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Premium Content Subscriber only New signage, entrance upgrades and a carpark tidy-up are part of initial plans to bring the Rockhampton Heritage Village back up to scratch. The venue was closed to the public in response to coronavirus restrictions in March 2020. At the time, then-mayor Margaret Strelow said there was a need for change due to the lack of international visitors, fewer southern visitors, disruptive roadworks outside, declining visitor numbers and difficulty completing a COVID Safe Plan for multiple dwellings. The report stated that in 2018-19 the Heritage Village had 41,313 visitors. Volunteers riding the horse and carriage at the Rockhampton Heritage Village. Photo Allan Reinikka / The Morning Bulletin ....
A round of applause began the Rockhampton Regional Council meeting on Tuesday as new Mayor Tony Williams chaired his first meeting. Cr Williams paid thanks to the councillors, council staff and the community for their patience over the past month during the by-election and said he was eager to take Rockhampton to the next step. Mayor Tony Williams in the mayoral chair for his first official council meeting as mayor on Tuesday February 9, 2021. Councillor Neil Fisher was thanked for stepping up into the role of Acting Mayor in the absence of former mayor Margaret Strelow. Key issues: Councillor Shane Latcham tabled a petition for a recreational park at Norman Gardens on the council-owned land near Nagle Dr, to be accessed from Springfield Dr. ....
Premium Content The Electoral Commission of Queensland declared Councillor Tony Williams the mayor of Rockhampton Regional Council. Commissioner Pat Vidgen said having 17 candidates meant majority percentages were small with the preference count key to the outcome. âThe unprecedented number of candidates combined with the optional preferential voting system, meant the counting process through to the distribution of preferences required time to determine mathematical certainty for all the candidates,â he said. âWith Cr Tony Williams being the successful mayoral candidate, and as he was elected unopposed at the local government elections in March, there will be a by-election as required by legislation within the next two months to fill his councillor role. ....
It would be the first of 16 years as mayor for Mrs Strelow. The well known identity sat down with The Morning Bulletin last week for the first time since her sudden departure from the Rockhampton mayoral position in November. She spoke with fondness and pride about her successful and varied political career, sharing the highs and lows. Mrs Strelow first ran for a Rockhampton City councillor position in 1994 but was unsuccessful. She was, however, successful at the 1997 election and was voted in for the northside division, around Lakes Creek Rd and Elizabeth Park. I had to contest a Labor Party plebiscite to contest the division I lived in then, Mrs Strelow said of her first term in the council. ....