Councillor Profiles Councillor Profiles

The elected Mayor and Councillors for the Goondiwindi Regional Council were officially sworn in on Friday 11 May, 2012 at 8:30am.

The Councillors of Goondiwindi Regional Councl

Back (l to r):  Cr Dave McMahon, Cr Rick Kearney (Deputy Mayor), Cr Rick McDougall, Cr Rob Mackenzie.
Front (l to r):  Cr Joan White, Cr Graeme Scheu (Mayor), Cr Lori Mackay.


Profiles of Councillors:

Cr Graeme Scheu register of interests
Cr Rick Kearney register of interests
Cr Rick McDougall register of interests
Cr Rob Mackenzie register of interests
Cr David McMahon register of interests
Cr Lori Mackay register of interests
Cr Joan White register of interests

 

Role of a Councillor:

Queensland's Local Government Act 2009 states that the roles of a Local Government Councillor are generally-

  • represents the overall public interest of the local government's area and, if the councillor is a councillor for a division of the area, also represents the public interest of the division; and
  • takes part in deciding the facilities, services and enterprises that are appropriate for the area; and
  • takes part in formulating, adopting and reviewing:
    - the local government's corporate plan and operational plans; and
    - the policies and goals of the local government; and
  • takes part in making decisions for achieving goals and implementing the policies of the local government.

Please note that Goondiwindi Regional Council is not divided for electoral purposes (i.e. there are no electoral wards or divisions) and therefore the Mayor and each Councillor represents every citizen in the Shire.

Councillors are not provided with any discretionary funds.

Consult the Local Government Act 2009 for more details.