{"id":97088,"date":"2015-02-21T17:28:11","date_gmt":"2015-02-21T07:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=97088"},"modified":"2020-08-18T14:24:31","modified_gmt":"2020-08-18T04:24:31","slug":"former-mayor-dies-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2015\/02\/21\/former-mayor-dies-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Mayor Dies"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Former Gympie Mayor Ron Dyne<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

February 21, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

Former Gympie and Kilkivan mayor Ron Dyne succumbed to cancer on Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n

Cr Dyne was diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic, liver and bowel cancer in July last year.<\/p>\n

At the time, he said would continue in the mayoral role while he still felt fit and able, but would immediately take leave if that changed.<\/p>\n

This point came in September when he took leave from Council to continue chemotherapy treatment.<\/p>\n

At an emotional Council meeting in December, he formally tendered his resignation.<\/p>\n

A by-election to fill the vacant role was then organised (see separate report).<\/p>\n

The Gympie Regional Council’s announcement of his death noted the community had lost a remarkable man and a true leader.<\/p>\n

Cr Dyne was first elected as a councillor on the former Kilkivan Shire Council in 2000, and became Kilkivan Mayor four years later.<\/p>\n

Following the 2008 council mergers, he was the first Mayor of the amalgamated Gympie Regional Council and held that position until December.<\/p>\n

Before entering local government, he spent 21 years in the Army before retiring in 1993 to run a hobby farm at Lower Wonga.<\/p>\n

He is survived by his wife Dulcie, two children and two grandchildren.<\/p>\n