The Electoral Commission of Queensland declared Grant Mathers the winner of Rockhamptonâs Division 3 by-election on Tuesday afternoon.
By first preferences, Mr Mathers received 46.09 per cent of the 4693 votes counted so far, followed by Deanna Beatsonâs 30.67 per cent.
âIâm extremely pleased with the result and I just want to get in and get the ball rolling as quickly as quickly as I can,â Mr Mathers said.
âI got a fantastic reaction with everyone Iâve been dealing with. Itâs just cemented the idea that Iâve been living in a great community â everyoneâs been really accommodating and really supportive.
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The report also states council are looking at opportunities to secure the township’s water supply security.
Opportunities include new water storages constructed, pipelines to augment supply to Mount Morgan, making safe use of the abundant water supply in the mine pit and the potential for a pumped hydro-electric scheme.
Consultation with the Mount Morgan community on these options is expected to commence within the next couple of months.
The Mount Morgan community has been congratulated on their continued waterwise behaviour with average annual residential water usage per property in Mount Morgan almost 50 per cent lower than that in Rockhampton in recent years.
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