New Mount Isa council sworn in

The new elected members of Mount Isa City Council have been officially sworn in at a recent Post-Election Meeting.

During the meeting, Council resolved to appoint Councillor Kim Coghlan as Council’s Deputy Mayor for a period of 12 months; while the Electoral Commission of Queensland formally declared the election of Peta MacRae (pictured, below) as Mayor.

The Councillors and their portfolios are:

• Cr Dan Ballard: Finance & Customer Service
• Cr Travis Crowther: Economic Development
• Cr John Doyle: Tourism, Events, Sports and Recreation & Youth
• Cr James Coghlan: Environment, Local Laws, Development & Town Planning
• Cr Kim Coghlan: Parks & Gardens, Splashez, Library
• Cr John Tully: Works & Engineering, Water & Sewerage, Waste Management.