Noosa Council Analytics
Showing 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31).
Overview
47 Noosa Council meetings and 72 meeting hours in 2024, with 468 motions decided and 22 conflicts of interest declared.
Conflicts of Interest →
COI Declarations per Councillor
Karen Finzel6 matters declared11 records in the minutes
Jessica Phillips4 matters declared6 records in the minutes
Amelia Lorentson3 matters declared7 records in the minutes
Tom Wegener3 matters declared5 records in the minutes
Nicola Wilson3 matters declared5 records in the minutes
Brian Stockwell2 matters declared4 records in the minutes
Frank Wilkie1 matter declared2 records in the minutesJJJoe Jurisevic0 matters declaredCSClare Stewart0 matters declaredFull register: every declaration, verbatim →
Extracted automatically from the official council minutes, the statutory record under the Local Government Act 2009 (Qld) s150FA. Extraction can miss or mis-parse entries. Each entry links to the official minutes; verify against the source. Declaring a conflict is the process working, not an accusation.
Motions
Which councillors move and second the formal motions recorded in the official minutes in 2024, and how they fare.
Moved and Seconded
| Councillor | Moved | Seconded | Carried | Lost | Success as mover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frank Wilkie | 148 | 49 | 137 | 4 | 97% |
Amelia Lorentson | 101 | 56 | 72 | 15 | 83% |
Brian Stockwell | 74 | 60 | 67 | 6 | 92% |
Nicola Wilson | 48 | 56 | 40 | 8 | 83% |
Tom Wegener | 38 | 64 | 37 | 0 | 100% |
Jessica Phillips | 37 | 108 | 30 | 4 | 88% |
Karen Finzel | 26 | 80 | 23 | 0 | 100% |
| JJJoe Jurisevic (former) | 17 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 100% |
| CSClare Stewart (former) | 8 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 100% |
497 motions recorded: 431 carried, 37 lost, 0 withdrawn, 5 lapsed, 24 superseded by amendment. 405 were unanimous.
The chair moves many procedural motions (adoption of minutes, moving between sessions), which inflates the mayoral count. The same honesty rule as speaking time applies.
Casting-Vote Decisions
Rare tie-breaks decided by the chair's casting vote.
- 16 September 2024: "That Item A be amended to read: A. Adopt the updated Standing Orders for Council Meetings Policy (provided at Attachment…" was carried on the casting vote of the chair (meeting · minutes)
- 16 September 2024: "That Item C, 1 be amended to read: 1. 15 minutes in total will be allocated at each Meeting for members of the community…" was carried on the casting vote of the chair (meeting · minutes)
Notified Motions
How many notified motions each councillor put on the agenda in 2024 (items councillors raise themselves, not officer reports).
Notified Motions per Councillor
Every Notified Motion
| Councillor | Notice | Outcome | Meeting |
|---|---|---|---|
Amelia Lorentson | Noosaville Foreshore Infrastructure Management Plan and Outsourcing Effectiveness Review | Carried | 21 November 2024 meeting · minutes |
Jessica Phillips | Formalising Advocacy to State for a Review of Queensland Police Powers and Legislation Concerning E-Bikes and E-Scooters | Carried | 17 October 2024 meeting · minutes |
Jessica Phillips | Addressing Aging Infrastructure in Hastings Steet Precinct for Enhanced Safety | Carried | 17 October 2024 meeting · minutes |
Amelia Lorentson | Investigation of Precinct Management Frameworks for Noosa Junction | Carried | 17 October 2024 meeting · minutes |
Amelia Lorentson | Request for a Status Report on the 2022 Noosa Shire Recreational Boating Facilities Demand Forecasting Study and Recommendations | Carried | 17 October 2024 meeting · minutes |
Karen Finzel | Crisis Accommodation | Carried | 17 October 2024 meeting · minutes |
Amelia Lorentson | Trial of Remote Rescue Tubes/Life Rings at Unpatrolled Beaches | Carried | 19 September 2024 meeting · minutes |
Amelia Lorentson | Request to Reopen the Consultation Period for Proposed Amendment No. 2 to Noosa Plan 2020 | Carried | 18 July 2024 meeting · minutes |
Amelia Lorentson | Shark Control | Carried | 16 May 2024 meeting · minutes |
Open the full notified motions register →
A notified motion is an item a councillor puts on the agenda themselves, rather than responding to an officer report. These are the 9 recorded under the "Notified Motions" section of the minutes in 2024, credited to the councillor who moved each one. Amendments and restatements of the same item are not counted again, and a conflict-of-interest determination on the item is not treated as authorship. A notice withdrawn before it was moved is not counted.
Voting Records
Named For and Against votes from the official minutes in 2024: how councillors vote, together and apart.
Named divisions were recorded only occasionally in this year; these figures cover the recorded divisions only.
How often each pair of councillors voted the same way in recorded divisions. Shading is scaled to the range shown, deepest green for the most aligned pair through to red for the least. Click any cell for that pair's full division history.
Voting Alignment
Share of each councillor's recorded votes that were on the losing side of the division. A higher share means voting against the eventual decision more often; it is not a measure of merit.
Votes on the Losing Side
Contested Votes
Divisions where at least one councillor voted Against. The full table, every division linked to the meeting and the official minutes, has its own page.
Seconder Pairings
Who seconds whose motions in the official minutes in 2024.
Who Seconds Whom
Most Frequent Pairings
Jessica Phillips seconded motions moved by
Frank Wilkie ×34
Jessica Phillips seconded motions moved by
Amelia Lorentson ×31
Jessica Phillips seconded motions moved by
Nicola Wilson ×26
Brian Stockwell seconded motions moved by
Frank Wilkie ×25
Tom Wegener seconded motions moved by
Frank Wilkie ×24
Karen Finzel seconded motions moved by
Frank Wilkie ×22
Read a row across: how often each other councillor seconded that councillor’s motions. Blank cells: never. Every motion block in the official minutes counts, including amendments and procedural motions, so chairing duty inflates some numbers. A motion needs a seconder before it can be debated, so frequent pairings show who reliably gets whose ideas onto the floor.
Speaking Time
Share of Speaking Time
- Amelia Lorentson25.5%
- Frank Wilkie25.4%
- Brian Stockwell19.0%
- Karen Finzel9.5%
- Jessica Phillips6.6%
- Tom Wegener6.3%
- Nicola Wilson4.8%
- Joe Jurisevic (former)1.7%
- Clare Stewart (former)1.4%
Total Speaking Time
Pet Phrases & Platitudes
The phrases we keep an ear on in the chamber, counted across councillor speech in the meeting transcripts in 2024. Staff and public speakers are not counted.
“Point of order”
22 mentions across all councillors in 2024
Frank Wilkie | ×12 |
Brian Stockwell | ×7 |
Amelia Lorentson | ×2 |
Karen Finzel | ×1 |
| CSClare Stewart (former) | ×0 |
Jessica Phillips | ×0 |
| JJJoe Jurisevic (former) | ×0 |
Nicola Wilson | ×0 |
Tom Wegener | ×0 |
“Community”
1,215 mentions across all councillors in 2024
Amelia Lorentson | ×358 |
Frank Wilkie | ×265 |
Karen Finzel | ×210 |
Jessica Phillips | ×129 |
Brian Stockwell | ×128 |
Nicola Wilson | ×60 |
Tom Wegener | ×39 |
| JJJoe Jurisevic (former) | ×14 |
| CSClare Stewart (former) | ×12 |
“I will”
184 mentions across all councillors in 2024
Amelia Lorentson | ×50 |
Brian Stockwell | ×39 |
Karen Finzel | ×32 |
Frank Wilkie | ×22 |
Jessica Phillips | ×14 |
Nicola Wilson | ×14 |
Tom Wegener | ×9 |
| CSClare Stewart (former) | ×4 |
| JJJoe Jurisevic (former) | ×0 |
“STA”
60 mentions across all councillors in 2024
Tom Wegener | ×31 |
Frank Wilkie | ×13 |
Nicola Wilson | ×5 |
Amelia Lorentson | ×4 |
Brian Stockwell | ×4 |
Jessica Phillips | ×3 |
| CSClare Stewart (former) | ×0 |
| JJJoe Jurisevic (former) | ×0 |
Karen Finzel | ×0 |
Attendance
Meetings each councillor attended in 2024, from the official attendance record in each meeting's minutes.
Attendance Record
| Councillor | Attendance | Apologies | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
Amelia Lorentson | Present 22 of 22 | 0 apologies | 100% |
Brian Stockwell | Present 22 of 22 | 0 apologies | 100% |
| CSClare Stewart (former) | Present 3 of 3 | 0 apologies | 100% |
| JJJoe Jurisevic (former) | Present 2 of 2 | 0 apologies | 100% |
Karen Finzel | Present 22 of 23 | 3 apologies | 96% |
Jessica Phillips | Present 18 of 19 | 1 apology | 95% |
Nicola Wilson | Present 18 of 19 | 1 apology | 95% |
Frank Wilkie | Present 21 of 24 | 3 apologies | 88% |
Tom Wegener | Present 21 of 25 | 4 apologies | 84% |
Chairing
Who chaired the meetings in 2024. The chair runs proceedings and speaks between every item.
Meetings Chaired
Contributions
How many times each councillor spoke in 2024, and the longest single contributions.
Contributions per Councillor
Longest Single Contributions
| # | Councillor | Meeting | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSClare Stewart (former) chaired this meeting | Ordinary Meeting, 15 February 2024 | 10 min |
| 2 | Amelia Lorentson | Ordinary Meeting, 17 October 2024 | 9 min |
| 3 | Brian Stockwell | Ordinary Meeting, 18 July 2024 | 8 min |
| 4 | Frank Wilkie chaired this meeting | Special Meeting 12 December 2024 (resumed from 5 December 2024), 5 December 2024 | 8 min |
| 5 | Frank Wilkie chaired this meeting | SPECIAL MEETING 2024/2025 BUDGET ADOPTION, 28 June 2024 | 8 min |
| 6 | Brian Stockwell | Ordinary Meeting, 15 August 2024 | 8 min |
| 7 | Tom Wegener | Ordinary Meeting, 20 June 2024 | 7 min |
| 8 | Amelia Lorentson | Post Election Meeting 2024, 8 April 2024 | 7 min |
| 9 | Brian Stockwell | SPECIAL MEETING 2024/2025 BUDGET ADOPTION, 28 June 2024 | 7 min |
| 10 | Amelia Lorentson | Ordinary Meeting, 21 November 2024 | 7 min |
Each link opens the exact spot in the meeting transcript.
Chamber Airtime Composition
Who does the talking in 2024: all attributed speech in the AI transcripts, split between councillors (chairing included), named council staff (the executive listed in each meeting header), named public speakers, and voices the transcription could not identify. Attribution is automated and can be wrong.
Public Question Time
28 public questions were put to Council across 8 meetings in 2024, from the minutes’ Public Question Time sections.
Most Frequent Questioners
- Andrew Mccarthy ×5
- Craig Vella ×4
- Debra Walz ×4
- John Cochrane ×2
- Kim Petrovic ×2
- Sue Agnew ×1
- Paula Braby ×1
- Mary Nance Forster ×1
Names as recorded in the official public minutes. Residents asking questions of their council is the transparency process working.
Transparency
Closed sessions, petitions and deputations recorded in the official minutes in 2024.
Meetings
The meetings behind these numbers, by type and length.
By Meeting Type
| Meeting type | Held | Avg length | Longest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinary | 11 | 1h 47m | Ordinary Meeting, 17 October 2024 (3h 6m) |
| General Committee | 10 | 2h 37m | General Committee, 12 August 2024 (4h 39m) |
| Planning & Environment | 9 | 56m | Planning & Environment Committee, 11 June 2024 (2h 15m) |
| Services & Organisation | 9 | 44m | Services & Organisation Committee Agenda, 12 November 2024 (1h 50m) |
| Special | 6 | 1h 31m | Special Meeting 12 December 2024 (resumed from 5 December 2024), 5 December 2024 (3h 41m) |
| Other | 2 | 39m | Post Election Meeting 2024, 8 April 2024 (40m) |
About This Data
Every number on this page is computed from three sources, each used for what it is authoritative about, and every number is at most one click from the public record it came from.
- Meeting transcripts feed speaking time, contributions, phrase counts and topics. Transcription and speaker attribution are machine-assisted and can be wrong. Speaking time includes chairing, which inflates the chair's share.
- Meeting headers (the published attendance record) feed attendance, apologies and chairing. These are structured facts, not transcript inference.
- Official minutes (the statutory record) feed motions, named division votes, conflict-of-interest declarations and transparency counters. Extraction is automated against the statutory wording and can miss or mis-parse entries; each extracted record links to the official minutes so it can be verified at the source.
A phrase count is not a formal declaration or ruling. A conflict-of-interest declaration is the transparency process working, not an accusation. Motion and voting figures count what the minutes record; named For/Against divisions became routine practice around 2025, so earlier years understate division detail.
A notified motion is an item a councillor puts on the agenda themselves. These are counted from the minutes' "Notified Motions" section, one per agenda item, credited to the councillor who moved it. Amendments and restatements of the same item are not counted again, and a conflict-of-interest determination on the item is not treated as authorship. A notice withdrawn before it was moved is recorded in the minutes but is not attributed here, because the withdrawal line is narrative rather than a structured record.
Figures for this view cover 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31.