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Born in 1939, [1] Volker was educated at Toowoomba State High School and the University of Queensland. [2]Volker's early Australian Public Service career was in the Department of Labour and the Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs.
Councillors were elected from a single pool of candidates by a "First Past the Post" poll, Toowoomba having abandoned the system of wards (electorates). [citation needed] As with other local governments in Queensland, Toowoomba City Council was bound by the Local Government Act 1993. Under this act and other legislation, the state government ...
On 29 October 1904, Toowoomba was proclaimed the City of Toowoomba. [4] [5] Toowoomba absorbed parts of the Shire of Middle Ridge and Town of Newtown on 23 February 1917. [6] [7] On 19 March 1949, following a major reorganisation of local government in South East Queensland, [8] Toowoomba grew its area to include parts of the Shires of ...
This is a list of mayors of the City of Toowoomba and the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In March 2008 the City of Toowoomba was amalgamated with the Shires of Crows Nest , Rosalie , Jondaryan , Cambooya , Clifton , Millmerran , and Pittsworth to form the Toowoomba Region .
The Toowoomba Region is a local government area (LGA) located within the larger Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, the LGA was preceded by several other local government authorities with histories extending back to the early 1900s and beyond.
Toowoomba is the seat of the Toowoomba Region local government area. The city is represented in the Parliament of Queensland by three seats: Toowoomba North, Toowoomba South and Condamine. In the Commonwealth Parliament, Toowoomba forms part of the Division of Groom, which is held by Garth Hamilton for the Liberal National Party of Queensland. [44]
Toowoomba North State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls on the south-west corner of Mort and Taylor Streets [ 49 ] [ 50 ] It includes a special education program. In 2015, the school had an enrolment of 157 students with 12 teachers (11 full-time equivalent). [ 51 ]
He was the member for Mundingburra from 2012 to 2015, holding ministerial portfolios in the Newman government. Crisafulli led the LNP into the 2024 Queensland state election . With the LNP winning a majority in the Queensland Parliament , he became the 41st Premier of Queensland on 28 October 2024. [ 2 ]