Janice Moriarty
Mayor
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Central Highlands Regional
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2024 Central Highlands Regional — Mayor
historical · ordinary
Calendar timer· ECQ2024 local ordinary election archive; jurisdiction ordinary day16 March 2024. Any council-specific postponed polling day requires its own notice. First preferences are only the expressly official count; no count is invented where absent.
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2 recorded contestants · names, affiliations and public records
| Name / public profile | Affiliation at this event | Recorded status / result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAYES, Kerry | Affiliation not recorded | Mayor · contested this2024 event · 5302 first preference votes | Official record |
| MORIARTY, Janice | Affiliation not recorded | Mayor · declared elected in this2024 event · 7666 first preference votes | Official record |
2024 Central Highlands Regional — Central Highlands Regional Division 1
historical · ordinary
Calendar timer· ECQ2024 local ordinary election archive; jurisdiction ordinary day16 March 2024. Any council-specific postponed polling day requires its own notice. First preferences are only the expressly official count; no count is invented where absent.
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13 recorded contestants · names, affiliations and public records
| Name / public profile | Affiliation at this event | Recorded status / result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEWMAN, Karen | Affiliation not recorded | Central Highlands Regional Division 1 · declared elected in this2024 event · 9817 candidate votes in multi-member first-past-the-post contest; multiple votes per formal ballot | Official record |
| CRUWYS, Rachael | Affiliation not recorded | Central Highlands Regional Division 1 · declared elected in this2024 event · 9185 candidate votes in multi-member first-past-the-post contest; multiple votes per formal ballot | Official record |
| HINDMARSH, Craig | Affiliation not recorded | Central Highlands Regional Division 1 · declared elected in this2024 event · 9243 candidate votes in multi-member first-past-the-post contest; multiple votes per formal ballot | Official record |
| DONALDSON, Robert Peter | Affiliation not recorded | Central Highlands Regional Division 1 · declared elected in this2024 event · 9209 candidate votes in multi-member first-past-the-post contest; multiple votes per formal ballot | Official record |
| SYPHER, Gai | Affiliation not recorded | Central Highlands Regional Division 1 · declared elected in this2024 event · 9024 candidate votes in multi-member first-past-the-post contest; multiple votes per formal ballot | Official record |
| DEDES, Perry | Affiliation not recorded | Central Highlands Regional Division 1 · contested this2024 event · 4476 candidate votes in multi-member first-past-the-post contest; multiple votes per formal ballot | Official record |
| WILKINS, Gillian | Affiliation not recorded | Central Highlands Regional Division 1 · declared elected in this2024 event · 8308 candidate votes in multi-member first-past-the-post contest; multiple votes per formal ballot | Official record |
| WHITEMAN, Christopher | Affiliation not recorded | Central Highlands Regional Division 1 · declared elected in this2024 event · 7793 candidate votes in multi-member first-past-the-post contest; multiple votes per formal ballot | Official record |
| BURNS, Joseph | Affiliation not recorded | Central Highlands Regional Division 1 · declared elected in this2024 event · 6915 candidate votes in multi-member first-past-the-post contest; multiple votes per formal ballot | Official record |
| FRAWLEY, Bernardine | Affiliation not recorded | Central Highlands Regional Division 1 · contested this2024 event · 6253 candidate votes in multi-member first-past-the-post contest; multiple votes per formal ballot | Official record |
| MCDONALD, Michael T | Affiliation not recorded | Central Highlands Regional Division 1 · contested this2024 event · 5044 candidate votes in multi-member first-past-the-post contest; multiple votes per formal ballot | Official record |
| BRIMBLECOMBE, Charles | Affiliation not recorded | Central Highlands Regional Division 1 · contested this2024 event · 6174 candidate votes in multi-member first-past-the-post contest; multiple votes per formal ballot | Official record |
| GAUDRON, Loretta | Affiliation not recorded | Central Highlands Regional Division 1 · contested this2024 event · 6863 candidate votes in multi-member first-past-the-post contest; multiple votes per formal ballot | Official record |
2026 Central Highlands Regional councillor by-election
Historical; poll held; see official result/current-office evidence · by-election
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Boundary basis: Current Queensland administrative local-government boundary service snapshot, retrieved 17 October 2026. Geographic boundaries describe the sourced edition; they do not determine a person's current address entitlement.
- Queensland council boundary map sources · checked 2026-10-17. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
- ECQ verified-web local ordinary election rule and current events · checked 2026-10-17
- ECQ2024 local election archive independently downloaded through official public browser interface · checked 2026-10-17. Minimal event-specific names, declared historical outcomes and typed vote facts. Full copyrighted archive and incidental venue/address data remain local-only.
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- Official14 March 2024 Gazette changes Torres Strait Island Regional Council polling day to 23March · checked 2026-10-17. Minimal official election-calendar fact. Full Gazette publisher rights retained.
- Queensland Government current local government directory: independently published mayors and official council websites · checked 2026-10-17. Minimal public professional name, role and institutional website facts. Publisher rights retained; no addresses, contacts or CEO data republished.
- ECQ historical council by-election index check · checked 2026-10-23. Publisher rights retained; minimal attributed public facts only.
- Current individual councillor roster, personal public profiles and complete previous contestants require council-level source reconciliation.
- All2024 local-election ballot names and historical declarations are independently sourced from the ECQ archive downloaded via its official public browser interface. These2024 outcomes do not establish current office; later by-elections/replacements remain separate.
- Official council website independently published in the Queensland Government directory, checked17October2026.
- This source supplies the published mayor independently of2024 election results. Complete current councillor rosters and individual biographies remain unpopulated except where separately sourced. The page-wide16October2026 update is not an individual office-commencement date.
- All 2024 local-election ballot names and historical declarations are independently sourced from the ECQ archive downloaded via its official public browser interface. These2024 outcomes do not establish current office; later by-elections/replacements remain separate.
- Official council website independently published in the Queensland Government directory, checked 17 October 2026.
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- 23 October bounded event check confirms held poll only. Individual result, declaration and current-role reconciliation remain incomplete.
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