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1 December 2015

The Honourable Jackie Trad MP Deputy Premier Minister for Transport, Minister for Infrastructure Local Government and Planning and Minister for Trade Level 12 Executive Building 100 George Street Brisbane QLD 4000

Dear Minister

On 30 November 2015, the Local Government Remuneration and Discipline Tribunal concluded its review of remuneration for mayors, deputy mayors and councillors of local governments as required by Chapter 8, Part 1, Division 1 of the Local Government Regulation 2012.

Our determinations on the matters we are required to address, as well as the remuneration schedule to apply from 1 July 2016, are included in the enclosed report which we commend to you.

Yours sincerely

Col Meng Deputy President Adrian Bloomfield Brian Bartley Chairperson Member Member

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2015 report at a glance 4

Remuneration matters 4 Discipline matters 4

1. The Tribunal 5

Formation and composition of the Tribunal 5 Remuneration responsibilities 6 Discipline responsibilities 7 Previous reports of the Tribunal 8

2. Discipline matters 9

Matters referred in 2015 9 Tribunal decisions 9

3. Other activities of the Tribunal in 2015 10

Legislative framework 10 Exceptional circumstances submissions 11 Submissions received by the Tribunal 11 Meetings and deputations with stakeholders 11

4. Remuneration determination for 2015 12

Categories of local government 12 Remuneration determination for councillors 12 Pro-rata payment 12 Matters not included in the remuneration determination 13 Remuneration schedule 13

Remuneration schedule (to apply from 1 July 2016) 14

Notes to the remuneration schedule 16

Appendix 1 – Submissions received by the Tribunal 17

Appendix 2 – Stakeholders who met with the Tribunal 27

Appendix 3 – Comparative data 29

- 3 - Local Government Remuneration and Discipline Tribunal – Remuneration report 2015 2015 report at a glance

Remuneration matters

As a result of its deliberations, the Tribunal has decided to:

• reduce the number of categories of local governments to eight (from 10), which incorporates a new category of local government between the previous category 3 and category 4 levels • elevate Mareeba Shire Council to the new category 2 level; Townsville City Council to the new category 6 level; and Logan City Council to the new category 7 level • assign Maranoa Regional Council, Mt Isa City Council and Somerset Regional Council to the newly created category 2 level • assign Western Downs Regional Council to the new category 3 level • assign Rockhampton Regional Council to the new category 4 level • increase the maximum remuneration levels previously determined for each category of local government, as well as the new category 2 level, by two per cent from 1 July 2016.

In making its determination this year, the Tribunal has considered the following facts and circumstances:

• community expectations as represented in submissions made to the Tribunal • the decision of the (federal) Remuneration Tribunal not to increase the remuneration levels of members of Federal Parliament for the financial year 2015–16 • previous decisions of that Tribunal, as well as the Independent State Remuneration Tribunal, which have each granted sizable increases to members of the respective parliaments in recent years • previous decisions of this Tribunal that have adopted a more conservative approach to granting increases in remuneration to local government mayors, deputy mayors and councillors • relatively modest increases in recent times in the consumer price index, the wage price index and average weekly earnings • continuing financial pressures being experienced by many local governments – especially those in drought-affected areas.

Discipline matters

There were three cases of alleged serious misconduct referred to the Tribunal in 2015.

Of the matters referred in 2015:

• two related to allegations of a breach of confidentiality and the release of information confidential to council • one related to the breach of trust as a councillor.

- 4 - Local Government Remuneration and Discipline Tribunal – Remuneration report 2015 1. The Tribunal

Formation and composition of the Tribunal

The Local Government Remuneration and Discipline Tribunal is an independent entity established under the Local Government Act 2009 (the Act).

On 26 June 2014, Her Excellency Ms Penelope Wensley, AC, the then Governor of Queensland, approved the appointment of a chairperson and members to the Tribunal from 1 July 2014 for a four- year term.

Current membership is as follows:

Colin (Col) Meng Member (1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015) and Chairperson (1 July 2015 to 30 June 2018)

Col Meng served as a Mayor of Mackay Regional Council for a four-year term from 2008 to 2012 then as Queensland Boundaries Commissioner overseeing the de-amalgamation process of four local governments during 2013.

Mr Meng is concurrently Chair of the Mackay Hospital and Health Service and has extensive local government, board and business experience in the Mackay region.

Mr Meng was educated and grew up in the Mackay region and has extensive involvement in a range of community organisations. He is a past president of the Mackay Chamber of Commerce, Mackay Golf Club and was Chairman of the Mackay Regional Area Consultative Committee for seven years. He has been a member of the Rotary Club of Mackay West for 35 years and has been awarded the Paul Harris Medal twice. He was President of the Rotary Club in 1986–87.

Mr Meng has been a long-standing member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Australian Institute of Management.

He brings to the Tribunal extensive knowledge of and experience in local government, community affairs, public administration, public sector ethics and public finance.

Mr Meng assumed the role of Chairperson on 1 July 2015.

Adrian Bloomfield Member (1 July 2015 to 30 June 2018) and Chairperson (1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015)

Adrian Bloomfield is the Deputy President of the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission. Prior to joining the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission in 1993, he was the Director, Queensland Branch of Metal Trades Industry Association of Australia. Mr Bloomfield also has an accountancy background, having held chartered accountancy positions in both Australia and New Zealand.

Mr Bloomfield is the immediate past Tribunal Chairperson and assumed the role of member from 1 July 2015. He brings to the role extensive knowledge of and experience in industrial relations, local government and public administration. He was appointed as the first Chairperson of the former Local Government Remuneration Tribunal upon its formation in October 2007 before his appointment as Chairperson of the Local Government Remuneration and Discipline Tribunal in 2010.

- 5 - Local Government Remuneration and Discipline Tribunal – Remuneration report 2015 Brian Bartley Member (19 December 2014 to 30 June 2018)

Brian Bartley was admitted to practice as a solicitor in 1973, joined Chambers McNab & Co as a partner in 1977 and remained with the firm (which ultimately became the national firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth) until 2000 when he resigned to establish Brian Bartley & Associates.

Mr Bartley has specialised in the areas of commercial litigation, professional negligence, professional disciplinary, insurance law and medical and health law. He is also a qualified mediator.

At various times he has been Chair of the Queensland Law Society Ethics Committee (2010–12) and is currently a member of that committee; President of the Medico-Legal Society of Queensland; member of the Queensland Health Ethics Council; board member of the Centre for Law and Medicine, Bond University; consulting editor at the Uniform Civil Procedure, Lexis Nexis; and council member, Incorporated Council of Law Reporting responsible for publication of the Queensland reports.

Remuneration responsibilities

Sections 176 and 183 of the Act give the Tribunal responsibility for:

• establishing categories of local governments • deciding which category each local government belongs to • deciding the maximum amount of remuneration payable to councillors in each of those categories • hearing and deciding the most serious complaints of misconduct against councillors • undertaking any other functions that the Minister directs.

For the purpose of establishing categories of local government, section 242 of the Local Government Regulation 2012 (the regulation) requires the Tribunal to have regard to defined criteria as follows:

• the size, geographical and environmental terrain of each local government area • the population of each local government area, including the area's demographics, the spread of population serviced by the local government and the extent of the services the local government provides • other matters the Tribunal considers relevant to the effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability of local governments.

After determining the categories of local governments, the regulation requires the Tribunal to decide annually, before 1 December each year, the maximum amount of remuneration to be paid to mayors, deputy mayors and councillors in each category from 1 July of the following year. A local government may, by resolution and within 90 days of the gazettal of a new remuneration schedule, decide to pay councillors a lesser amount than that determined by the Tribunal.

Section 243(3)(b) of the regulation requires the Tribunal to also review the categories once in every four years, in the year prior to each quadrennial election, to determine whether the categories and the assignment of local governments to those categories require amendment. In line with this requirement, the Tribunal has conducted a comprehensive review of local government categories in 2015. The outcome of this review is explained in section 4 of this report.

In addition, section 248 of the regulation allows local governments to make submissions to the Tribunal to vary the remuneration for a councillor, or councillors, to a higher level than that stated in the remuneration schedule where the local government considers exceptional circumstances apply. The Tribunal may, but is not required to, consider any such submission. If the Tribunal is satisfied having regard to the exceptional circumstances, the councillor is entitled to be paid any higher amount, the Tribunal may approve payment of the higher amount of remuneration.

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The Act provides the Tribunal with jurisdiction for discipline matters when complaints alleging serious misconduct have been made against councillors and these have been referred to the Tribunal by the Chief Executive (Director-General) of the Department of Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning.

The legislation provides the minimum standards for the conduct, performance and behaviour of councillors and includes expectations for councillor conduct in terms of principles, responsibilities and obligations. It also includes disciplinary provisions where those expectations are not met.

Councillor conduct that is not in accordance with the principles and obligations set out in the legislation may represent inappropriate conduct, misconduct or official misconduct. The role of the Tribunal is to hear and determine the most serious complaints of councillor misconduct referred to it.

The Tribunal may make any order or recommendation that it considers appropriate in view of the circumstances relating to the misconduct. For example, the Tribunal may make one or more of the following orders or recommendations: • an order that the councillor be counselled about the misconduct and how not to repeat the misconduct • an order that the councillor make an admission of error or an apology • an order that the councillor participate in mediation with another person • a recommendation to the department's Chief Executive to monitor the councillor or the local government for compliance with the Act and regulation • an order that the councillor forfeit an allowance, benefit, payment or privilege • an order that the councillor reimburse the local government • a recommendation to the Minister that the councillor be suspended for a specified period, either wholly or from performing particular functions • a recommendation to the Minister that the councillor be dismissed • a recommendation to the Crime and Corruption Commission or the Police Commissioner that the councillor's conduct be further investigated • an order that the councillor pay to the local government an amount of not more than the monetary value of 50 penalty units.

The determinations that the Tribunal makes in relation to disciplinary matters are required to be published on the relevant local government website as they are concluded.

- 7 - Local Government Remuneration and Discipline Tribunal – Remuneration report 2015 Previous reports of the Tribunal

This is the ninth report of the Tribunal and the former Local Government Remuneration Tribunal. Each of the eight previous reports have canvassed, to varying degrees, the roles and responsibilities of local government elected representatives as well as the particular matters that the respective Tribunals have taken into consideration in establishing categories of councils, the assignment of individual councils to a particular category, and the remuneration levels determined for each category each year. The Tribunal encourages all readers of this report to review the previous reports, which are all available on the Department of Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning website. Of particular note are the deliberations on: • the establishment of and rationale for the use of ranges of remuneration in 2007 and the removal of ranges in 2011 • the amalgamation loading put in place in 2007 for the 2008–12 term • matters surrounding the setting of the remuneration rate for the special category of councils in 2008 • guidance on matters of annual leave and sick leave for councillors in 2010 • a review of the issue of attendance at meetings in 2010 • the full category review in 2011 • the reassignment of all special category and category 1 and 2 councils to category 3 in 2013 • the decision to restructure category 3 councillors remuneration to be paid as a base amount (50 per cent) and meeting fees (50 per cent) in 2013 • the decision to further review the structure of category 3 councillors remuneration in 2014 and to determine that it be paid as a base amount (2/3) and meeting fees (1/3).

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Matters referred in 2015

Since the preparation of the 2014 report, there have been three serious misconduct referrals from the department to the Tribunal. Table 1 summarises the complaints considered by the Tribunal in the period December 2014 to December 2015.

Table: 1 Complaints considered by the Tribunal in 2015

Council Nature of complaint Outcome Decision date

Redland City Section 171(3) confidentiality breach. Not sustained. 12 October Council 2015

Section 176(3)(b)(i) failing to act impartially Sustained. or honestly in performance of responsibilities.

Banana Shire Section 176(3)(b)(ii) breach of trust as a Not sustained. 12 October Council councillor. 2015

Douglas Shire Section 171(3) confidentiality breach. This matter was Council not finalised at Section 176(3)(b)(i) failing to act impartially the time of the or honesty in performance of report going to responsibilities. print. The Section 176(3)(b)(iii) by misusing Tribunal’s information or material acquired in determination will connection with the performance of be included in the responsibilities as councillor. 2016 Annual Report.

Tribunal decisions

It is of concern to the Tribunal that matters concerning alleged breaches of confidentiality continue to be referred to it.

Accordingly, the Tribunal believes that it is necessary to, again, restate that the information that is made available to councillors in the ordinary course of their work is rarely confidential and nor should it be. The Act, however, at section 171, makes it clear that a councillor must not use or release information that is confidential to the local government.

All councils have guidelines regarding confidential material. These guidelines cover situations where such material is presented and discussed in 'closed' sessions of council as well as in other circumstances such as contractor briefings or meetings with council officers.

As such, all councillors should be expected to understand, and appreciate, that certain information made available to them must always remain confidential. Consequently, councillors should exercise caution before making any decision to release information or material that might have come to their attention during the performance of their role as councillor.

- 9 - Local Government Remuneration and Discipline Tribunal – Remuneration report 2015 3. Other activities of the Tribunal in 2015

Legislative framework

The 2015 report on remuneration has again been prepared having regard to the requirements of the regulation. For purposes of clarity, the current remuneration requirements follow:

• The Tribunal must establish categories of local governments using a broad set of criteria. • Each local government must be assigned to a category. • The purpose of the categories is to enable the Tribunal to set maximum rates of remuneration for councils assigned to a category. • Categories must be reviewed prior to the scheduled quadrennial election and local governments assigned to the appropriate category. Note: the Tribunal has interpreted this requirement to allow for the re-assignment of a local government at any time based on emergent circumstances. At the same time, by a convention followed since the former Tribunal was established in 2007, any downgrading of a local government leading to reduced remuneration would not take effect until the beginning of a new term following the quadrennial elections. • The Tribunal must, before 1 December of each year, determine the maximum remuneration payable to mayors, deputy mayors and councillors in each category from 1 July of the following year. • Remuneration may provide for performance of functions related to committees of council. Note: the Tribunal only deals with such situations through the section 248 exceptional circumstances provision as there are far too many variations of how councils conduct their business. In the extreme, this could lead to the need for 76 categories to meet individual requirements. • Remuneration cannot include any amounts for expenses or facilities. • Having decided on a maximum amount of remuneration for each category before 1 December each year, the Tribunal must prepare a remuneration schedule and a report within 14 days. A copy of the schedule and report must be provided to the Minister, and the schedule must be published in the Queensland Government Gazette. • Councils must pay the maximum amount of remuneration to councillors unless, by resolution within 90 days of the gazettal of a new schedule, they decide on another amount which cannot exceed the maximum decided by the Tribunal. • Councils may make a submission to the Tribunal, citing exceptional circumstances, for approval to pay a councillor an amount of remuneration that is more than the maximum amount.

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During 2015, the Tribunal considered one submission made under section 248 of the regulation, as follows:

Napranum Aboriginal Shire Council sought the Tribunal’s approval for an increase in councillor remuneration for Councillor Rex Burke, the then Deputy Mayor for Napranum Aboriginal Shire Council.

The council made the submission following the resignation of Councillor Philemon Mene, Mayor, effective 5 October 2015. As Councillor Mene’s resignation was effective on a date less than six months from the quadrennial election, there was no requirement to fill the office of Mayor pursuant to section 163(2) of the Act.

Sections 165(1) and (2) of the Act provides that the Deputy Mayor is required to act as the Mayor in the event there is a vacancy in the office of the Mayor, unless the Deputy Mayor is prevented from doing so by absence or some form of temporary incapacity.

On 8 October 2015, the Tribunal wrote to council approving the additional remuneration for Councillor Burke for the period 5 October 2015 to 19 March 2016.

Notwithstanding the above, council subsequently held a by-election on Saturday 31 October 2015, with Councillor Rex Burke elected as Mayor of the Napranum Aboriginal Shire Council.

Submissions received by the Tribunal

As part of its process for determining remuneration levels of local government elected representatives, the Chairperson of the Tribunal contacted mayors and chief executive officers of the 76 councils within the Tribunal's jurisdiction by email and informed them about the process for making a submission to the Tribunal, or meeting with the Tribunal by way of deputation.

At the close of submissions, the Tribunal had received 137 submissions or deputations from members of the public, ratepayers, councils and councillors. This compared to 33 in 2014, 31 in 2013, 40 in 2012 and 29 in 2011.

Summaries of the submissions received are recorded at Appendix 1 of this report.

Meetings and deputations with stakeholders

Local governments were provided with the opportunity to meet with the Tribunal at the 119th Annual Conference of the Local Government Association of Queensland in Toowoomba on 20 and 21 October 2015. The Chairperson of the Tribunal, Mr Colin Meng, gave a presentation at the conference and provided an update to local government delegates.

During the course of the conference, the Tribunal received deputations from five local governments or individuals as detailed in Appendix 2 of this report.

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The regulation prescribes the processes the Tribunal is required to follow for deciding the remuneration that is payable to councillors of local governments. In accordance with the regulation, chapter 8, part 1, division 1, the Tribunal makes the following determinations:

Categories of local government

The Tribunal has decided to:

• discontinue the use of the previous categories of: − special category − category 1 − category 2. • introduce a new category of local government (category 2) positioned between the previous category 3 and category 4 levels • re-number the remaining categories and new category of local government as 1 to 8, inclusive • elevate Mareeba Shire Council to the new category 2 level • assign Maranoa Regional Council, Mt Isa City Council and Somerset Regional Council to the new category 2 level • assign Western Downs Regional Council to the new category 3 level • assign Rockhampton Regional Council to the new category 4 level • elevate Townsville City Council to the new category 6 level • elevate Logan City Council to the new category 7 level.

The new categories of local government and the assignment of individual councils to a category level is recorded in the remuneration schedule, which immediately follows this section of the report. This schedule also records the maximum remuneration levels that may be paid to mayors, deputy mayors and councillors within each category.

Remuneration determination for councillors

The Tribunal has decided to increase the maximum remuneration levels previously determined for each category of council, as well as the new category 2 level, by two per cent from 1 July 2016.

Pro-rata payment

Should an elected representative hold a councillor position for only part of a financial year, he or she is only entitled to remuneration to reflect the portion of the year served.

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Section 244 of the regulation precludes the Tribunal from including amounts in its remuneration determination for expenses to be paid or facilities to be provided to councillors under a council's expenses reimbursement policy.

Further, section 244 also precludes the Tribunal from including in its determination any contribution a local government may make to a voluntary superannuation scheme for councillors. Accordingly, the level of superannuation payments made to a councillor is a matter to be determined by each individual council having regard to the relevant Commonwealth legislation and section 226 of the Act, as is the issue of whether a councillor may salary sacrifice such contributions.

Remuneration schedule

As required by section 246 of the regulation the Tribunal has prepared a remuneration schedule for the 2016–17 financial year. Arrangements have been made for the publishing of the remuneration schedule in the Queensland Government Gazette and for this report to be printed and presented to the Minister for Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning.

Section 247 of the regulation requires councils to pay each elected representative as per the schedule unless by resolution within 90 days of the gazettal of the schedule they resolve to adopt a lesser amount. The Tribunal has no power to approve proposed changes outside that 90 day period.

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Remuneration determined Category Local governments assigned to categories (see note 1) ($ pa)

Aurukun Shire Council Mayor $99,638 Category 1 Balonne Shire Council Deputy Mayor $57,483 (see note 2) Banana Shire Council Councillor $49,819 Barcaldine Regional Council Barcoo Shire Council Blackall-Tambo Regional Council Boulia Shire Council Bulloo Shire Council Burdekin Shire Council Burke Shire Council Carpentaria Shire Council Charters Towers Regional Council Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council Cloncurry Shire Council Cook Shire Council Croydon Shire Council Diamantina Shire Council Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire Council Douglas Shire Council Etheridge Shire Council Flinders Shire Council Goondiwindi Regional Council Hinchinbrook Shire Council

Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council

Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council

Lockhart River Aboriginal Shire Council Longreach Regional Council Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council McKinlay Shire Council Mornington Shire Council Murweh Shire Council Napranum Aboriginal Shire Council North Burnett Regional Council Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council Paroo Shire Council Pormpuraaw Aboriginal Shire Council Quilpie Shire Council Richmond Shire Council Torres Shire Council Torres Strait Island Regional Council Winton Shire Council Woorabinda Aboriginal Shire Council Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire Council Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council

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Maranoa Regional Council Mayor $114,966 Category 2 Mareeba Shire Council Deputy Mayor $68,980 Mount Isa City Council Councillor $57,483 Somerset Regional Council

Cassowary Coast Regional Council Mayor $122,631 Category 3 Central Highlands Regional Council Deputy Mayor $76,644 Gympie Regional Council Councillor $65,147 Isaac Regional Council Livingstone Shire Council Lockyer Valley Regional Council Noosa Shire Council Scenic Rim Regional Council South Burnett Regional Council Southern Downs Regional Council Tablelands Regional Council Western Downs Regional Council Whitsunday Regional Council

Bundaberg Regional Council Mayor $145,624 Category 4 Fraser Coast Regional Council Deputy Mayor $95,806 Gladstone Regional Council Councillor $84,308 Rockhampton Regional Council

Cairns Regional Council Mayor $168,617 Category 5 Mackay Regional Council Deputy Mayor $114,966 Redland City Council Councillor $99,638 Toowoomba Regional Council

Ipswich City Council Mayor $191,610 Category 6 Townsville City Council Deputy Mayor $130,295

Councillor $114,966

Logan City Council Mayor $214,604 Category 7 Moreton Bay Regional Council Deputy Mayor $148,689 Sunshine Coast Regional Council Councillor $130,295

Gold Coast City Council Mayor $237,597 Category 8 Deputy Mayor $164,785 Councillor $141,791

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Notes to the remuneration schedule

Note 1 The monetary amounts shown are per annum figures. If an elected representative only serves for part of a full year (that is, 1 July to 30 June) they are only entitled to a pro-rata payment to reflect the portion of the year served.

Note 2 For councillors in category 1 councils, a base payment of $33,213 is payable for the 12 months commencing on 1 July 2016. A meeting fee of $1383.83 is payable for attendance at each of the 12 mandated monthly meetings of council subject to certification by the mayor and/or chief executive officer of the council. Mayors and deputy mayors in category 1 councils are to receive the full annual remuneration level shown.

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No. Date received Council Submitter Summary of comments by submitter

1 2 September Southern Mr Sean Hegarty Mr Hegarty raised the following points with regard 2015 Downs to remuneration for councillors: Regional Council • The ability of councils to budget for salaries conducive to attracting high quality candidates. • Suggests a review of both the format and remuneration system for councillors. They are the closest level of government to the public and should be truly representative of their communities. • Councillors need to be better remunerated, so as to make the role a viable incentive to a broader range of the community, revert to a part-time capacity with a reasonable allowance attached.

2 6 October Mareeba Shire Cr Tom Gilmore Mareeba Shire Council’s (MSC) submission sought 2015 Council Mayor a change to methodology utilised in the categorisation of councils due to inequities which have arisen from the application of the current model. The MSC area encompasses some 53,000 square kilometres, being in excess of 400 kilometres from east to west. The population is in excess of 21,000. There are 2300 kilometres of road, much of it gravel, 10 communities and currently 220 full-time staff. The budget is in the vicinity of $60 million. MSC stated that it should not be placed in the same category as small, remote or indigenous councils due to the size of the council area, complexity of councillor’s duties (as a newly de-amalgamated council) and the extent of the budget.

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3 15 October Tablelands Cr Rosa Lee Long Rosa Lee Long requested that Tablelands Regional 2015 Regional (personal Council (TRC) be classified as category 3 council for Council submission) the following reasons: • TRC is now only 17.5% the size of the former council (following de-amalgamation). • The financial situation of the TRC is currently constrained. • TRC has been granted an additional councillor following the March 2016 local government elections. This is an additional cost to ratepayers. • With an additional councillor, the number of people represented per division will drop from 3500 to 2700 per councillor (on average). • Even as a category 4 council, some councillors are only part-time councillors operating personal businesses. This should remain flexible. • All categories of council suffer from matters outside of their control, e.g. loss of grants and other income from Federal/State Government, ageing infrastructure and so on. This will not be confined to category 3 councils.

4 15 October Logan City Cr Graham Able Cr Able provided a personal submission to the 2015 Council (personal Tribunal asking that Logan City Council (LCC) be submission) re-categorised as a category 8 council. • Disappointed that LCC continues to be a category 7 council. • Fifth largest council by population in Australia. • Third highest budget in Australia with the 2015– 16 budget totalling $839.5 million including assets totalling $5.5 billion. • Added responsibility as a water and sewerage infrastructure provider. • High growth region. Population eclipsed 300,000 in 2014 with projections predicting the city reaching 450,000 by 2030. Managing the growth is a huge responsibility and one that requires councillors to work hard to understand the complexities and make the tough decisions. This responsibility should be reflected in the remuneration.

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5 16 October Tablelands Matthew Hyde On 15 October 2015, council resolved to make 2015 Regional Deputy Chief formal representation to the Tribunal seeking to Council Executive Officer retain category 4 classification for the following reasons:

• Councillors work full time at the job in site visits to infrastructure, constituents, attendance at weekly meetings/workshops (and more during peak times such as budget, planning scheme matters etc), deputations, advocacy, development considerations etc. • The level of remuneration is likely to impact on the skills and experience of candidates. • Category 3 councils have a huge variance with some councils being 10 times larger than others. • Significant pressure exists on councillors to make informed business decisions due to the financial situation council is in due to a number of matters outside its control, e.g. loss of grant and other income, ageing infrastructure, loss of economies of scale and decisions through amalgamation. • Large area to be covered by councillors. TRC councillors have 11 communities spread throughout the region.

6 26 October Banana Shire Ray Geraghty Banana Shire Council (BSC) reiterated its 2015 Council Chief Executive submission forwarded to the Tribunal on 28 Officer February 2014.

• The Tribunal’s decision to tie councillors' remuneration to attendance at mandated council meetings has significant implications for rural shires such as Banana Shire. • BSC believes concerns about attendance at council meetings mainly related to category 1 and 2 councils and the special category councils. Category 3 councils don’t appear to have an attendance problem. Generally, councillors are absent from meetings for legitimate reasons. • BSC is concerned about the equalisation of remuneration for elected members for category 1 and 2 councils and special category councils, and the former category 3 councils. • BSC requests that a separate category 3 be created for legitimate councils and the removal of the requirement of councils in this category to split remuneration on the basis of meeting attendance.

7 26 October Tablelands Elaine De Lai Strongly objects to the Tablelands Regional Council 2015 Regional proposal to remain as a category 4 council. Council

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8 27 October Rockhampton Bob Holmes Rockhampton Regional Council (RRC) sought to 2015 Regional Acting Chief retain a level 6 categorisation and should not be Council Executive Officer impacted due to the de-amalgamation of Livingstone Shire Council. RRC stated the current categorisation was relevant for several reasons: • As RRC operates on a divided basis, de- amalgamation did not reduce the quantum of population that each councillor now represents. The number of councillors was reduced accordingly, leaving the same (and in some cases increased) workloads. Councillors hold office on a full-time basis. • RRC’s role as a major service centre in central Queensland is relevant to this categorisation. The availability of a range of government social services, as well as supporting public tertiary health services and a wide range of educational facilities supports and reinforces Rockhampton’s role as the principal economic node in central Queensland. • RRC operates several services that are limited to only a handful of local authorities in Queensland. All were retained after the de- amalgamation including the Rockhampton Airport, Zoo, Art Gallery, Pilbeam Theatre and the Heritage Village. These additional services add extra complexity. RRC’s development is consistently evidenced by the fact that the region’s 2015 population stands at 85,067 and is projected to grow to 113,096 by 2036, an increase of 32.95% in 21 years. On an annual basis this is 1.57% which will provide additional workload for existing councillors.

9 27 October Tablelands Sheryll La Trobe Supports Cr Lee Long’s motion to have the 2015 Regional Tablelands Regional Council re-categorised as a

Council category 3 council. Many of the current councillors work very few hours within the community, own and run businesses and have other work. The area is in dire financial straits. Council services have been cut to the bone, especially in the small outlying towns. There is an appalling waste of money and resources stemming from decisions made in council meetings. Ratepayers have been charged an extra $100 (purportedly for de- amalgamation costs) for the 2015–16 financial year on top of the highest raise in rates in Queensland. Therefore, along with the exorbitant cost of rates, TRC also has reduced services. Ms La Trobe believes that the cost of councillor wages and perks has vastly contributed to TRC's financial state. When an extra councillor is added next year, this will contribute even more so to the situation.

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10 27 October Tablelands June Quinn Tablelands Regional Council should be a category 2015 Regional 3.

Council

11 28 October Toowoomba Brian Pidgeon Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) supports 2015 Regional consistency in the categorisation of councils for Chief Executive Council remuneration purposes and believes that TRC Officer category 6 is more closely aligned to other category

7 councils. TRC believes a number of unique circumstances apply to the Toowoomba region that justifies a move to category 7. Council’s 2015–16 annual budget of $555 million includes $273 million in operational expenditure and $272 million in capital works. TRC continues to manage the challenges that come with being a growth council, including a number of large infrastructure projects requiring significant capital investment by council and the challenges to reforming and restructuring the organisation following amalgamation. TRC referred to a comparison of selected council metrics stating Toowoomba has a significantly longer road network than other councils and the second largest area. Council states this makes Toowoomba unique when it comes to the construction and management of road infrastructure and associated responsibilities for water and sewerage assets. Council also has a significant involvement in a range of major infrastructure projects. Re-categorisation of TRC as a category 7 would promote relativities between councils and attract the right people onto council who can operate with confidence in this environment.

12 28 October Tablelands D. De Lai Strongly rejects Tablelands Regional Council’s 2015 Regional proposal to remain as a category 4 council.

Council

13 29 October Tablelands Steven and Requests that Tablelands Regional Council (TRC) be 2015 Regional Elizabeth Prowse re-categorised as a category 3 council. Council Since de-amalgamation occurred the TRC is much smaller. Soon there will be an additional councillor added to council for political/functional voting equality reasons which will further significantly reduce councillors’ responsibilities and workload.

14 30 October Southern David Keenan Southern Downs Regional Council, at its General 2015 Downs Chief Executive Meeting held on 28 October 2015 resolved that Regional Officer Council should remain as a category 4 local Council government authority.

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15 30 October Sunshine Michael Whittaker Sunshine Coast Regional Council (SCRC) is seeking 2015 Coast Regional Chief Executive to remain a category 8 council notwithstanding the Council Officer de-amalgamation process that led to the formation of the new Noosa Shire Council from 1 January 2014. Council argues nothing has materially changed for SCRC councillors since de-amalgamation in terms of workload, complexity of decision making required and the span of representative responsibilities they each hold for their divisions. None of the existing SCRC divisions were altered as a result of the de- amalgamation process, further reinforcing that there has been no change in the breadth of the councillors representational responsibilities. In summary, due to the collective impacts of geographic size, diversity of topography and environmental considerations, current and forecast population growth as well as the challenges of servicing a very high visitor population and the wider range of services that council is required to deliver (when compared with category 7 councils), SCRC should continue to be classified as a category 8 local government area for remuneration purposes. An appropriate remuneration category for SCRC will not only reflect the particular circumstances of the region and the strong growth trajectory it is encountering, but will also assist with retaining and attracting people with the requisite skills and experience needed to perform the role of a SCRC councillor in this dynamic local government environment.

16 30 October Tablelands Murray Powdrell Rejects the proposal by Tablelands Regional 2015 Regional Council to stay as a category 4: Council • With an extra councillor and smaller divisions councillors workloads will be reduced. • The decision by incumbent councillors who voted to remain as a category 4 council is likely not based on the best interests of ratepayers and more likely based on financial self interest. • Because of the above point, decisions regarding councillor remuneration should be made by an independent body able to determine reasonable remuneration compared to other councils, rather than councillors who are likely to be biased because the decision to become a category 3 council would result in a worsening of their financial circumstances. Having any person in a paid position able to determine what their remuneration should be is in my view fundamentally flawed.

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17 30 October Tablelands Dinah Penshorn In view of the fact that the council will have six 2015 Regional councillors following the next election, the

Council Tablelands Regional Council category should be

amended to category 3.

Ratepayers have had to shoulder added costs with de-amalgamation from Mareeba Shire Council and it is unfair to add an extra burden with increased remuneration for the present number of councillors plus the extra one to be elected next year.

18 29 and 30 Whitsunday Joe and Betty De 118 submissions were received objecting to October Regional Groot Whitsunday Regional Council’s proposal to the Council Elizabeth Shrimpton Tribunal for a re-categorisation from a category 4 Geoff Dalton to 5. Elise Woodhouse Issues raised included: PC Havill Ian Shield • ratepayers have experienced an increase in Chris Richards rates and charges – cannot afford another Desma Munro increase Janette Langford Wayne Kirk • land valuations are down Brian Sellars • small businesses continue to close Anthony and Sharon Sullivan • community is impacted by high unemployment Jane Selby • irresponsible to increase councillor Hon. De-Anne Kelly remuneration at this time Jill Warren Pam and Robert • the residents of Bowen and Collinsville are Skinner disadvantaged by decisions of council Frank Creighton • council’s proposal is out of touch with Neville Hobdell community expectations Aileen Jochheim Ron and Enid • based on projected population and growth Ben and Sarah Bon figures not comparable with other category 5 Russ Young councils Stan Coleman Christine McNamara • council did not consult with the community Angela Fox about the proposal. Community had only two James Turner days to respond to council’s resolution Robert Andersen • community is feeling the impact of the mining Leola Janz downturn. Trisha Wales (and 14 co-signatories) Margaret Wyngaard John Barnes Greg and Marg Watson Judith Feeney Andrew and Pauline Milosevich Linda Andersen Peter and Kathy Lawton Brian and Janice Germain Dale and Christine Nicholls Julie Heidke Fay and Brian Ryle

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Ashley Pattemore Kristy Williams Graham Girolami Ken Feeney John Storrie Prue Graham Rosslyn Wyngaard Doug Tawse Ross Meier Graeme and Anne Mason Geoff Reudavey Gordon Benham Alan Dyne Joanne Holcombe Philomene Bell Deborah Reid Mackie Joey Prowse Isabel Sloan Greg and Marcia Pott Pat James Roger Down Julie Martin Melanie Connolly Joan Echevarria Ted Gatkowski Lee Scott Tarragon Stark Judy Patteson Sue Gatkowski A very concerned Businesswoman Kris Hansen Lissa Whitton Greg and Debbie Mawhirt Anji Young Brian Schwarz Richard and Denise Hall Chris and Adele D. Hillier Trisha Wales Johnathan Peter Tim Warren John and Colleen Dodds Amy Doolan Margaret Jarred John and Regina Aquilina CR & MJ Sloan Justin Fox

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Fay and Ron Mitchell Michael and Kylie Brunker James and Margaret Parker Bob Morton Chris Pollard Joyce Macdonald Carol Macaulay Rachel Geddes Chantel Veronica Walter Brian Fisher Adrian Tilney Terry Wilkinson Helen Weldon Anjanette Murray Sonya Earl John Finlay Sharon Feeney Christene Beauchamp Larraine Jill Knight Ronald Phillips Ian Pott Ian Andersen Peter and Glenys Tengbom Colleen Rowe Bowen One Stop Name withheld (x 4)

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19 9 November Whitsunday Barry Omundson Whitsunday Regional Council (WRC) is currently a 2015 Regional category 4 council. In each of past three years, WRC Acting Chief Council made submissions to the Tribunal seeking to be re- Executive Officer categorised as a category 5 local government. Previous submissions to the Tribunal were based on the workload of councillors; distances travelled by those councillors in exercising their roles and responsibilities; and the economic diversity of the Whitsunday region. This submission differs slightly in that it seeks to also submit to the Tribunal that WRC compares to all other local governments with a population of between 20,000 and 50,000 residents, in addition to all other local governments contained in the urban regional medium and fringe medium group. WRC states it compares very favourably across all benchmarks for local governments in both of these two groups. The social and economic diversity of the Whitsunday Region; the size and shape of the local government area; and the region’s continued growth and strong projected growth, all impact on the level of representation able to be afforded to the residents and ratepayers of the local government by WRC’s elected members. Comparisons indicate that WRC could be considered a ‘fringe’ category 5 local government as at June 2014, and with an improved performance in 2015, may have moved solidly into the category 5 grouping.

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No Date Council Summary of submission

1 20 October North Burnett Regional Council is dissatisfied with the category rating and the split in 2015 Council remuneration of retainer and council meeting attendance. Council stated this was a cause of concern as councillors are absent from Cr Don Waugh, Mayor meetings for legitimate reasons. Cr Jo Dowling Attendance at meetings doesn’t give a true indication of the role. Mark Pitt, CEO The distance travelled by some councillors also needs to be taken into consideration, and the financial cost of that. While officially councillors are part time, the reality is that the role is full time because of the distances required to travel. Council also cited the example of where a councillor operates a personal business and has to employ someone to run that business while travelling and/or undertaking council business. Council states it is important to offer an attractive salary to attract the right people to the job.

2 20 October Sunshine Coast Council requested that the Tribunal consider retaining Sunshine 2015 Regional Council Coast Regional Council (SCRC) at the current category level (category level 8). Michael Whittaker, CEO Mr Whittaker highlighted: • similarities between SCRC and Gold Coast City Council (GCCC). For example, similar demographics, the financial impost of the tourism surcharge (more than $9 million tourism surcharge), internationally recognised destination, has its own airport • difference between urban representation and rural areas • less government funding per capita than other areas • higher environmental foot print than other areas which needs to be managed, again similar to Gold Coast • larger in size than Logan, Ipswich and Moreton Bay • significant developments such as Stocklands – 50,000 additional residents at Caloundra South (more than 19 years) • council needs to create the right economy • different category attracts different candidates.

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3 20 October Whitsunday Regional Council is expected to endorse a submission for the Tribunal at its 2015 Council next meeting seeking a change in category from 4 to 5. Cr Jennifer Whitney, Council cited data that indicates Whitsunday Regional Council Mayor compares favourably to other councils in the higher category and outperforms others in category 4. Cr John Atkinson Council stated it has a strong economic development focus, with a Mr Barry Omundson, number of significant projects under consideration in the region. CEO Council needs to be able to attract the right calibre of councillors, including young people. Part-time role has an impact on council business and functionality as councillors at the moment have more than one job. Council is focussed on building a modern council – there is a large international focus now. Need a full-time council to get the work done with greater participation and contribution. Need to attract strategically thinking councillors and the salary at a higher category would make a difference.

4 20 October Tablelands Regional Councillors discussed the impact of the possible change from 2015 Council category 4 to 3 following de-amalgamation. Cr Peter Hodge Council confirmed it has been allocated one additional councillor. Cr Shaaron Linwood Council discussed the impact of large divisions on the workload of councillors. Council believes it is important to offer remuneration to attract younger people and women into local government. An individual can still manage on a category 4 income. It is difficult to survive on a sole income of category 3 councillor which will deter good people. Into the future council needs to focus on economic growth. Council passed a resolution to retain category 4 (vote 4-1).

5 20 October Gympie Regional Council requested that the Tribunal consider retaining category 4 2015 Council level for Gympie Regional Council. The council has voted on this and is divided 50/50. Cr Mick Curran, Mayor Asked the Tribunal to review and consider. Cr Bob Leitch

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1 9 5 38 57 25 42 32 49 23 20 39 47 52 53 56 17 31 61 37 19 14 26 68 41 30 62 28 70 43 54 18 * Rank (high to low) 13 $6.4 $3.6 $9.7 $5.3 $6.6 $4.2 $5.9 $4.6 $3.9 $3.9 $3.6 $6.8 $3.4 $6.4 $8.8 $2.3 $5.3 $7.4 $3.3 $8.5 $1.8 $5.1 Average annual operating income $3.8 $78.9 $22.9 $10.4 $12.3 $13.3 $29.8 $12.6 $16.6 $12.8 $17.6 per Councillor 2008-2014 ($M) ^ N/A 1 8 6 37 59 21 41 32 24 53 18 38 50 43 56 13 57 31 62 36 22 14 28 68 46 30 63 39 70 47 15 44 * Rank (high to low) 12 $9.2 Average annual operating income $7.0 $38.4 $14.3 $77.4 $31.7 $39.8 $62.6 $16.6 $98.0 $35.3 $18.4 $23.4 $15.6 $14.4 $40.8 $13.5 $38.4 $75.6 $52.8 $21.1 $44.3 $13.2 $33.9 $20.6 $22.8 $228.6 $132.9 $268.4 $132.7 N/A $128.2 2008-2014 ($M) ^ $141.0 $1,104.1 1 9 7 33 53 17 41 37 28 67 18 38 52 43 57 44 13 30 64 36 20 16 29 66 39 34 61 55 54 50 51 12 * Rank (high to low) 14 $75.2 $92.2 $78.6 $95.4 $384.0 $119.0 $925.1 $187.5 $240.3 $535.9 $843.9 $234.1 $123.1 $174.1 $110.1 $161.1 $423.4 $264.9 $792.8 $981.0 $429.2 $207.7 $277.2 $113.3 $118.0 $137.7 $134.7 $2,126.2 $1,537.1 $2,973.6 $1,551.4 Average annual community equity $1,305.7 $10,139.3 2008-2014 ($M) ^ N/A 1 6 41 57 26 50 35 21 54 10 24 45 53 30 70 61 17 37 73 27 23 14 32 65 44 69 46 38 62 33 66 56 15 * Rank (high to low) 12

Operating income per Councillor $6.20 $3.66 $9.90 $4.64 $7.95 $4.17 $5.46 $4.28 $8.63 $2.26 $3.20 $7.32 $1.74 $9.54 $8.37 $2.72 $5.52 $2.54 $5.14 $7.15 $3.12 $8.18 $2.71 $4.07 $86.05 $13.68 $23.41 $11.74 $14.79 $30.37 $12.99 $18.57 $17.97 2014 ($M) $21.31 1 9 6 39 60 24 46 34 22 57 19 42 56 30 70 63 16 36 73 28 25 15 33 67 49 59 50 45 64 43 68 48 12 * Rank (high to low) 13 $9.0 $7.0 $37.2 $14.6 $79.2 $27.9 $47.7 $82.1 $16.7 $93.9 $32.8 $17.1 $51.8 $12.8 $43.9 $57.3 $78.0 $50.2 $10.9 $22.1 $15.3 $20.6 $28.6 $12.5 $32.7 $10.9 $24.4 $234.1 $147.9 $273.3 $148.6 $179.7 Operating income 2014 ($M) $170.5 $1,204.6 1 9 8 35 64 17 49 43 29 70 18 38 52 45 65 44 14 32 62 40 19 16 30 68 41 42 66 55 67 39 57 47 11 * Rank (high to low) 12 $89.6 $442.1 $118.2 $211.5 $248.6 $703.2 $337.1 $176.8 $233.1 $116.5 $248.0 $471.4 $124.2 $317.9 $505.4 $110.2 $290.0 $251.9 $115.3 $162.0 $110.9 $321.0 $161.5 $216.2 $1,119.2 $2,402.0 $1,087.4 $1,687.6 $3,059.9 $1,057.6 $1,376.5 $1,915.0 $1,913.9

Community equity 2014 ($M) $11,198.2 U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U Area not Divided (U) U

Number of Councillors (excluding 6 4 8 6 6 6 4 8 6 4 6 4 4 6 4 6 9 6 8 6 4 4 6 4 4 4 4 4 6 8 10 10 10 Mayors) 14 Local Governments Local Goondiwindi Regional Council Aurukun ShireAurukun Council Gympie Regional Council Council Regional Gympie Balonne Shire Council Hinchinbrook ShireHinchinbrook Council Banana Shire Council Banana Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council Council Shire Aboriginal Vale Hope Isaac Regional Council Council Regional Isaac Ipswich City Council Barcaldine Regional Council Council Regional Barcaldine Barcoo Shire Council Barcoo Blackall - Tambo Regional Council Council Regional Tambo - Blackall Boulia Shire Council Council Shire Boulia Bulloo Shire Council Council Shire Bulloo Bundaberg Regional CouncilBundaberg Burdekin Shire Council Burke ShireBurke Council Carpentaria Shire Council Carpentaria Cairns RegionalCairns Council Cassowary Coast Regional Council Central Highlands Regional Highlands Central Council Charters Towers Regional Towers Council Charters Cherbourg AboriginalCherbourg Shire Council Cloncurry Shire CouncilCloncurry Cook Shire Council Croydon ShireCroydon Council Diamantina Shire CouncilDiamantina Doomadgee AboriginalDoomadgee Shire Council Douglas ShireDouglas Council Etheridge Shire Council Flinders Shire Council Fraser Coast Regional Council Council Regional Coast Fraser Gladstone RegionalGladstone Council Gold Coast City Council

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2 8 3 7 4 6 33 24 29 50 16 60 55 15 65 12 10 58 69 72 21 45 71 59 22 67 44 35 40 66 34 36 51 48 64 46 11 63 27 $7.5 $4.1 $3.4 $3.8 $2.5 $3.5 $2.1 $1.7 $5.1 $1.7 $3.5 $2.4 $5.1 $6.6 $5.4 $2.4 $6.6 $6.4 $4.1 $4.2 $2.8 $5.1 $2.9 $8.8 $6.6 $10.0 $41.7 $23.9 $34.0 $13.7 $14.3 $18.1 $24.8 $22.8 $12.1 $10.9 $33.6 $18.4 $25.7 N/A N/A N/A 2 7 4 5 9 3 26 25 20 16 54 61 27 17 65 23 51 69 72 42 71 19 60 67 48 35 45 66 34 40 55 52 64 10 49 58 11 29 33 $9.8 $8.6 $6.6 $6.9 $9.8 $9.8 $60.1 $60.3 $82.4 $16.5 $13.7 $56.8 $72.9 $17.5 $30.7 $87.0 $13.9 $20.5 $39.4 $21.6 $39.5 $32.2 $16.3 $16.8 $11.3 $20.4 $14.3 $52.5 $39.5 $417.0 $239.3 $340.3 $114.2 N/A $108.4 $298.0 $227.6 N/A $403.2 N/A $183.7 $180.2 2 6 5 4 8 3 27 23 24 63 49 25 15 21 71 31 46 40 68 69 22 72 62 47 65 32 59 70 19 42 45 48 58 56 11 60 10 26 35 $92.3 $53.9 $69.8 $63.8 $44.0 $93.2 $89.7 $63.7 $96.6 $575.6 $712.2 $683.2 $142.7 $646.4 $771.0 $401.1 $152.5 $194.6 $758.6 $150.3 $387.5 $104.5 $831.0 $181.0 $157.4 $147.6 $108.3 $110.9 $603.9 $275.7 $4,920.6 $3,250.4 $3,638.7 $1,173.6 $3,975.1 $2,528.3 $4,746.3 $1,948.2 $2,109.0 N/A N/A N/A 3 7 2 4 8 5 9 22 29 31 52 59 13 25 16 71 20 58 43 63 72 18 74 64 39 51 75 36 49 60 19 42 48 47 55 68 34 11 67 28 40 $8.77 $8.43 $4.29 $3.39 $2.24 $3.46 $5.69 $3.04 $1.79 $1.62 $2.91 $6.83 $4.40 $1.53 $7.61 $4.69 $3.24 $6.06 $5.05 $5.06 $4.12 $2.65 $7.99 $2.69 $8.98 $6.34 N/A $13.59 $37.62 $26.89 $19.66 $38.20 $11.60 $17.01 $13.90 $34.73 $26.72 $14.41 $34.66 $14.12 $22.46 $25.71 5 7 4 2 8 3 23 26 32 55 31 14 27 18 71 21 54 41 65 72 17 74 66 37 53 75 35 52 62 20 40 47 51 58 69 44 10 61 11 29 38 $0.0 $9.0 $7.2 $6.5 $6.1 $81.5 $70.2 $50.6 $17.2 $50.8 $69.6 $83.4 $17.3 $34.1 $12.2 $11.7 $41.0 $17.6 $45.7 $18.7 $13.0 $84.7 $36.3 $25.2 $20.2 $16.5 $10.6 $32.0 $13.5 $53.9 $38.0 $376.2 $268.9 $157.3 $382.0 $102.0 $416.8 $267.2 $115.3 $415.9 $224.6 $180.0 4 6 5 3 7 2 24 25 33 54 28 15 26 74 20 31 51 48 73 71 75 23 69 36 56 61 34 53 72 21 22 58 50 46 63 60 10 59 13 27 37 $0.0 $60.8 $69.1 $83.8 $45.9 $95.5 $71.5 $808.3 $769.8 $459.8 $164.5 $713.3 $747.9 $483.0 $180.3 $211.8 $809.6 $350.6 $161.9 $128.3 $452.7 $175.0 $973.5 $848.7 $158.2 $191.8 $219.4 $122.4 $134.8 $140.8 $721.1 $338.1 $4,144.6 $3,862.6 $1,421.8 $4,075.4 $1,022.5 $4,321.5 $3,210.0 $5,501.5 $2,088.5 $1,735.9 U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U 6 4 8 6 4 8 6 4 6 6 5 6 4 4 4 8 4 6 4 4 6 4 4 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 7 6 6 10 10 15 10 12 10 12 10 South Burnett Regional Burnett CouncilSouth Kowanyama Aboriginal ShireKowanyama Council % Southern Downs Regional Downs Southern Council Tablelands Regional Council Torres Shire Council Western Downs Regional Downs Western Council Sunshine Regional Council Coast Livingstone Shire Council Council Shire Aboriginal River Lockhart Toowoomba RegionalToowoomba Council Council Regional Island Strait Torres Townsville City Council Council City Townsville RegionalWhitsunday Council Lockyer Valley Regional Council Council Regional Valley Lockyer Winton ShireWinton Council Longreach Regional Council Longreach Aboriginal Shire CouncilMapoon Woorabinda Aboriginal ShireWoorabinda Council Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire Council Council Shire Aboriginal Wujal Wujal Maranoa RegionalMaranoa Council Logan City Council Logan Council Regional Mackay Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council Yarrabah Mareeba Shire Council Mareeba Council Shire McKinlay Shire Council Mornington Mount Isa City Isa Council Mount Moreton Bay Regional Bay Council Moreton Murweh Shire CouncilMurweh Napranum Aboriginal ShireNapranum Council Noosa ShireNoosa Council Regional Burnett Council North Northern PeninsulaNorthern Regional Area Council Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council Council Shire Aboriginal Island Palm Paroo ShireParoo Council Pormpuraaw Aboriginal Shire CouncilPormpuraaw Quilpie Shire Council Council Shire Quilpie Redland City Council Richmond ShireRichmond Council Rockhampton Regional Council Rockhampton Scenic Rim Regional Council Council Regional Rim Scenic Somerset Regional Council Council Regional Somerset

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1 3 6 30 59 26 41 28 53 63 15 23 66 32 20 60 49 57 14 38 12 62 72 69 51 54 68 27 55 11 52 56 Rank (high to low) 24 64

% growth 2014-2026 0.2% 6.9% 0.1% 8.2% 3.2% 8.1% 5.2% 4.4% 7.8% 3.3% -2.0% -3.1% -1.4% -8.2% -5.5% -4.4% -2.3% 17.7% 19.6% 12.3% 93.9% 45.4% 18.9% 35.2% 23.2% 20.7% 16.6% 21.5% 24.9% 13.2% 28.2% 19.2% 29.4% 20.6% 985 283 391 342 523 388 633 1,310 1,785 1,626 1,398 3,509 5,320 3,085 2,492 2,421 Projected resident 1,701 4,778 11,565 57,051 12,378 96,107 13,797 12,533 15,021 38,393 18,713 29,639 31,359 364,584 738,261 124,852 population 112,395 205,735 2026 6 1 7 34 60 18 36 62 15 53 12 73 56 30 35 59 40 43 74 33 46 72 50 70 27 71 13 31 68 51 22 42 52 * Rank (high to low) 32 64 61 77 94 86 190 186 236 214 195 672 564 433 296 108 280 589 244 1,524 4,594 1,341 6,082 7,856 2,277 1,506 1,847 2,886 7,297 2,275 3,728 Electors per Councillor (excluding 2,225 13,559 30,459 13,131 Mayor) 2014 6 1 7 35 60 19 36 65 15 57 12 75 53 32 34 54 41 43 73 47 72 50 70 33 27 71 13 31 68 51 22 42 52 * Rank (high to low) 30 73 81 91 274 230 304 349 323 850 710 560 384 124 102 140 374 353 815 1,924 6,058 1,837 8,262 2,902 2,086 2,539 3,949 9,428 2,986 4,784 Estimated population per Councillor 3,057 18,805 39,005 10,131 17,665 (excluding Mayor) 2014

* Rank (high to low) - Fastest growth 2 1 9 74 11 14 31 54 66 70 28 68 24 35 56 41 48 44 57 18 53 61 37 51 50 63 46 60 55 49 65 59 45 13 ranking 2.99% 2.02% 1.93% 1.92% 1.11% 0.46% 1.19% 3.46% 1.27% 1.02% 0.41% 0.93% 0.74% 0.82% 0.40% 1.65% 0.48% 0.14% 1.00% 0.61% 0.64% 0.08% 0.78% 0.18% 0.45% 0.71% 2.10% Average annual resident population 0.82% 0.28% -0.57% -0.05% -0.16% -0.09% -0.01% change 2010-2014 (%) 6 1 8 36 60 27 16 37 65 53 11 14 75 55 35 34 57 45 42 73 32 46 72 50 70 71 12 31 68 51 25 24 * Rank (high to low) 54 39 921 292 324 362 497 406 559 1,095 1,822 1,395 1,292 3,399 4,260 4,888 3,359 2,306 2,245 1,410 11,541 24,455 48,464 11,024 66,097 11,607 12,517 15,236 94,283 17,916 28,705 31,595 188,047 546,067 101,306 Estimated resident population 2014 158,985 Local Governments Local Hinchinbrook ShireHinchinbrook Council Council Shire Aboriginal Vale Hope Ipswich City Council Isaac Regional Council Council Regional Isaac Gold Coast City Council Council Regional Gympie Goondiwindi Regional Council Etheridge Shire Council Flinders Shire Council Council Regional Coast Fraser RegionalGladstone Council Diamantina Shire CouncilDiamantina AboriginalDoomadgee Shire Council ShireDouglas Council Charters Towers Regional Towers Council Charters AboriginalCherbourg Shire Council Shire Council Cloncurry Cook Shire Council ShireCroydon Council Cairns RegionalCairns Council Banana Shire Council Banana Balonne Shire Council Aurukun ShireAurukun Council Barcaldine Regional Council Council Regional Barcaldine Shire Council Barcoo Council Regional Tambo - Blackall Council Shire Boulia Bulloo Shire Council Council Shire Bulloo Regional CouncilBundaberg Burdekin Shire Council ShireBurke Council Shire Council Carpentaria Cassowary Coast Regional Council Regional Highlands Central Council

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7 2 5 4 9 8 37 42 35 33 25 34 75 40 61 47 29 70 21 73 22 31 50 44 65 48 43 10 19 18 16 76 67 74 17 13 71 36 45 58 46 39 0.1% 8.3% 8.1% 8.3% 9.9% 1.7% 8.4% -5.6% -9.4% -3.0% -3.5% -6.7% 13.2% 12.3% 14.1% 34.6% 16.3% 20.0% 15.9% 46.3% 12.4% 18.3% 21.5% 21.0% 17.5% 11.5% 11.9% 29.9% 21.9% 22.2% 23.0% 37.0% 37.4% 31.7% 22.4% 26.0% 13.5% 12.9% 34.0% -10.9% -11.7% -10.3% 869 847 767 477 358 261 2,884 3,096 1,783 1,171 4,572 1,021 1,491 4,089 3,290 1,286 1,137 1,236 3,714 5,006 40,446 28,039 37,594 28,745 10,320 57,720 59,605 25,304 25,324 15,506 47,120 49,824 43,106 38,010 380,741 188,412 180,599 100,986 541,969 419,087 162,455 257,292 3 8 9 2 4 5 23 24 21 63 26 37 49 45 48 67 66 11 16 54 39 65 14 29 61 28 38 69 17 44 75 10 47 55 64 76 58 19 41 57 20 25 56 51 173 331 440 354 130 134 224 873 153 189 102 497 401 223 160 197 597 197 3,382 3,117 4,140 2,990 1,338 8,865 4,987 6,967 2,754 2,764 1,292 4,749 9,254 4,586 4,466 3,056 21,940 12,083 11,337 25,891 18,594 14,414 3 8 9 2 4 5 23 25 21 63 26 38 48 49 46 66 67 11 16 61 39 64 14 29 56 28 37 69 17 44 10 74 45 59 62 76 58 18 40 55 20 24 73 73 244 533 472 654 183 169 271 236 306 135 706 672 276 251 281 913 308 4,465 4,162 5,490 3,992 1,719 6,577 1,179 8,842 3,590 3,786 1,733 6,385 6,063 5,702 4,207 28,282 16,197 14,864 11,920 34,761 25,426 12,338 19,204 5 3 6 7 4 8 16 26 36 47 32 75 27 69 71 15 23 76 19 21 40 64 42 33 25 43 38 34 12 73 67 10 22 39 58 30 72 52 29 62 20 17 1.83% 1.23% 1.01% 0.76% 1.17% 1.11% 1.23% 2.48% 2.73% 1.88% 1.42% 1.64% 1.51% 0.94% 2.27% 0.00% 0.90% 1.11% 1.25% 0.82% 1.00% 1.07% 1.97% 2.21% 2.07% 1.51% 0.94% 0.37% 1.16% 0.50% 2.54% 0.11% 2.13% 1.58% 1.70% -0.70% -0.11% -0.47% -0.74% -0.50% -0.07% -0.49% 4 7 9 2 3 5 20 26 44 23 63 28 38 48 49 52 67 66 13 17 61 40 64 15 30 58 29 33 69 18 43 10 74 47 56 62 76 59 19 41 21 22 975 731 847 943 540 293 291 3,651 2,663 2,617 1,888 1,083 4,714 1,223 4,238 2,687 1,379 1,002 1,125 4,619 35,716 24,973 32,941 23,952 10,311 83,439 39,463 53,052 21,537 22,717 13,862 38,312 36,378 34,211 33,653 282,822 161,970 148,641 417,137 305,110 123,383 192,038 Sunshine Regional Council Coast Toowoomba RegionalToowoomba Council Southern Downs Regional Downs Southern Council Tablelands Regional Council Torres Shire Council South Burnett Regional Burnett CouncilSouth Quilpie Shire Council Council Shire Quilpie Redland City Council Somerset Regional Council Council Regional Somerset North Burnett Regional Burnett Council North Northern PeninsulaNorthern Regional Area Council Council Shire Aboriginal Island Palm ShireParoo Council Aboriginal Shire CouncilPormpuraaw Richmond ShireRichmond Council Regional Council Rockhampton Scenic Rim Regional Council Council Regional Rim Scenic McKinlay Shire Council Council Shire McKinlay Regional Bay Council Moreton Murweh Shire CouncilMurweh Aboriginal ShireNapranum Council Noosa ShireNoosa Council Mareeba Shire Council Mareeba Mornington Shire Council Mornington City Isa Council Mount Maranoa RegionalMaranoa Council Logan City Council Logan Lockhart River Aboriginal Shire Council Council Shire Aboriginal River Lockhart Council Regional Valley Lockyer Longreach Regional Council Longreach Council Regional Mackay Aboriginal Shire CouncilMapoon Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council Yarrabah Winton ShireWinton Council Aboriginal ShireWoorabinda Council Council Shire Aboriginal Wujal Wujal Kowanyama Aboriginal ShireKowanyama Council % Livingstone Shire Council Torres Strait Island Regional Council Council Regional Island Strait Torres Council City Townsville Whitsunday RegionalWhitsunday Council Western Downs Regional Downs Western Council

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2 1 3 9 4 8 6 7 59 54 23 27 15 75 22 44 46 60 47 13 26 25 28 39 18 41 36 42 63 61 32 52 10 * Rank (high to low) 64 32 1,835 2,427 6,436 5,043 1,688 4,685 7,347 7,103 6,885 1,105 1,332 2,801 1,089 94,667 39,201 29,487 47,983 40,039 73,763 59,835 68,374 60,956 64,125 53,521 61,825 30,389 31,106 28,546 41,193 10,466 19,256 Area (sq kms) 58,720 105,782 7 1 8 71 59 43 67 75 44 52 65 72 11 63 16 31 68 32 49 26 41 69 39 56 30 51 53 13 15 17 48 42 38 * Rank (high to low) 20 47 79 57 33 64 45 67 54 52 85 98 149 140 100 853 495 246 233 105 324 154 165 266 104 700 653 447 107 152 173 359 1186 3386 Total staff 2014 (FTE) 1037 9 1 8 5 23 35 57 22 25 24 21 65 31 34 60 37 18 48 19 33 43 36 55 26 56 41 59 61 75 68 49 47 58 * Rank (high to low) 70

Indigenous estimated resident 8.55% 4.00% 3.32% 9.24% 3.56% 7.90% 5.14% 9.37% 6.34% 8.47% 4.23% 4.03% 6.42% 3.59% 3.54% 1.25% 2.80% 4.86% 5.65% 3.84% 2.67% 91.85% 23.19% 23.96% 20.00% 21.78% 97.47% 27.08% 10.81% 40.38% 36.79% 17.07% 92.05% population 2014 (%) 94.40% 3 6 4 2 71 27 40 51 39 58 42 75 50 20 53 45 15 34 48 21 31 33 59 60 18 30 74 36 56 52 26 35 67 * Rank (high to low) 28 1007

Index of relative socio-economic 976.1 617.15 961.18 937.14 916.78 937.73 897.95 934.07 555.67 916.88 914.54 930.61 984.93 944.35 925.57 974.35 947.37 944.96 886.02 865.32 980.45 950.43 586.32 943.42 908.49 915.64 962.73 944.04 677.94 959.61 1024.14 1015.76 advantage and disadvantage 1028.36 Local Governments Local Doomadgee AboriginalDoomadgee Shire Council Douglas ShireDouglas Council Etheridge Shire Council Diamantina Shire CouncilDiamantina Croydon ShireCroydon Council Cook Shire Council Cloncurry Shire Council Cloncurry Cherbourg AboriginalCherbourg Shire Council Bundaberg Regional CouncilBundaberg Burke ShireBurke Council RegionalCairns Council Charters Towers Regional Towers Council Charters Bulloo Shire Council Council Shire Bulloo Burdekin Shire Council Cassowary Coast Regional Council Central Highlands Regional Highlands Central Council Barcaldine Regional Council Council Regional Barcaldine Barcoo Shire Council Barcoo Council Regional Tambo - Blackall Boulia Shire Council Council Shire Boulia Carpentaria Shire Council Carpentaria Banana Shire Council Banana Balonne Shire Council Aurukun ShireAurukun Council Flinders Shire Council Fraser Coast Regional Council Council Regional Coast Fraser Gympie Regional Council Council Regional Gympie Gladstone RegionalGladstone Council Gold Coast City Council Goondiwindi Regional Council Hinchinbrook ShireHinchinbrook Council Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council Council Shire Aboriginal Vale Hope Ipswich City Council Isaac Regional Council Council Regional Isaac

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9 1 5 7 3 8 6 49 50 60 60 41 60 37 59 54 35 16 14 60 55 22 18 60 30 28 60 21 26 17 60 24 45 29 60 43 60 60 19 60 23 51 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 8 0 0 0 1 10 28 34 65 808 321 406 211 288 109 233 186 290 201 105 995 279 208 3,527 1,722 1,064 2,203 1,366 8 2 5 3 7 6 47 47 54 54 40 54 13 31 54 54 14 38 17 54 16 23 54 21 26 54 18 29 54 20 54 11 28 40 54 54 54 22 54 24 54 47 1 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 28 11 86 56 68 321 284 243 245 127 139 216 157 446 134 100 1,095 4,374 2,297 3,176 1,317 1,377 5 8 9 3 2 1 29 27 59 74 17 64 56 62 55 50 31 39 63 47 25 34 30 35 65 46 66 12 22 75 26 18 15 36 72 69 61 43 76 38 73 21 38 35 56 18 56 566 171 870 363 352 167 158 112 368 2,062 2,283 2,759 1,061 1,296 1,992 4,132 1,787 1,412 2,307 1,978 2,033 1,880 1,428 3,439 3,277 3,053 2,479 5,860 2,286 2,748 2,971 1,845 7,365 1,711 7,518 1,841 2,502

5 70 48 16 58 68 65 74 20 29 43 53 31 49 34 51 14 19 62 17 45 55 57 37 40 38 69 11 66 21 56 35 67 71 73 33 50 24 76 30 72 12 71 11 536 870 548 958 883 489 159 390 4,429 1,998 1,057 6,560 2,543 4,248 3,578 1,244 5,373 2,269 2,033 8,382 7,112 7,601 2,251 3,727 67,423 47,616 40,699 26,580 19,667 11,752 53,505 40,734 43,188 58,711 40,572 11,289 12,958 37,939 23,804 53,814 3 9 6 5 4 2 10 55 66 57 58 27 40 45 49 62 12 76 34 22 24 64 32 60 70 36 35 23 28 19 72 18 37 29 46 24 47 14 61 21 72 54 0 90 60 84 82 68 66 71 50 45 69 45 96 901 309 155 124 105 808 211 355 332 233 177 179 335 308 364 983 402 176 304 118 332 111 690 356 1504 1400 1492 1499 1686 3 4 2 6 7 73 12 30 20 76 16 29 44 42 11 46 71 63 14 28 53 72 15 27 67 66 51 64 69 52 13 39 74 40 38 17 10 62 45 50 54 32 1.89% 1.06% 6.14% 6.37% 6.00% 2.56% 3.41% 4.28% 2.24% 2.83% 2.90% 4.38% 3.32% 2.80% 4.35% 7.34% 1.58% 6.85% 7.75% 3.47% 6.13% 4.49% 4.24% 9.83% 90.35% 11.35% 30.59% 96.25% 85.47% 94.51% 11.48% 90.60% 89.23% 13.37% 88.01% 15.09% 89.26% 63.32% 90.68% 97.10% 93.66% 92.80% 1 8 9 5 7 66 37 57 72 61 69 24 29 32 49 19 70 12 11 43 64 38 47 68 14 54 46 23 13 10 16 62 41 17 55 63 25 76 22 65 44 73 643.6 995.7 980.5 910.1 554.4 687.08 940.52 905.09 602.36 750.34 650.15 964.06 953.81 946.75 917.08 978.75 999.08 932.24 713.24 938.22 927.17 668.54 986.34 913.53 928.89 965.29 989.22 1001.3 982.81 739.79 936.44 729.05 962.94 966.12 697.11 930.78 591.77 1030.45 1002.36 1001.43 1007.07 1002.37 Redland City Council Pormpuraaw Aboriginal Shire CouncilPormpuraaw Quilpie Shire Council Council Shire Quilpie Paroo ShireParoo Council Napranum Aboriginal ShireNapranum Council Noosa ShireNoosa Council Northern PeninsulaNorthern Regional Area Council Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council Council Shire Aboriginal Island Palm Richmond ShireRichmond Council Rockhampton Regional Council Rockhampton Murweh Shire CouncilMurweh North Burnett Regional Burnett Council North Scenic Rim Regional Council Council Regional Rim Scenic Kowanyama Aboriginal ShireKowanyama Council % Livingstone Shire Council Moreton Bay Regional Bay Council Moreton Somerset Regional Council Council Regional Somerset Lockhart River Aboriginal Shire Council Council Shire Aboriginal River Lockhart Council Regional Valley Lockyer Mareeba Shire Council Mareeba McKinlay Shire Council Council Shire McKinlay Mornington Shire Council Mornington City Isa Council Mount South Burnett Regional Burnett CouncilSouth Southern Downs Regional Downs Southern Council Logan City Council Logan Maranoa RegionalMaranoa Council Sunshine Regional Council Coast Longreach Regional Council Longreach Mackay Regional Council Council Regional Mackay Mapoon Aboriginal Shire CouncilMapoon Tablelands Regional Council Toowoomba RegionalToowoomba Council Torres Strait Island Regional Council Council Regional Island Strait Torres Council City Townsville Torres Shire Council Regional Downs Western Council Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council Yarrabah Whitsunday RegionalWhitsunday Council Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire Council Council Shire Aboriginal Wujal Wujal Winton ShireWinton Council Woorabinda Aboriginal ShireWoorabinda Council

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