| Mayors of Toowoomba | |
|---|---|
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| Style | Councillor |
| Term length | 4 years |
| Inaugural holder | William Henry Groom |
| Formation | 15 March 2008 |
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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.
| # | Mayor | Term | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Henry Groom | 1861–1862 | |
| 2 | Abraham Hamilton Thompson | 1863–1864 | |
| 3 | William Henry Groom | 1864 | |
| 4 | Thomas George Robinson | 1865 | |
| 5 | Edwin Woodward Robinson | 1866 | |
| 6 | William Henry Groom | 1867 | |
| 7 | Joseph Wonderley | 1868–1869 | |
| 8 | Henry Spiro | 1870 | |
| 9 | Michael Power | 1871 | |
| 10 | Richard Godsall | 1872 | |
| 11 | Henry Spiro | 1873 | |
| 12 | Robert Aland | 1874–1875 | |
| 13 | John Garget | 1876–1878 | |
| 14 | Richard Godsall | 1879 | |
| 15 | Joseph McIntyre | 1880 | |
| 16 | John McLeish | 1881 | |
| 17 | James Campbell | 1882 | |
| 18 | William Henry Groom | 1883–1884 | |
| 19 | John Garget | 1885 | |
| 20 | Charles Campbell | 1886 | |
| 21 | John Fogarty | 1887 | |
| 22 | Thomas Trevethan | 1888 | [1] |
| 23 | Edmund Boland | 1889 | |
| 24 | James Taylor | 1890 | Also served in the Queensland Legislative Assembly and Queensland Legislative Council |
| 25 | Gilbert Gostwyck Cory | 1891 | |
| 26 | William Thorn | 1893 | |
| 27 | Archibald Munro | 1894 | |
| 28 | Malcolm Geddes | 1895 | |
| 29 | Alexander Mayes | 1896 | |
| 30 | Edmund Boland | 1897 | |
| 31 | Robert Sinclair | 1898 | |
| 32 | Hugh Campbell Pointer | 1899 | |
| 33 | Matthew Keeffe | 1900 | |
| 34 | Charles Rowbotham | 1901–1902 | |
| 35 | Alexander Mayes | 1903 | |
| 36 | Thomas Burstow | 1904 | |
| 37 | Bernard Joseph Beirne | 1905 | [2] |
| 38 | Edwin John Godsall | 1906–1907 | [3] |
| 39 | Thomas Burstow | 1907 | |
| 40 | Henry Webb | 1908 | |
| 41 | Job Eagles Stone | 1909 | [4] |
| 42 | Vernon Redwood | 1910 | |
| 43 | Henry King Alford | 1911–1912 | |
| 44 | John Atkinson | 1913 | |
| 45 | David Boland | 1914 | |
| 46 | Henry Webb | 1915 | |
| 47 | Alfred David McWaters | 1916 | |
| 48 | Alexander Mayes | 1917 | |
| 49 | Dr. Thomas Price | 1918 | |
| 50 | Thomas Burstow | 1919 | |
| 51 | Albert Richard Godsall | 1920–1924 | |
| 52 | James Douglas Annand | 1924–1930 | [5] [6] |
| 53 | Frank Paterson | 1930–1933 | |
| 54 | James Douglas Annand | 1933–1949 | |
| 55 | Dr. Alexander Roy McGregor | 1949–1952 | |
| 56 | James Douglas Annand | 1952 | |
| 57 | Mervyn Anderson | 1952–1958 | |
| 58 | Jack McCafferty | 1958–1967 | |
| 59 | Nell Elizabeth Robinson | 1967–1981 | First female mayor in Queensland |
| 60 | Jack Duggan | 1981 | |
| 61 | Clive Berghofer | 1982–1992 | |
| 62 | Ross Miller | 1993–1996 | |
| 63 | Tony Bourke | 1997–2000 | |
| 64 | Di Thorley | 2000–2008 | |
| – | New amalgamated council | March 2008 | |
| 65 | Peter Taylor | 2008–2012 | Formerly the mayor of the Shire of Jondaryan. |
| 66 | Paul Antonio | 2012–2023 | |
| 67 | Geoff McDonald | 2023 - present |
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