| Office 1 | Mayor of Rockhampton Region |
|---|---|
| Term start 1 | 28 April 2012 |
| Term end 1 | 9 November 2020 |
| Predecessor 1 | Brad Carter |
| Successor 1 | Tony Williams |
| Office 3 | Mayor of the City of Rockhampton |
| Term start 3 | 15 April 2000 |
| Term end 3 | 15 March 2008 |
| Predecessor 3 | Jim McRae |
| Successor 3 | Brad Carter (Rockhampton Region) |
| Party | Independent (2017–present) |
| Other party | Labor (1997–2017) |
| Alma mater | University of South Australia University of New England Central Queensland University |
Margaret Fay Strelow is an Australian politician who served as the mayor of the Rockhampton Region from April 2012 to November 2020.[1][2][3]
Prior to her election as mayor of the newly amalgamated Rockhampton Region, Strelow served as a councillor for the City of Rockhampton from 1997 to 2000, and as Mayor of the City of Rockhampton from 2000 to 2008.[4]
Following the announcement that incumbent Labor MP Bill Byrne would be retiring ahead of the 2017 state election, Strelow nominated to become their candidate for the seat of Rockhampton, however Barry O'Rourke was preselected instead.[5] She then ran for the seat as an independent and came second on primary votes, but she was ultimately excluded from the two-candidate preferred result because the preferences of LNP voters favoured the One Nation candidate.[6]
She resigned from her position as Mayor of the Rockhampton Region on the 9th November 2020 as a result of findings of misconduct against her by the Councillor Conduct Tribunal. In 2024, Strelow was exonerated as a review by QCAT found that the official hospitality was not required to have been listed on the particular register in question. It also commented that it was "clearly highly regrettable that this matter has taken so long to be dealt with".[7]
Strelow again ran as an independent candidate for Rockhampton at the 2024 Queensland state election but did not win, coming third on primary votes.[8][9]
References
- ^ "Rockhampton mayor Margaret Strelow in shock resignation after misconduct findings". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "Results – 2020 Local Government Elections – Rockhampton Mayor". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Mayor Margaret Strelow". Rockhampton Regional Council. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Rockhampton mayor Margaret Strelow heading for 20 years in top job". Queensland Country Life. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Queensland election headache for Labor as Rockhampton mayor goes independent". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Strelow out in Rocky election bombshell". The Morning Bulletin. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Strelow v Councillor Conduct Tribunal [2024] QCAT 175 – Caselaw". Queensland Judgments: Authorised Reports & Unreported Judgments. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ Jarrett, Vanessa (14 November 2023). "Former Rockhampton mayor Margaret Strelow to run in 2024 state election". The Morning Bulletin. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ "Rockhampton – QLD Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. 2024-10-27. Retrieved 2024-12-14.