The election of Jess Milne in Division 1 means that the Mayor and four sitting councillors were not returned. Hartwig report buries some absurd council myths | Gympie Times A message from Gympie Mayor Glen Hartwig: "Many of you would be aware of the saying 'the only things which are guaranteed in life are death and income tax.' "Not only are our own residents doing a bit more fossicking but there are the travellers that are coming through trying their luck as well.". 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A delegation of farmers met with Mayor Glen Hartwig to express their disappointment and focus on a way forward for the agricultural sector, which is worth more than $148 million a year to the region. Glen Hartwig is the new mayor of Gympie Regional Council, defeating incumbent Mick Curran by almost 5000 votes. Gympie mayor Glen Hartwig said visitors would be more than welcome — as long as they followed COVID-19 guidelines and respected other campers. Colleen Miller – 913 Even the very first day of the new year saw us all impacted by the case in Brisbane and what that means for each of us, our friends and our family. 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The Electoral Commission of Queensland officially declared the results for Divisions 2, 6 and 8 and the Mayor on Monday afternoon and for Divisions 3, 4, 5 and 7 on Wednesday. UPDATE: Division 1 has now been declared. Mikki Lawson – 721 Scott's state of the region address will include: Gympie's COVID position and recovery. "With the gold price being $2,500 per ounce, I think there is an interest in mining again in and around Gympie," Mr Hartwig said. Gympie Mayor Glen Hartwig says he has spoken with Fraser Coast Mayor George Seymour (pictured) about the council’s decision to accept the waste, which Mr Seymour voted against. Rae Gate – 941 *Daryl Dodt – 585 Glen Hartwig is the new mayor of Gympie Regional Council, defeating incumbent Mick Curran by almost 5000 votes. My goal is to serve this region with strong, forward thinking leadership and openness. A message from Mayor Glen Hartwig - Wednesday, 13 January 2021 COVID-19 continues to impact our day-to-day lives. "There's a bit of an art to it, some people are probably better at it than others naturally," Mr Hartwig said. "Which was what Queensland needed to pay some bills, so gold's been a part of our history since that time on.". "For Gympie, we're one of the perfect locations in the south-east corner," he said. Gympie Mayor, Glen Hartwig has this afternoon urged residents of the Gympie region to carry on in their “usual responsible way” after the Queensland Government announced a three day lockdown of greater Brisbane starting from 6pm tonight, Friday 8 January 2021. Informal – 160, Division 7 – 82.26 per cent – Official First Preference Count, Donna Reardon – 1033 Volunteers at the Lake Alford visitor information centre, which issues permits for the Deep Creek fossicking area, said a dozen groups had visited the area in the past eight weeks, including gold hunters from Brisbane, Bundaberg, the Sunshine Coast and New South Wales. (ABC News: Robert Blackmore)Gympie mayor Glen Hartwig, who himself was once involved in … Mayor – 79.75 per cent – Official First Preference Count, Glen Hartwig – 14,647 – DECLARED Gympie Mayor Glen Hartwig, who himself was once involved in mining, indicated support for the proposal. "It's a bit of a family day out, the kids can paddle around in the water if you're down by a creek or a river while you try and strike it rich.". Cr Glen Hartwig, Mayor 0437 722 931 mayorhartwig@gympie.qld.gov.au Disaster Management Planning and Economic Development Cr Jess Milne Division 1 0436 282 707 jess.milne@gympie.qld.gov.au Infrastructure Services Tourism, Environment/ Special Projects Cr Dolly Jensen Division 2 0436 306 226 dolly.jensen@gympie.qld.gov.au Arts Culture and Open Space, Long-term resident and Gympie's Mayor. Tim Jerome – 4484 The incumbent Gympie Regional Council during its last ordinary meeting before the 2020 election, March 4 2020. Chelle Dobson – 1073 Long-term resident and Gympie's Mayor. 1.8K likes. Informal – 153, Division 4 – 79.01 per cent – Official First Preference Count, Bruce Devereaux – 1339  – DECLARED Gympie Mayor Glen Hartwig says there has been renewed enthusiasm for gold fossicking. Informal – 125, Division 5 – 78.05 per cent – Official First Preference Count, Bob Burns – 893 The Gympie Region is a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about 170 kilometres (110 mi) north of Brisbane, the state capital.It is between the Sunshine Coast and Hervey Bay and centred on the town of Gympie.It was created in 2008 from a merger of the Shires of Cooloola and Kilkivan and part of the Shire of Tiaro. "If you pull up 30 grams, it's a good day away. Rainbow Beach is … *Bob Leitch – 1328 The only Division still to be declared is Division 1 where a recount has been ordered. A delegation of farmers met with Mayor Glen Hartwig to express their disappointment and focus on a way forward for the agricultural sector, which is worth more than $148 million a year to the region. Mr Perrett said he and his wife Michelle have been proud Gympie RSL members and will continue to support the club. Informal – 140. The winners of the 2020 Gympie Senior Citizen of the Year Awards were announced today by Gympie Mayor Glen Hartwig. 4 talking about this. “It would great for the mine to reopen,” Hartwig said. Mayor Glen Hartwig said sewerage works on Gympie's southside had also been postponed to future budgets. *Dan Stewart – 1419  – DECLARED And Mayor Glen Hartwig warned residents at the weekend that “Mother Hubbard’s cupboard” was bare so there would be no more “shiny stuff” in the upcoming Budget. The Electoral Commission of Queensland officially declared the results for Divisions 2, 6 and 8 and the Mayor on Monday afternoon and for Divisions 3, 4, 5 and 7 on Wednesday. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. "You can use a cradle, which is a bit more industrious, but most people just use a fossicking pan and swirl it around, and the gold's denser and generally settles to the bottom of the pan. Gympie Museum historian Allan Blackmore at the Gympie mine site in 2010. Informal – 141, Division 2 – 78.51 per cent – Official First Preference Count, Dolly Jensen – 2078  – DECLARED It comes after The Gympie Times reported Gympie Mayor Glen Hartwig and council CEO Shane Gray were not aware that a deal had been done to dispose of waste on the Fraser Coast. However, I … Maree Adshead and Glen Hartwig sign the Small Business Friendly Councils Charter. Informal – 181, Division 3 – 82.32 per cent – Official First Preference Count, *Mal Gear – 819 *Mick Curran – 9673 Your email address will not be published. Mayor Glen Hartwig and state officials Llew O’Brien and Tony Perret were also in attendance. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. They shared insights from the past few years and how council and the … Terry McMullan – 235 Gympie Regional Council’s financial position is so bad it will need to borrow as much as $12 million just to cover wages and routine expenses for the coming quarter. Brian Thomas – 905 “People need to understand, gold mining has been occurring in Gympie since Adam was a boy or James Nash rode through on a horse. Informal – 111, Division 8 – 78.06 per cent – Official First Preference Count, *Bob Fredman – 2033 – DECLARED Warren Polley – 1336  – DECLARED We are kicking off with Regional Development Australia Wide Bay Burnett Director of Regional Development Scott Rowe will deliver a ‘state of the region’ Following Scott we will hear from Mayor Glen Hartwig and GRC CEO Shane Gray. Agreeing to form a consultative group with farmers, Hartwig apologised for any hurt Golinski might have felt about how his role ended. Shane Waldock – 1190 – DECLARED On Saturday night 23.2 per cent of the unofficial preliminary vote … Michiel Pratt – 359 Informal – 178, Division 6 – 82.15 per cent – Official First Preference Count, *Hilary Smerdon – 2084 – DECLARED Dedicated volunteer Debra Brown is the 2021 Gympie Citizen of the Year. Gympie region Mayor Glen Hartwig is urging the residents of Amamoor, in the Mary Valley, to continue monitoring their water usage after Council increased the township’s water restrictions to Level 5 yesterday. Sitting councillor Hilary Smerdon was easily re-elected in Division 6, which covers the Goomeri, Tansey, Kilkivan, Widgee, Woolooga and Pie Creek areas. Lyndall Ensbey – 1097 Cr Glen Hartwig and Cr Hilary Smerdon at this year’s Goomeri Show … two of the three councillors who voted against this year’s Gympie Regional Council Budget Gympie … The first discovery of gold in Gympie was made by English prospector James Nash in a gully near the Mary River in 1867. Queensland had recently become a self-governing colony with its own governor, who had encouraged prospectors to search for gold as an answer to the state’s financial problems. "Some people might find it a little bit therapeutic, others immensely frustrating.". Copyright © 2000 - 2021 southburnett.com.au  •. In fact, the potentially lucrative pastime has become so popular in the Gympie region, 170 kilometres north of Brisbane, that local Mayor Glen Hartwig says demand for fossicking permits has leapt by 40 per cent during the pandemic. Gympie Regional Council Mayor Glen Hartwig and President of Gympie Chamber of Commerce and Industry Tony Goodman spoke to a packed out crowd at Kingaroy Town Hall. Wayne Sachs – 664 Leonora Cox – 1357 But he said the town was the real winner, with tourists delivering a much-needed cash injection to the region. Informal – 1012, Division 1 – 73.91 per cent – Official First Preference Count, Jess Milne – 1241  – DECLARED *Mark McDonald – 1286 "We don't have the hustle and bustle and the congestion like Brisbane or the Sunshine Coast. Trent Mitchell – 481 Philip Felman – 563 Gympie Regional Council Mayor Glen Hartwig says Australia Day will provide an important opportunity for the Gympie region to reflect on the challenges of the past year and celebrate being together and being Australian. Held annually, the awards recognise a male and female, aged 60 and over, who have made a significant contribution in the past year to the Gympie region. GYMPIE Mayor Glen Hartwig has refuted claims by federal, state and council election candidate Tim Jerome he is still a member of the Katter Party and eyeing a tilt at a state seat. "That created a gold rush," Mr Hartwig said. Glen Hartwig Gympie Mayor. While Mr Hartwig believes the days of striking it rich with large gold nuggets are behind us, there is certainly no shortage of enthusiasm for fossicking. Ash Little – 455 Gympie Regional Council Mayor Mick Curran looks set to be ousted by Glen Hartwig in the race for mayor. The first council meeting after the poll has been pencilled in for April 23, dependent on the ECQ declaring the results in the remaining Divisions. The comment that stopped Mayor Hartwig in ... - Gympie Times
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