Regional Council at the start of this latest term.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2025\/03\/25\/new-deputy-mayor-rotates-in\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"southburnett.com.au\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-03-25T04:04:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250325gordonwragge.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"740\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"460\" \/>\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=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2025\/03\/25\/new-deputy-mayor-rotates-in\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2025\/03\/25\/new-deputy-mayor-rotates-in\/\",\"name\":\"New Deputy Mayor Rotates In - southburnett.com.au\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-03-25T04:04:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-25T04:04:06+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/#\/schema\/person\/d43a5027bdddc95f54e9c6274d8a57ae\"},\"description\":\"Cherbourg Council has adopted a \\\"rotational\\\" system for its Deputy Mayor role, similar to the one implemented by the South Burnett Regional Council at the start of this latest term.\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2025\/03\/25\/new-deputy-mayor-rotates-in\/\"]}]},{\"@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":"New Deputy Mayor Rotates In - southburnett.com.au","description":"Cherbourg Council has adopted a \"rotational\" system for its Deputy Mayor role, similar to the one implemented by the South Burnett Regional Council at the start of this latest term.","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\/2025\/03\/25\/new-deputy-mayor-rotates-in\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"New Deputy Mayor Rotates In - southburnett.com.au","og_description":"Cherbourg Council has adopted a \"rotational\" system for its Deputy Mayor role, similar to the one implemented by the South Burnett Regional Council at the start of this latest term.","og_url":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2025\/03\/25\/new-deputy-mayor-rotates-in\/","og_site_name":"southburnett.com.au","article_published_time":"2025-03-25T04:04:06+00:00","og_image":[{"width":740,"height":460,"url":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250325gordonwragge.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Anne Miller","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Anne Miller","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2025\/03\/25\/new-deputy-mayor-rotates-in\/","url":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2025\/03\/25\/new-deputy-mayor-rotates-in\/","name":"New Deputy Mayor Rotates In - southburnett.com.au","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/#website"},"datePublished":"2025-03-25T04:04:06+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-25T04:04:06+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/#\/schema\/person\/d43a5027bdddc95f54e9c6274d8a57ae"},"description":"Cherbourg Council has adopted a \"rotational\" system for its Deputy Mayor role, similar to the one implemented by the South Burnett Regional Council at the start of this latest term.","inLanguage":"en-AU","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2025\/03\/25\/new-deputy-mayor-rotates-in\/"]}]},{"@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\/358853"}],"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=358853"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358853\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":358855,"href":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358853\/revisions\/358855"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/358854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=358853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=358853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=358853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}