Hervey Bay is a city on the coast of the Fraser Coast Region of Queensland,Australia. The city is situated approximately 290 kilometres (180 mi) or 3½hours' highway drive north of the state capital,Brisbane. It is located on the bay of the same name open to the Coral Sea between the Queensland mainland and nearby Fraser Island. The local economy relies on tourism which is based primarily around whale watching in Platypus Bay to the north,ferry access to Fraser Island,accessible recreational fishing and boating and the natural north facing,calm beaches with wide undeveloped foreshore zones. In October 2019,Hervey Bay was named the First Whale Heritage Site in the world by the World Cetacean Alliance,for its commitment to and practices of sustainable whale and dolphin watching. A 2010 study by Deakin University showed that people on the Fraser Coast area including Hervey Bay,were the happiest in Australia. At June 2018,there were an estimated 54,674 people in Hervey Bay,having grown by an annual average of 1.31% year-on-year over the preceding five years.
The City Country Alliance was a short-lived Australian political party,operating exclusively in Queensland,that briefly held six Queensland state parliamentary seats. It was founded in the wake of Pauline Hanson's One Nation experiencing severe ructions in Queensland,the home state of founder Pauline Hanson.
An election was held in the Australian state of Queensland on 17 February 2001 to elect the 89 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The result of the election was the return of the Labor Party (ALP) government of Premier Peter Beattie,with an increased majority. Labor won 66 seats,easily the most it has ever won in Queensland and one of Labor's best-ever results nationwide. There was a 10.07% swing towards Labor,while One Nation suffered a 13.98% swing against it,losing eight seats.
The Liberal Democratic Party,shortened as LDP,Liberal Democrats,or Lib Dems,is an Australian political party founded in Canberra in 2001. The party espouses smaller government and supports policies that are based on classical liberal,libertarian principles,such as lower taxes,opposing restrictions on civil liberties,decentralisation,utilising nuclear energy,and the relaxation of smoking laws.
The City of Ipswich is a local government area in Queensland,Australia,located within the southwest of the Brisbane metropolitan area,including the urban area surrounding the city of Ipswich and surrounding rural areas.
The Moreton Bay Region is a local government area in the north of the Brisbane metropolitan city in South East Queensland,Australia. Established in 2008,it replaced three established local government areas,the City of Redcliffe and the Shires of Pine Rivers and Caboolture.
The South Burnett Region is a local government area in the South Burnett district of Queensland,Australia.
The Fraser Coast Region is a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland,Australia,about 250 kilometres (160 mi) north of Brisbane,the state capital. It is centred on the twin cities of Hervey Bay and Maryborough and also contains Fraser Island. It was created in 2008 from a merger of the Cities of Maryborough and Hervey Bay and the Shires of Woocoo and most of Tiaro. In June 2018 it had a population of 105,463.
The Gympie Region is a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland,Australia,about 170 kilometres (110 mi) north of Brisbane,the state capital. It is between the Sunshine Coast and Hervey Bay and centred on the town of Gympie. It was created in 2008 from a merger of the Shires of Cooloola and Kilkivan and part of the Shire of Tiaro.
The Cairns Region is a local government area in Far North Queensland,Queensland,Australia,centred on the regional city of Cairns. It was established in 2008 by the amalgamation of the City of Cairns and the Shires of Douglas and Mulgrave. However,following public protest and a referendum in 2013,on 1 January 2014,the Shire of Douglas was de-amalgamated from the Cairns Region and re-established as a separate local government authority.
Patricia May Petersen is an Australian academic from Ipswich,Queensland.
Daylight Saving for South East Queensland (DS4SEQ) was a political party in Queensland,Australia. It was a single-issue party,run by volunteers,that advocated the introduction of Daylight Saving into Queensland,or at the very least into South East Queensland under a dual-time zone arrangement - with the remainder of the state to maintain standard time. The party proposed a possible dual time zone,which included the following 15 local and regional government areas:Brisbane,Fraser Coast,Gold Coast,Goondiwindi,Gympie,Ipswich,Lockyer,Logan,Moreton Bay,Redland,Scenic Rim,Somerset,Southern Downs,Sunshine Coast,and Toowoomba. The party was officially registered with the Electoral Commission of Queensland (ECQ) in December 2008 and was not registered with the Australian Electoral Commission. In August 2012,DS4SEQ submitted a request to the ECQ to deregister the party,and this process was finalised in October 2012. DS4SEQ maintains a presence as a lobby group and may potentially re-register as a political party in the future. Jason Furze was leader of the party from December 2008 until June 2011.
The Advance Australia Party,formerly the Building Australia Party,was a minor political party in Australia,advocating the rights of the building industry. First registered in New South Wales,it achieved federal registration in June 2010,but was deregistered in May 2015. However,the party was still active for several years afterwards on a state level,sending out candidates for the New South Wales Hills Shire Council and Mayoral elections in 2017. The Advance Australia Party was deregistered on 13 August 2019.
The Sustainable Australia Party,formerly the Sustainable Population Party,is an Australian political party. Formed in 2010,it describes itself as being "from the political centre".
Katter's Australian Party (KAP) is an agrarian political party in Australia. It was founded by Bob Katter,an independent and former Nationals MP for the seat of Kennedy,with a registration application lodged to the Australian Electoral Commission in 2011.
The 2020 Queensland state election was held on 31 October to elect all 93 members to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland. The Labor Party was returned to government for a third-term,led by incumbent premier Annastacia Palaszczuk. With 47 seats needed to form a majority government,Labor won 52 seats,including all but five in Brisbane,while the Liberal National Party won 34 seats and formed opposition. On the crossbench,Katter's Australian Party retained its 3 seats,the Queensland Greens picked up South Brisbane for a total of 2,Pauline Hanson's One Nation retained Mirani and independent Sandy Bolton retained her seat of Noosa.
The Australian Federation Party (AFP),formerly known as the Country Alliance and the Australian Country Party,is an Australian political party. Founded in 2004 by four rural Victorians,the party lodged its initial registration with the Victorian Electoral Commission on 15 August 2005.
Michael Raymond "Mike" Brunker is an Australian politician currently serving as Whitsunday Regional Councillor for Division 6,a position he has held since 2016. He previously served as the first mayor of Whitsunday Region from 2008 to 2012,and mayor of the Shire of Bowen for 11 years from 1997 until its amalgamation with Whitsunday Shire in 2008. He was first elected to local government as a Bowen Shire councillor in 1994.
Adrian Tantari is an Australian politician,a member of the Labor Party,and was elected as the representative of Hervey Bay,Queensland,during the 2020 Queensland state election. The seat of Hervey Bay has had two Australian Labor Party,a One Nation Party and a National Party/Liberal National Party members since its inception. At the 2020 election,the seat was considered a "safe" seat for the Liberal National Party of Queensland,who had held the seat since 2009.
The 2021 Rockhampton Region mayoral by-election was held on Saturday 23 January 2021.
