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- ↑ "Whitsunday Regional Division 6 Councillor". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Queensland Government. July 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ↑ "2016 Whitsunday Regional Council - Councillor Election - Division 6 - Division Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
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