Annual Report 2021-22

              Noosa Shire Council




     Our Elected Members
     Council is represented by the Mayor and six Councillors who were elected at the Local Government
     elections on 28 March 2020 and made Declarations of Office on 15 April 2020.
     Residents have the opportunity to elect the Mayor and the Councillors every four years with the next
     election scheduled to be held in 2024.
     Our Councillors represent all areas of the Shire as Noosa is an undivided local government area.
     The role of Councillors is to represent the community and make decisions that benefit the whole
     Noosa Shire region, now and into the future.
     Councillors are responsible for:
         • providing leadership to the local government and the community,
         • planning for the delivery of services and strategic planning for the future,
         • developing policy and making local laws, and
         • complying with legislation.
     As well as being a Councillor, the Mayor has extra duties. The Mayor:
         • leads and manages Council Meetings to ensure that Council decisions are actioned,
         • provides strategic direction,
         • is a member of each standing committee of the local government, and
         • represents Council at civic or ceremonial functions.
     The Councillor that is nominated by resolution to be the Deputy Mayor can act for the Mayor during an
     absence or temporary incapacity of the Mayor.




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     From left to right: Cr Amelia Lorentson, Cr Tom Wegener, Cr Karen Finzel, Cr Frank Wilkie, Mayor Clare Stewart, Cr Brian Stockwell, Cr Joe Jurisevic.