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- ↑ "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ↑ ven de Wtering, Jodie (18 March 2008). "Bundaberg Regional Council takes shape". ABC. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
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