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The City of Townsville was first established as the Borough of Townsville under the Municipal Institutions Act 1864 on 15 February 1866. The surrounding rural area, which was given the name Thuringowa Division , was established on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 .
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This is a list of mayors of the City of Townsville, a local government area of Queensland, Australia. [1] [2] [3] The current mayor is Troy Thompson. Elected in 2024, he beat previous mayor Jenny Hill, who was elected in 2012 and re-elected in 2016 and 2020. [4] [5] [6] Elections for mayor are held every 4 years as part of the statewide local ...
Prior to serving as mayor, Hill was a city councillor and previously held the position of Deputy Mayor under the previous pre-amalgamation Townsville City Council in the Labor administration of Tony Mooney between 2007 and 2008. Hill came to Townsville as the fiancée of a soldier in 1982.
The Townsville Saint. The city is home to the Townsville Saint, a 6 m (20 ft) stick figure depicting The Saint on the northern cliff face of Castle Hill, painted by seven first-year University College of Townsville (which would later become James Cook University) students on St Patrick’s Day, 17 March 1962. The figure went on to survive ...
The 2020 Townsville City Council election was held on 28 March 2020 to elect a mayor and 10 councillors to the City of Townsville. The election was held as part of the statewide local elections in Queensland, Australia. [1] Team Jenny Hill won all but one wards, with their only loss coming in Division 2. Hill was also re-elected mayor, winning ...
Townsville City Council had been controlled by Labor since 1976.Tony Mooney had served as mayor since 1989, when he succeeded Mike Reynolds.At the previous election in 2004, Mooney won 73.56% of the primary vote and 80% of the two-candidate-preferred vote.
Tony Mooney AM Born Brisbane Occupation Politician Term 1989–2008 Political party Labor Party Spouse Cecilia Mooney Children 3 Anthony John Mooney AM is a former Australian politician who served as a city councillor of the City of Townsville, Queensland from 1977 to 2008, and the mayor from 1989 to 2008. Overview Cr. Tony Mooney was first elected as mayor in 1989 when he succeeded Mike ...