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Elected Members                                                                                                           Mayor Frank Wilkie
                                                                                                                          Elected member since 2014
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Elected members (councillors) are members of a                  As well as being a Councillor, the Mayor has additional
team, elected by their constituents to work collectively        responsibilities for:
in the best interests of the whole community.
                                                                                                                          Cr Brian Stockwell (Deputy Mayor)
                                                                — leading and managing meetings of the
                                                                                                                          Elected member since 2016
Our Council is represented by the Mayor and                       local government at which the Mayor is the
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six Councillors who were elected at the Local                     Chairperson, including managing the conduct of
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Government elections held on 16 March 2024 and                    the participants at the meetings
made Declarations of Office on 3 April 2024.                    — leading, managing and providing strategic
                                                                  direction to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in
Residents have the opportunity to elect the Mayor                 order to achieve the high quality administration of     Cr Karen Finzel
and the Councillors every four years with the next                the local government                                    Elected member since 2020
election scheduled to be held in 2028.                          —d  irecting the CEO in accordance with local            07 5329 6279
                                                                  government policies                                     [email protected]
Our Councillors represent all areas of the Shire as             —c  onducting a performance appraisal of the CEO




                                                                                                                                                              Noosa Council Annual Report 24/25
Noosa is an undivided local government area.                      at least annually in a manner determined by the
                                                                  local government                                        Cr Nicola Wilson
Elected members have specific roles and                         —e  nsuring the local government promptly provides       Elected member since 2024
responsibilities to ensure that they have effective               the Minister with the information about the local       07 5329 6115
control over the management and operation of our                  government area, or the local government as             [email protected]
local government area. Councillors are responsible for:           requested
                                                                —b  eing a member of each standing committee of
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  roviding leadership to the local government and                the local government, and
                                                                                                                          Cr Amelia Lorentson
 the community                                                  — r epresenting the local government at ceremonial
                                                                                                                          Elected member since 2020
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  lanning for the delivery of services and strategic             or civic functions.
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 planning for the future
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  nsuring Council discharges its responsibilities              The Councillor that is nominated by resolution to be
 under legislation, achieves its Corporate Plan,                the Deputy Mayor can act for the Mayor during an
 and complies with all laws that apply to local                 absence or temporary incapacity of the Mayor.
 governments                                                                                                              Cr Tom Wegener
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  eing accountable to the community for the local              The roles and responsibilities of our elected             Elected member since 2020
 government’s performance                                       members are underpinned by the Code of Conduct            07 5329 6545
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  articipating in Council meetings and decision-               for Councillors in Queensland which is a public           [email protected]
 making for the benefit of our local government area            declaration of the principles of good conduct and
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  eveloping policy and making local laws, and                  standards of behaviour that councillors must display
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  omplying with legislation.                                   when carrying out their duties.                           Cr Jessica Phillips
                                                                                                                          Elected member since 2024
                                                                                                                          07 5329 6109
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