New Year, new responsibilities for Lockyer Valley councillors

As the next term of councillors representing the Lockyer Valley region have been sworn in, see which portfolios the incumbent team will spearhead here.

Lockyer Valley Regional Council's newly elected leadership team. Photo: LVRC

Lockyer Valley councillors have now been appointed their respective portfolios following the 2024 local government elections.

Mayor Tanya Milligan said council’s portfolio model, adopted in 2008, allows councillors to focus on key strategic and functional areas within the organisation.

“This approach allows workload and responsibilities to be shared and better managed,” Ms Milligan said.

“The functional areas of council, as detailed in the Corporate Plan and Organisational Structure, have been divided into distinct areas of focus, with the councillor portfolio linked to these as far as possible.

“Aligning the portfolios in this manner will allow individual councillors to work with the allocated organisational group manager and importantly, it provides guidance to the community on which councillor is best-placed to approach and discuss a specific issue or concern they may have.”

Deputy mayor Chris Wilson suggested the new portfolios more evenly shared responsibilities than it had in the previous term, recommending a review in 12 months’ time.

As well as being appointed their respective portfolios, councillors were also assigned as representatives to a range of committees and groups at the April 24 meeting.

See which councillors will spearhead the region’s portfolios below.

PORTFOLIOS

• MAYOR TANYA MILLIGAN – Civic leadership and regional development

Lockyer Valley Regional Council mayor Tanya Milligan. PHOTO: Ali Kuchel

• DEPUTY MAYOR CHRIS WILSON – Corporate services

Lockyer Valley Regional Council newly appointed deputy mayor Chris Wilson.

• MICHAEL HAGAN – Infrastructure

Lockyer Valley Regional Council’s Michael Hagan. Picture: Dominic Elsome

• DAVID NEUENDORF – Planning and development

Lockyer Valley Regional Council candidate David Neuendorf.

• JULIE RECK – Liveability and the circular economy

Lockyer Valley councillor Julie Reck has been appointed the regions Livability and the Circular Economy portfolio.

• CHERYL STEINHARDT – Environment and regulatory services

Lockyer Valley Regional Council’s Cheryl Steinhardt.

• ANTHONY WILSON – Sport and recreation

Lockyer Valley Regional Council candidate Anthony Wilson.

The full list of committees and groups appointed to each councillor can be found here.