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Showing 2023-01-01 to 2026-09-09 (2023-01-01 to 2026-09-09).

Voting Records

Named For and Against votes from the official minutes in 2023-01-01 to 2026-09-09: how councillors vote, together and apart.

708recorded divisions4,357individual votes209contested divisions

Named For/Against divisions became routine practice around 2025. Earlier years show 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

FWFrank WilkieFWFrank WilkieKFKaren FinzelKFKaren FinzelALAmelia LorentsonALAmelia LorentsonTWTom WegenerTWTom WegenerNWNicola WilsonNWNicola WilsonJPJessica PhillipsJPJessica PhillipsBSBrian StockwellBSBrian StockwellJJJoe JurisevicJJJoe JurisevicCSClare StewartCSClare StewartFrank Wilkie and Karen Finzel voted the same way in 525 of 577 recorded divisions (91%)91Frank Wilkie and Amelia Lorentson voted the same way in 467 of 576 recorded divisions (81%)81Frank Wilkie and Tom Wegener voted the same way in 512 of 559 recorded divisions (92%)92Frank Wilkie and Nicola Wilson voted the same way in 473 of 548 recorded divisions (86%)86Frank Wilkie and Jessica Phillips voted the same way in 446 of 540 recorded divisions (83%)83Frank Wilkie and Brian Stockwell voted the same way in 501 of 540 recorded divisions (93%)93Frank Wilkie and Joe Jurisevic voted the same way in 11 of 17 recorded divisions (65%)65Frank Wilkie and Clare Stewart voted the same way in 7 of 16 recorded divisions (44%)44Karen Finzel and Frank Wilkie voted the same way in 525 of 577 recorded divisions (91%)91Karen Finzel and Amelia Lorentson voted the same way in 486 of 571 recorded divisions (85%)85Karen Finzel and Tom Wegener voted the same way in 479 of 550 recorded divisions (87%)87Karen Finzel and Nicola Wilson voted the same way in 540 of 593 recorded divisions (91%)91Karen Finzel and Jessica Phillips voted the same way in 511 of 587 recorded divisions (87%)87Karen Finzel and Brian Stockwell voted the same way in 455 of 523 recorded divisions (87%)87Karen Finzel and Joe Jurisevic voted the same way in 10 of 15 recorded divisions (67%)67Karen Finzel and Clare Stewart voted the same way in 10 of 15 recorded divisions (67%)67Amelia Lorentson and Frank Wilkie voted the same way in 467 of 576 recorded divisions (81%)81Amelia Lorentson and Karen Finzel voted the same way in 486 of 571 recorded divisions (85%)85Amelia Lorentson and Tom Wegener voted the same way in 474 of 603 recorded divisions (79%)79Amelia Lorentson and Nicola Wilson voted the same way in 452 of 533 recorded divisions (85%)85Amelia Lorentson and Jessica Phillips voted the same way in 506 of 530 recorded divisions (95%)95Amelia Lorentson and Brian Stockwell voted the same way in 444 of 578 recorded divisions (77%)77Amelia Lorentson and Joe Jurisevic voted the same way in 12 of 18 recorded divisions (67%)67Amelia Lorentson and Clare Stewart voted the same way in 16 of 16 recorded divisions (100%)100Tom Wegener and Frank Wilkie voted the same way in 512 of 559 recorded divisions (92%)92Tom Wegener and Karen Finzel voted the same way in 479 of 550 recorded divisions (87%)87Tom Wegener and Amelia Lorentson voted the same way in 474 of 603 recorded divisions (79%)79Tom Wegener and Nicola Wilson voted the same way in 434 of 518 recorded divisions (84%)84Tom Wegener and Jessica Phillips voted the same way in 404 of 511 recorded divisions (79%)79Tom Wegener and Brian Stockwell voted the same way in 508 of 560 recorded divisions (91%)91Tom Wegener and Joe Jurisevic voted the same way in 12 of 21 recorded divisions (57%)57Tom Wegener and Clare Stewart voted the same way in 3 of 19 recorded divisions (16%)16Nicola Wilson and Frank Wilkie voted the same way in 473 of 548 recorded divisions (86%)86Nicola Wilson and Karen Finzel voted the same way in 540 of 593 recorded divisions (91%)91Nicola Wilson and Amelia Lorentson voted the same way in 452 of 533 recorded divisions (85%)85Nicola Wilson and Tom Wegener voted the same way in 434 of 518 recorded divisions (84%)84Nicola Wilson and Jessica Phillips voted the same way in 498 of 568 recorded divisions (88%)88Nicola Wilson and Brian Stockwell voted the same way in 406 of 496 recorded divisions (82%)82No shared recorded divisionsNo shared recorded divisionsJessica Phillips and Frank Wilkie voted the same way in 446 of 540 recorded divisions (83%)83Jessica Phillips and Karen Finzel voted the same way in 511 of 587 recorded divisions (87%)87Jessica Phillips and Amelia Lorentson voted the same way in 506 of 530 recorded divisions (95%)95Jessica Phillips and Tom Wegener voted the same way in 404 of 511 recorded divisions (79%)79Jessica Phillips and Nicola Wilson voted the same way in 498 of 568 recorded divisions (88%)88Jessica Phillips and Brian Stockwell voted the same way in 368 of 490 recorded divisions (75%)75No shared recorded divisionsNo shared recorded divisionsBrian Stockwell and Frank Wilkie voted the same way in 501 of 540 recorded divisions (93%)93Brian Stockwell and Karen Finzel voted the same way in 455 of 523 recorded divisions (87%)87Brian Stockwell and Amelia Lorentson voted the same way in 444 of 578 recorded divisions (77%)77Brian Stockwell and Tom Wegener voted the same way in 508 of 560 recorded divisions (91%)91Brian Stockwell and Nicola Wilson voted the same way in 406 of 496 recorded divisions (82%)82Brian Stockwell and Jessica Phillips voted the same way in 368 of 490 recorded divisions (75%)75Brian Stockwell and Joe Jurisevic voted the same way in 10 of 15 recorded divisions (67%)67Brian Stockwell and Clare Stewart voted the same way in 8 of 14 recorded divisions (57%)57Joe Jurisevic and Frank Wilkie voted the same way in 11 of 17 recorded divisions (65%)65Joe Jurisevic and Karen Finzel voted the same way in 10 of 15 recorded divisions (67%)67Joe Jurisevic and Amelia Lorentson voted the same way in 12 of 18 recorded divisions (67%)67Joe Jurisevic and Tom Wegener voted the same way in 12 of 21 recorded divisions (57%)57No shared recorded divisionsNo shared recorded divisionsJoe Jurisevic and Brian Stockwell voted the same way in 10 of 15 recorded divisions (67%)67Joe Jurisevic and Clare Stewart voted the same way in 10 of 19 recorded divisions (53%)53Clare Stewart and Frank Wilkie voted the same way in 7 of 16 recorded divisions (44%)44Clare Stewart and Karen Finzel voted the same way in 10 of 15 recorded divisions (67%)67Clare Stewart and Amelia Lorentson voted the same way in 16 of 16 recorded divisions (100%)100Clare Stewart and Tom Wegener voted the same way in 3 of 19 recorded divisions (16%)16No shared recorded divisionsNo shared recorded divisionsClare Stewart and Brian Stockwell voted the same way in 8 of 14 recorded divisions (57%)57Clare Stewart and Joe Jurisevic voted the same way in 10 of 19 recorded divisions (53%)53
Least aligned: 16%Most aligned: 100%

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

Clare Stewart
32% of 19
Joe Jurisevic
14% of 21
Amelia Lorentson
14% of 632
Jessica Phillips
13% of 598
Brian Stockwell
10% of 587
Tom Wegener
9% of 618
Nicola Wilson
8% of 604
Frank Wilkie
5% of 639
Karen Finzel
5% of 639

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.

All 209 contested votes, all years →

Seconder Pairings

Who seconds whose motions in the official minutes in 2023-01-01 to 2026-09-09.

Who Seconds Whom

mover ↓seconder →FWFrank WilkieFWFrank WilkieALAmelia LorentsonALAmelia LorentsonBSBrian StockwellBSBrian StockwellKFKaren FinzelKFKaren FinzelJPJessica PhillipsJPJessica PhillipsTWTom WegenerTWTom WegenerNWNicola WilsonNWNicola WilsonJJJoe JurisevicJJJoe JurisevicCSClare StewartCSClare StewartAmelia Lorentson seconded 60 of the motions moved by Frank Wilkie60Brian Stockwell seconded 63 of the motions moved by Frank Wilkie63Karen Finzel seconded 65 of the motions moved by Frank Wilkie65Jessica Phillips seconded 47 of the motions moved by Frank Wilkie47Tom Wegener seconded 70 of the motions moved by Frank Wilkie70Nicola Wilson seconded 52 of the motions moved by Frank Wilkie52Joe Jurisevic seconded 19 of the motions moved by Frank Wilkie19Clare Stewart seconded 17 of the motions moved by Frank Wilkie17Frank Wilkie seconded 34 of the motions moved by Amelia Lorentson34Brian Stockwell seconded 31 of the motions moved by Amelia Lorentson31Karen Finzel seconded 72 of the motions moved by Amelia Lorentson72Jessica Phillips seconded 118 of the motions moved by Amelia Lorentson118Tom Wegener seconded 32 of the motions moved by Amelia Lorentson32Nicola Wilson seconded 40 of the motions moved by Amelia Lorentson40Joe Jurisevic seconded 10 of the motions moved by Amelia Lorentson10Clare Stewart seconded 18 of the motions moved by Amelia Lorentson18Frank Wilkie seconded 46 of the motions moved by Brian Stockwell46Amelia Lorentson seconded 38 of the motions moved by Brian Stockwell38Karen Finzel seconded 56 of the motions moved by Brian Stockwell56Jessica Phillips seconded 24 of the motions moved by Brian Stockwell24Tom Wegener seconded 83 of the motions moved by Brian Stockwell83Nicola Wilson seconded 17 of the motions moved by Brian Stockwell17Joe Jurisevic seconded 20 of the motions moved by Brian Stockwell20Clare Stewart seconded 23 of the motions moved by Brian Stockwell23Frank Wilkie seconded 25 of the motions moved by Karen Finzel25Amelia Lorentson seconded 19 of the motions moved by Karen Finzel19Brian Stockwell seconded 16 of the motions moved by Karen Finzel16Jessica Phillips seconded 25 of the motions moved by Karen Finzel25Tom Wegener seconded 22 of the motions moved by Karen Finzel22Nicola Wilson seconded 30 of the motions moved by Karen Finzel30Joe Jurisevic seconded 1 of the motions moved by Karen Finzel1Clare Stewart seconded 2 of the motions moved by Karen Finzel2Frank Wilkie seconded 14 of the motions moved by Jessica Phillips14Amelia Lorentson seconded 33 of the motions moved by Jessica Phillips33Brian Stockwell seconded 6 of the motions moved by Jessica Phillips6Karen Finzel seconded 26 of the motions moved by Jessica Phillips26Tom Wegener seconded 11 of the motions moved by Jessica Phillips11Nicola Wilson seconded 24 of the motions moved by Jessica Phillips24Joe Jurisevic never seconded a motion moved by Jessica Phillips in this viewClare Stewart never seconded a motion moved by Jessica Phillips in this viewFrank Wilkie seconded 17 of the motions moved by Tom Wegener17Amelia Lorentson seconded 24 of the motions moved by Tom Wegener24Brian Stockwell seconded 22 of the motions moved by Tom Wegener22Karen Finzel seconded 24 of the motions moved by Tom Wegener24Jessica Phillips seconded 12 of the motions moved by Tom Wegener12Nicola Wilson seconded 9 of the motions moved by Tom Wegener9Joe Jurisevic seconded 5 of the motions moved by Tom Wegener5Clare Stewart seconded 8 of the motions moved by Tom Wegener8Frank Wilkie seconded 11 of the motions moved by Nicola Wilson11Amelia Lorentson seconded 8 of the motions moved by Nicola Wilson8Brian Stockwell seconded 2 of the motions moved by Nicola Wilson2Karen Finzel seconded 33 of the motions moved by Nicola Wilson33Jessica Phillips seconded 51 of the motions moved by Nicola Wilson51Tom Wegener seconded 14 of the motions moved by Nicola Wilson14Joe Jurisevic never seconded a motion moved by Nicola Wilson in this viewClare Stewart never seconded a motion moved by Nicola Wilson in this viewFrank Wilkie seconded 21 of the motions moved by Joe Jurisevic21Amelia Lorentson seconded 25 of the motions moved by Joe Jurisevic25Brian Stockwell seconded 9 of the motions moved by Joe Jurisevic9Karen Finzel seconded 18 of the motions moved by Joe Jurisevic18Jessica Phillips never seconded a motion moved by Joe Jurisevic in this viewTom Wegener seconded 31 of the motions moved by Joe Jurisevic31Nicola Wilson never seconded a motion moved by Joe Jurisevic in this viewClare Stewart seconded 33 of the motions moved by Joe Jurisevic33Frank Wilkie seconded 25 of the motions moved by Clare Stewart25Amelia Lorentson seconded 15 of the motions moved by Clare Stewart15Brian Stockwell seconded 9 of the motions moved by Clare Stewart9Karen Finzel seconded 12 of the motions moved by Clare Stewart12Jessica Phillips never seconded a motion moved by Clare Stewart in this viewTom Wegener seconded 6 of the motions moved by Clare Stewart6Nicola Wilson never seconded a motion moved by Clare Stewart in this viewJoe Jurisevic seconded 15 of the motions moved by Clare Stewart15
Least: 1Most: 118

Most Frequent Pairings

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.

Notified Motions

How many notified motions each councillor put on the agenda in 2023-01-01 to 2026-09-09 (items councillors raise themselves, not officer reports).

Notified Motions per Councillor

Amelia Lorentson
17
Jessica Phillips
4
Karen Finzel
2
Brian Stockwell
1

Every Notified Motion

CouncillorNoticeOutcomeMeeting
Amelia LorentsonAmelia LorentsonStrengthening Small Business Consultation on Major Council WorksCarried20 August 2026
meeting · minutes
Amelia LorentsonAmelia LorentsonMain Beach Reserve Car Park – Review of Main Beach Drop-Off Zone ResolutionLost20 August 2026
meeting · minutes
Karen FinzelKaren FinzelDivisional Boundary ReviewCarried18 June 2026
meeting · minutes
Amelia LorentsonAmelia LorentsonAdvocating for Urgent Action on Burgess Creek ErosionCarried16 April 2026
meeting · minutes
Amelia LorentsonAmelia LorentsonProtecting First Point, Noosa HeadsCarried19 February 2026
meeting · minutes
Amelia LorentsonAmelia LorentsonThree-Month Trial of Alternate Shark Mitigation Measures During Southern Whale MigrationCarried22 January 2026
meeting · minutes
Jessica PhillipsJessica PhillipsIndependent Review of Community SurveysCarried22 January 2026
meeting · minutes
Amelia LorentsonAmelia LorentsonAdvocacy for Affordable HousingCarried18 December 2025
meeting · minutes
Amelia LorentsonAmelia LorentsonInvestigation into a Local Policy on Electronic Gaming Machines on Council-Owned or Trustee LandCarried20 November 2025
meeting · minutes
Amelia LorentsonAmelia LorentsonEnhancing Future Public Notification for Planning Scheme Provision ChangesCarried18 September 2025
meeting · minutes
Amelia LorentsonAmelia LorentsonAudit of Accessible Parking Provision in Noosa ShireCarried19 June 2025
meeting · minutes
Amelia LorentsonAmelia LorentsonEncouraging an Industry-Led Transition from Single-Use Coffee Cups in Partnership with Plastic Free NoosaCarried19 June 2025
meeting · minutes
Jessica PhillipsJessica PhillipsProposal to Waive Dog Registration Fees for Approved Foster CarersCarried19 June 2025
meeting · minutes
Amelia LorentsonAmelia LorentsonChange of Ordinary Meeting TimeLost20 February 2025
meeting · minutes
Amelia LorentsonAmelia LorentsonNoosaville Foreshore Infrastructure Management Plan and Outsourcing Effectiveness ReviewCarried21 November 2024
meeting · minutes
Jessica PhillipsJessica PhillipsFormalising Advocacy to State for a Review of Queensland Police Powers and Legislation Concerning E-Bikes and E-ScootersCarried17 October 2024
meeting · minutes
Jessica PhillipsJessica PhillipsAddressing Aging Infrastructure in Hastings Steet Precinct for Enhanced SafetyCarried17 October 2024
meeting · minutes
Amelia LorentsonAmelia LorentsonInvestigation of Precinct Management Frameworks for Noosa JunctionCarried17 October 2024
meeting · minutes
Amelia LorentsonAmelia LorentsonRequest for a Status Report on the 2022 Noosa Shire Recreational Boating Facilities Demand Forecasting Study and RecommendationsCarried17 October 2024
meeting · minutes
Karen FinzelKaren FinzelCrisis AccommodationCarried17 October 2024
meeting · minutes
Amelia LorentsonAmelia LorentsonTrial of Remote Rescue Tubes/Life Rings at Unpatrolled BeachesCarried19 September 2024
meeting · minutes
Amelia LorentsonAmelia LorentsonRequest to Reopen the Consultation Period for Proposed Amendment No. 2 to Noosa Plan 2020Carried18 July 2024
meeting · minutes
Amelia LorentsonAmelia LorentsonShark ControlCarried16 May 2024
meeting · minutes
Brian StockwellBrian StockwellAccelerating River ActionCarried14 December 2023
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 24 recorded under the "Notified Motions" section of the minutes in 2023-01-01 to 2026-09-09, 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.

Motions

Which councillors move and second the formal motions recorded in the official minutes in 2023-01-01 to 2026-09-09, and how they fare.

Moved and Seconded

CouncillorMovedSecondedCarriedLostSuccess as mover
Frank WilkieFrank Wilkie4021933561197%
Amelia LorentsonAmelia Lorentson3642222845085%
Brian StockwellBrian Stockwell3101582731794%
Karen FinzelKaren Finzel141306129497%
JJJoe Jurisevic (former)137701330100%
Tom WegenerTom Wegener122269116298%
Nicola WilsonNicola Wilson1191721071091%
Jessica PhillipsJessica Phillips11627799992%
CSClare Stewart (former)82101810100%

1,793 motions recorded: 1,578 carried, 103 lost, 5 withdrawn, 12 lapsed, 95 superseded by amendment. 1,469 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.

Open the full amendments register →

Conflicts of Interest →

101distinct matters declaredin 2023-01-01 to 2026-09-09207declaration records96left the room

COI Declarations per Councillor

Brian StockwellBrian Stockwell22 matters declared57 records in the minutesAmelia LorentsonAmelia Lorentson15 matters declared31 records in the minutesKaren FinzelKaren Finzel15 matters declared30 records in the minutesFrank WilkieFrank Wilkie14 matters declared26 records in the minutesJessica PhillipsJessica Phillips10 matters declared17 records in the minutesCSClare Stewart9 matters declared21 records in the minutesTom WegenerTom Wegener8 matters declared13 records in the minutesNicola WilsonNicola Wilson7 matters declared10 records in the minutesJJJoe Jurisevic1 matter declared2 records in the minutes

Full 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.

Transparency

Closed sessions, petitions and deputations recorded in the official minutes in 2023-01-01 to 2026-09-09.

64closed sessions27petitions received46deputations heard3mayoral minutes

By Year

YearMeetings with minutesClosed sessionsPetitionsDeputations
20262416411
20255115417
202447181018
2023401590

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 2023-01-01 to 2026-09-09.

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