Councillors
- Cr Col Meng
- Cr Darryl Camilleri
- Cr Wendy Cameron
- Cr Kevin Casey
- Cr George Christensen
- Cr Deirdre Comerford
- Cr Diane Hatfield
- Cr Karen May
- Cr Dave Perkins
- Cr Paul Steindl
- Cr Greg Thomsen
Cr Col Meng |
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Mayor of Mackay Regional CouncilPhone: 4968 4455 Email: col.meng@mackay.qld.gov.au PortfolioChair of Council meetings
BackgroundCouncillor Col Meng is the region’s inaugural Mayor of the Mackay Regional Council. Cr Meng was educated in Mackay and has been an active member of Rotary. He started Meng Tyre Sales in 1982, building it up to employ 55 staff before selling the business in 2007. He is married to Rhonda and has two adult children. |
Cr Darryl Camilleri |
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Deputy MayorMobile: 0408 151 031 Email: darryl.camilleri@mackay.qld.gov.au
PortfolioFinance and Technology
BackgroundCouncillor Camilleri, a chartered accountant, is in his first term of council. Appointed Deputy Mayor for the first two years of the new council, Darryl has served as Chairman for a number of community organisations. These include the Mackay Whitsunday Regional Economic Development Corporation (MWREDC), Mackay Chamber of Commerce and Mackay & District Health Council. He has had a long association with basketball and golf. He is married to Dr Gillian Camilleri and has two sons. |
Cr Wendy Cameron |
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Mobile: 0458 226 801 Email: wendy.cameron@mackay.qld.gov.au
PortfolioRural Communities
BackgroundCouncillor Cameron has more than 34 years experience as a secondary school teacher, who has been predominantly based at Pioneer High School during her career. As a past President of the Pioneer High P&C Association, she initiated the Pioneer Debutante Ball. A 4WD and camping enthusiast, Cr Cameron enjoys taking in the wonderful attributes of the region as regularly as she can. She is married to local builder Bob and has three adult children. |
Cr Kevin Casey |
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Mobile: 0417 168 730 Email: kevin.casey@mackay.qld.gov.au
PortfolioRoads and Infrastructure
BackgroundCouncillor Casey has lived in Mackay his entire life and this is his second term in council. Cr Casey brings experience in running a small electrical business and is an active member of sporting, cultural and church groups. Cr Casey is a life member of the Mackay Hockey Association and Mackay Surf Life Saving Club. He is married to Tricia and has two children. |
Cr George Christensen |
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Mobile: 0438 344 453 Email: george.christensen@mackay.qld.gov.au
PortfolioCommunity Services and Facilities
BackgroundCouncillor Christensen previously served on the Mackay City Council. A fourth generation local, Cr Christensen hails from the rural parish of Te Kowai. An active member of the community, Cr Christensen was the foundation chairman of the Walkerston Community Kindergarten Association Inc and is a former chairman of HACC Transport Mackay Inc. Cr Christensen is an experienced journalist who previously owned and was editor of the Walkerston and Valley Advertiser and the Northern Beaches Advertiser newspapers. |
Cr Deirdre Comerford |
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Mobile: 0419 028 016 Email: deirdre.comerford@mackay.qld.gov.au
PortfolioWater
BackgroundCouncillor Comerford has 10 years Local Government experience before she retired as the Deputy Mayor of the previous Mackay City Council in 2004. Cr Comerford was State President of the Australian Local Government Women’s Association and served 12 years on the State and National executives. Cr Comerford is a Life Member of Mackay Tourism and was instrumental in the establishment of the 10-bed Drug and Alcohol Residential facility for the Mackay region. Married to Brett, they have two young children. |
Cr Diane Hatfield |
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Mobile: 0417 790 812 Email: diane.hatfield@mackay.qld.gov.au
PortfolioPlanning and Development
BackgroundCouncillor Hatfield is a lifetime resident of Mackay, who has had a strong involvement in the Port of Mackay Rotary Club and as Chair of the Mackay Flagon and Dragon Club, which raises funds for the Mackay Hospital Children’s Ward. Cr Hatfield is on the Board at Whitsunday Anglican School and has been chair of the School’s Foundation since 2000. She is married and has a son and daughter, who both reside in the area. |
Cr Karen May |
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Mobile: 0419 669 134 Email: karen.may@mackay.qld.gov.au
PortfolioParks and Natural Environment
BackgroundCouncillor May has 8 years previous local government experience as a Councillor, Deputy Mayor and Mayor at Sarina Shire Council. She is a member of the Mackay Whitsunday Ministerial Forum, President of Sartour (Sarina Tourism) and the Vice Chair of the Mackay Whitsunday Natural Resource Management Group. Cr May holds a number of positions with various community organisations and is the Patron of the Sarina Historical Centre and Scope Club of Sarina. Karen is married to John and has one son Gregory. |
Cr Dave Perkins |
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Mobile: 0418 776 799 Email: david.perkins@mackay.qld.gov.au
PortfolioEconomic Development
BackgroundThis is Councillor Perkins second term on council. He has more than 37 years experience in the media industry and operated his own advertising company for 15 years. Cr Perkins is a member of Mackay Tourism and is an adviser to or member of various community/service groups. He is married to Tracy and they have three children. |
Cr Paul Steindl |
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Mobile: 0403 266 216 Email: paul.steindl@mackay.qld.gov.au
PortfolioHealth, Sport and Recreation
BackgroundCouncillor Stiendl has lived in Sarina his entire life and has eight years local government experience. He’s been a member of the State Emergency Service for over three decades and a member of the Counter Disaster Committee. Cr Stiendl is a board member of the North Queensland Sports Foundation and the Mackay Whitsunday Coastal Management Plan. Married to Cheryl, they have two girls, Tyhleigha and Courtnee. |
Cr Greg Thomsen |
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Mobile: 0408 076 470 Email: greg.thomsen@mackay.qld.gov.au
PortfolioWaste
BackgroundCouncillor Greg Thomsen has eight years local government experience and is Chairman of the Pioneer Employment Service and ChancesR Recycling organization. He is the current president of the Queensland Council of Unions and secretary of the AMWU in Mackay. Greg is a member of the Health Quality and Complaints Council and Chair of the Pine Islet Lighthouse preservation Society and a member of the Mackay Health Service District. He is married to Linda who has operated her own small business for 17 years. |