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Premium Content Subscriber only Days before voting to decide Rockhampton’s next mayor, some may wonder where candidates got their money, how much they received, and how much they have spent. Below is a list, current as of January 18, that includes total campaign expenditure and the name of donors, their occupations, the amounts they gave, and any other information provided in their submissions to the Electoral Commission of Queensland. Anyone not included has no declared donations or expenditure. Note that the nomination fee of $250 is listed in the expenditure of some, but not all, candida...

Rockhampton voters will be rich with choice come January 23. To help electors organise their preferences, we asked mayor hopefuls for a brief outline of their ideas and policies regarding 10 topics of interest. Over the coming days, The Morning Bulletin will publish their answers. Any excluded candidates did not respond in time for publication or chose not to comment on the issue at hand. The first topic is the council and council rates.   Russell Claus - Ensure that the structure of the organisation is aligned with what best serves the community. This will include a review of counci...

We asked your by-election candidates for their ideas and policies about the council.

Premium Content Subscriber only Early voting for Rockhampton’s next mayor began on Monday morning at the James Lawrence Pavilion of the Rockhampton Showgrounds and at the Gracemere Community Centre. The candidates greeting electors and handing out flyers said queues stretched down the street when the showgrounds pavilion opened at 9am. By 1pm, two or three were entering every minute, having passed by John Rewald, Nyree Johnson, Rob Crow, friends of Tony Williams, Cherie Rutherford, Donna Kirkland, and Shane Latcham. “It’s been hot-cold from lunch,” Cr Kirkland said. But on Monday mor...

Record Rockhampton mayoral contenders state their plans for the region ahead of by-election SunSunday 3 updated MonMonday 4 Rockhampton has had an acting mayor since November. ( Share Print text only Cancel Rockhampton voters will be spoilt for choice when they go to a by-election on Saturday, January 23 with a record 17 candidates vying for the city's top job. Key points: Seventeen candidates are vying for the role of Rockhampton Mayor, a record for most mayoral candidates in a Queensland local government election Voters will head to the polls on January 23 The State Government amended the L...