On the 11th May nominations closed for the RFBAQ triennial elections.
Where a single nomination has been received for an area, and the candidate meets the required knowledge and skills as outlined in By-Law no.3, they will be declared elect by the 1st June.
As returning officer, I would like to congratulate the following RFBAQ reps on being returned:
Johnny Muscat – Mackay
Jim Besgrove AFSM – Townsville
Les Green AFSM – Tablelands
Tony Lankester – Cape York
Gaven Bunker – North West Gulf
Cam Tindall – Central West
Robert Lang – Rockhampton
Peter Simpson – Central Highlands
Pat Noye – Gladstone
Rachael Loveland – Bundaberg Burnett
Adrian Bucknell – Roma
Gary Patzwald – Toowoomba
Ian Swadling AFSM – Moreton
Ian Pike AFSM – Sunshine Coast
Marty Davey – South Coast
Alan Gillespie AFSM – Somerset Lockyer
Ben Heilbronn – Scenic Rim
I would like to welcome two new RFBAQ reps who will be officially inducted at the commencement of RFBAQ General Meeting on Saturday 10th October:
Sharon Jonsson – Goldfield
Peter Byster – Fraser Coast Cooloola
Two nominations have been received for the Warwick area and a ballot paper will be sent to each brigade secretary in the Warwick area by the 1st June.
The closing date for the receipt of ballots by the returning officer is 13th July.
The ballot envelopes will be opened and counted at 8.30am on 17th July by Hon Tony Perrett MP, Minister for Primary Industries and Member for Gympie.
The two candidates for Warwick are (the RFBAQ By-Law No.1 states names must appear in alphabetical order):
Patricia Bates – Mallow Rural Fire Brigade
James Massey OAM – Sugarloaf RFB
The candidate’s biographies will be included in the ballot paper envelope.
Being a brigade member is a sacrifice that takes you away from your family, and to be an RFBAQ elected representative requires volunteering even more of your time.
I would like to thank the retiring RFBAQ reps for the support and many hours they have given to the brigades within their RFSQ Area and across Queensland; the changes that they have helped bring about through the State Executive have benefited volunteers across the state.
Nic Swadling - Charleville
Cath Duddy - Western Rivers/Warwick
David Black – South Burnett
Barry Child – Wet Tropics
Sandy Brown - Fraser Coast Cooloola
Once again, thank you for your volunteering contribution.
Justin Choveaux
RFBAQ Returning Officer