Margaret Fay Strelow is an Australian politician who served as the mayor of the Rockhampton Region from April 2012 to November 2020.[1][2][3]
Margaret Strelow | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Rockhampton Region | |
| In office 28 April 2012 – 9 November 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Brad Carter |
| Succeeded by | Tony Williams |
| Mayor of the City of Rockhampton | |
| In office 15 April 2000 – 15 March 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Jim McRae |
| Succeeded by | Brad Carter (Rockhampton Region) |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Independent (2017–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Labor (1997–2017) |
| Alma mater | University of South Australia University of New England Central Queensland University |
Prior to her election as mayor of the newly amalgamated Rockhampton Region, Strelow served as a councillor for the City of Rockhampton from 1997 to 2000, and as Mayor of the City of Rockhampton from 2000 to 2008.[4]
Following the announcement that incumbent Labor MP Bill Byrne would be retiring ahead of the 2017 state election, Strelow nominated to become their candidate for the seat of Rockhampton, however Barry O'Rourke was preselected instead.[5] She then attempted to run for the seat as an Independent, but was ultimately excluded from the two-candidate preferred result due to LNP preferences favouring One Nation.[6]
She resigned from her position as Mayor of the Rockhampton Region on the 9th November 2020 as a result of findings of misconduct against her by the Councillor Conduct Tribunal. In 2024, Strelow was exonerated as a review by QCAT found that the official hospitality was not required to have been listed on the particular register in question. It also commented that it was "clearly highly regrettable that this matter has taken so long to be dealt with".[7]
Strelow is again running as an Independent candidate for Rockhampton at the 2024 Queensland state election.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Rockhampton mayor Margaret Strelow in shock resignation after misconduct findings". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "Results – 2020 Local Government Elections – Rockhampton Mayor". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Mayor Margaret Strelow". Rockhampton Regional Council. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Rockhampton mayor Margaret Strelow heading for 20 years in top job". Queensland Country Life. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Queensland election headache for Labor as Rockhampton mayor goes independent". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Strelow out in Rocky election bombshell". The Morning Bulletin. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Strelow v Councillor Conduct Tribunal [2024] QCAT 175 – Caselaw". Queensland Judgments: Authorised Reports & Unreported Judgments. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ Jarrett, Vanessa (14 November 2023). "Former Rockhampton mayor Margaret Strelow to run in 2024 state election". The Morning Bulletin. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
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