Gain genuine insight into local government political life and the opportunities to represent your community, as we chat with councillors, mayors, and council executives from across Queensland. 👁️
We share a handful of experiences from those who represent our regions, including First Nations people, female leaders, those with agricultural backgrounds or with careers in governance. 👩🏾🦱 👩🏻🦰👨🏽🦳👴
Our host, Rob Hazel, uncovers what the roles within our state’s 77 councils entail, the qualifications required, and the positive impacts of engaging with your local community. 👍
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Gain genuine insight into local government political life and the opportunities to represent your community, as we chat with councillors, mayors, and council executives from across Queensland. 👁️
We share a handful of experiences from those who represent our regions, including First Nations people, female leaders, those with agricultural backgrounds or with careers in governance. 👩🏾🦱 👩🏻🦰👨🏽🦳👴
Our host, Rob Hazel, uncovers what the roles within our state’s 77 councils entail, the qualifications required, and the positive impacts of engaging with your local community. 👍
Former Mayor of the Cassowary Coast, Bill Shannon, found there was a greater array of opportunities to contribute to community, in a regional area, as opposed to the city. The multi-committee member facilitated cyclone management, which gained international recognition for best practice! With a background spanning both economics and agriculture, Bill urges people with diverse experience to engage in local government; ‘what really matters is your connection to the community.’
So you want to be a councillor?
Gain genuine insight into local government political life and the opportunities to represent your community, as we chat with councillors, mayors, and council executives from across Queensland. 👁️
We share a handful of experiences from those who represent our regions, including First Nations people, female leaders, those with agricultural backgrounds or with careers in governance. 👩🏾🦱 👩🏻🦰👨🏽🦳👴
Our host, Rob Hazel, uncovers what the roles within our state’s 77 councils entail, the qualifications required, and the positive impacts of engaging with your local community. 👍
