Early Life and Career
Prior to his election to the Fraser Coast Regional Council,Seymour ran the region's youth homeless shelter. [8] [9]
He was the Deputy Chairperson of the Queensland Heritage Council [10] and has published books about Queensland history and architecture,including biographies of the writer Cecil Lowther (Bannerman) [11] and the architect Philip Oliver Ellard Hawkes. [12] His book "Public Life",which was first published in 2022,is a history of local government in Maryborough,Queensland and the 52 people who served as the mayor of Maryborough from the period of Maryborough Council being formed in 1861 and being amalgamated into the Fraser Coast Region in 2008. [13] His most recent book “A Visit to Maryborough City Hall”covers the social,political and architectural history of the heritage listed Maryborough City Hall. [14]
Fraser Coast Council
During Seymour's time as mayor,the economy of the Fraser Coast has significantly grown,with the value of commercial projects going from under $300 million in 2019 to nearly $3 billion in 2024. [15]
The Fraser Coast region has traditionally been an area of high unemployment. [16] One of the key priorities of George Seymour's time as mayor has been addressing this through attracting industry, [17] supporting training programs [18] and creating initiatives like Fraser Coast Jobs Ready, [19] which is a program run by the Fraser Coast Regional Council with federal government funding. [20]
George Seymour is the chairperson of the Fraser Coast Local Disaster Management Group. [21] In this role he has led the region's response to disasters,including two major floods of the Mary River (Queensland) in 2022 [22] and Cyclone Alfred in 2025. [23]
He has been on the national board of Regional Capitals Australia for a number of years,serving as treasurer and Queensland representative [24] and was previously the chairperson of the Wide Bay Burnett Regional Organisation of Councils. [25]
He is the Wide Bay Burnett representative on the policy executive of the Local Government Association of Queensland [26] and a member of the Library Board of Queensland which governs the State Library of Queensland. [27]
During his time as mayor,the Fraser Coast Regional Council has worked in partnership with the State and Federal Governments on a number of major infrastructure projects including sporting facilities, [28] roads, [29] libraries, [30] community health facilities, [31] and recreational facilities. [32] Through securing funding from State and Federal Governments,he has worked with the University of the Sunshine Coast to build a turtle research and rehabilitation centre at Urangan. [33] [34] [35]
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