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Week commencing Thursday, 11 February | 2016 | Edition 815 W
Let the e games begin
Rural Links returnss
Bootss and all
Local sports wrap
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THE annual Allora Show proved a lot of fun for old and young at the weekend. Pictured out with friends at the event were Colleen, Bridget, Matty, Jack, Glen, Seth and Jack. More photos page 10. Picture: TERRY WEST
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JUST days after the Queensland Local Government Council elections were announced, the Southern Downs Council was rocked by the news that one of its sittings councillors was no longer a councillor. “Effective from Tuesday, 2 February 2016, Mr Jamie Mackenzie is no longer a councillor with Southern Downs Regional Council,” the council announced in a shock statement on Tuesday afternoon. The council’s chief executive officer David Keenan said there would be no more comment on the matter and any further information should be sought from Mr Mackenzie. However, yesterday, mayor Peter Blundell announced a special meeting of the council to be held on Friday to officially address the situation created by the necessity for Mr Mackenzie to stand down. “While Mr Mackenzie and I have not seen eye to eye on many issues to come before the council ... it is important to recognise his need for privacy at a time like this,” Cr Blundell said. “I recognise the challenges of being consistently in the public eye and the organisation has offered Mr Mackenzie assistance under the Employee Assistance Program, should he wish to take up that offer.” He said The Local Government Act 2009, Part 2, Division 1 - Qualifications of councillors, outlines the considerations councillors must give to their eligibility to perform the role and the Act clearly defines the circumstances that will disqualify a person from fulfilling the role of a councillor. The Southern Free Times believes that under the act there are four grounds for disqualification treason, bribery or electoral offences; becoming a prisoner; being appointed to higher office (government); and bankruptcy. The Act also prescribes the process that the council needs to follow when a situation such as this occurs with the council spending yesterday ensuring the process and information was correct. More on this story online at warwick.starcommunity.com.au
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