Gympie councillors’ registers of interests, potential conflicts revealed

Land ownership, group membership, assets or secondary income streams of more than $500 a year are among the possible conflicts Gympie councillors must disclose. See the list:

Land ownership, group membership, assets or secondary income streams of more than $500 per year are among the possible conflicts required to be disclosed by the Gympie region’s councillors.

Gympie’s councillors are tasked with making daily decisions that shape the region’s future, but the nature of the job means they occasionally run into decisions affecting their own interests.

State law requires local councillors keep and update registers which outline potential conflicts they may have to declare at meetings.

These potential conflicts include land ownership, group membership, assets or secondary income streams which have generated more than $500 per year.

Conflicts can potentially run from small matters which do not require anything more than a declaration from councillors, to those that require them to leave the room to ensure the integrity of the council’s decisions.

These are the details listed on the new Gympie council’s online registers.

Mayor Glen Hartwig

Mayor Glen Hartwig’s online register of interests contains only three entries, one for a private property, one for a bank account and one for a trusteeship.

Mayor Glen Hartwig’s online register of interests contains only three entries, one for a private property, one for a bank account and one for a trusteeship.

The property in question is a 62ha agricultural block at Downsfield, which he has owned since 1998.

He is part of the Hartwig Family Trust, which undertakes agricultural activities, and holds four savings accounts with ING Accounts.

Jess Milne

Roles with a number of community groups and organisations are on the register for Cooloola Coast councillor Jess Milne, now in her second term with the Gympie council.

Roles with a number of community groups and organisations are on the register for Cooloola Coast councillor Jess Milne, now in her second term with the council.

Ms Milne has an executive position with the Cooloola Coast Youth Activity Project, Lions Club of Tin Can Bay, the Tin Can Bay Chamber of Commerce and Tourism, and the Cooloola Coast Branch Little Athletics Centre.

Several other positions which could potentially create conflicts of interest include membership with the Queensland Country Women’s Association Tin Can Bay Branch, Cooloola Coastcare, SSAA Tin Can Bay Branch, management of buildings connected to the Cooloola Coast Youth Activity Project and Tin Can Bay Chamber of Commerce and Tourism, a lease on property related to the Lions Club of Tin Can Bay, and providing cleaning services for the Cooloola Coast Community Complex Committee.

Ms Milne owns two properties, at Bauple and Tin Can Bay.

Dolly Jensen

Community group memberships are the key points on second-year councillor Dolly Jensen’s register of interests.

Community group memberships are the key points on second year councillor Dolly Jensen’s register of interests.

Mrs Jensen holds memberships with the Theebine Hall Committee, is a fundraising member for Supporting Chemotherapy In Cooloola, and says her daughter is the general manager of the Rainbow Beach Sports Club.

She said secondary income came from Airbnb rent and she owns a house at Theebine.

Shane Warnes

First year councillor Shane Warnes’ register includes ownership of a rural residential property at Chatsworth, two accounts with the Bank of Queensland, and membership with the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union.

First year councillor Shane Warnes’ register includes ownership of a rural residential property at Chatsworth, two accounts with the Bank of Queensland, and membership with the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union.

Listed assets include several Toyota vehicles including a LandCruiser, tractor, excavator, a boat and caravan.

Mick Curran

Division 4 councillor Mick Curran’s register includes secondary income from a job at Nolan Meats, and several assets valued at more than $5000 including racehorses. Picture: Christine Schindler

Division 4 councillor Mick Curran’s register includes secondary income from a job at Nolan Meats, and several assets valued at more than $5000 including racehorses.

Mr Curran is listed as a shareholder for three thoroughbreds, and the owner of five motor vehicles above the aforementioned limit.

He owns a residence at Gympie and has several accounts with Q Super, Commonwealth Bank, and QBank.

Allona Lahn

First year councillor Allona Lahn’s register of interest includes a second income stream from Dingo Creek Winery, and a position as president of the Mothar Mountain Hall.

First year councillor Allona Lahn’s register of interest includes a second income stream from Dingo Creek Winery, and a position as president of the Mothar Mountain Hall committee.

Mrs Lahn owns a 36ha property at Mothar Mountain, and is a trustee for the Matthews Family Trust, associated with an electrical business, and the LDM Family Trust, which is associated with property.

She has shares in the privately owned company Lexim Pty Ltd, and Telstra.

Warren McEwan

Warren McEwan’s register reflects his role as the councillor for Division 6, the largest slice of the Gympie council electorate which stretches to Goomeri and encompasses agricultural areas.

Warren McEwan’s register reflects his role as the councillor for Division 6, the largest slice of the Gympie council electorate which stretches to Goomeri and encompasses agricultural areas.

Mr McEwan owns two properties, at Glastonbury and Widgee, and has a partnership in beef sales, with cattle management lists as his other source of income.

Assets worth more than $5000 owned by the first year councillor include livestock, plant and machinery, and vehicles.

Warren Polley

Businessman Warren Polley’s register reflects a career spent in the industry, with Mr Polley recording five business trusts and shares in eight private companies and three corporations.

Businessman Warren Polley’s register reflects a career spent in the industry, with Mr Polley recording five business trusts and shares in eight private companies and three corporations.

Mr Polley’s share portfolio includes his namesake private companies, Polleys Coaches (listed as a second source of income) and Polleys Transport Investments, as well as companies Tank Up, Highway Fuels, Wolseley Investments, Cheleq (which owns property at Gympie), Teshuqah (which owns property at Tin Can Bay and Jones Hill), and SNUTS.

The listed corporations Mr Polley holds shares in are Naturo, Mizzy the Kangaroo, and Vayeron International.

The second-term councillor owns three properties, at Gympie, Tin Can Bay, and Jones Hill, and is a member of the Queensland Bus Industry Council.

He is an executive officer with charity Ethnesin, and Roadcraft Driver Education.

Gordon Maudlsey

Secondary income streams from a building business, an Air BnB, and dividends from shares are the highlights of first year Mary Valley councillor Gordon Maudsely’s register in interests.

Secondary income streams from a building business, an Airbnb, and dividends from shares are the highlights of first year Mary Valley councillor Gordon Maudsley’s register in interests.

The register includes several bank accounts, a 27ha property at Amamoor, and shares in several corporations including APA Group, Bendigo Bank, Bank of Queensland, Coles Group, CPU, and Westfarmers.

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