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By CR ANDREW SMITH | SPONSORED
I have been a councillor at the Western Downs for four terms with the last two as Deputy Mayor.
I will also draw on life experiences outside of council, born and raised on a property, my family owned and operated the Condamine Hotel for around 30 years and we now run a multigenerational cattle and farming enterprise.
I am a life member of Condamine Cods rugby club and last year had the pleasure of coaching the Codettes 7s Rugby team.
This experience provides me with not only an understanding of our communities but a clear vision of what it takes to be a successful team of councillors.
It would be an honour to be Mayor, a role with challenges and a huge responsibility, a role which is importantly about leading a team that delivers for the Western Downs.
Leadership is the defining characteristic of every great organisation or team. It would be my role to create the conditions to enable our organisation to perform – boardroom, staff and community.
Those who know me understand that I’m not too complicated, and if elected Mayor my leadership will be very similar.
My first priority is to lead a united team. A united team will achieve great outcomes. It can be rugby, rugby league, netball – it really doesn’t matter – a marriage, a family… Working together as a team is the ingredient and a non negotiable.
The Western Downs region is a growing economic powerhouse with a very diverse economy. It is important that we take every opportunity that is good for our region and to do that it is critical that council is well organised and united. That has been the recipe for success as a council over recent times.
The role of Mayor is to lead the council team, my success as a Mayor will be judged heavily around the council team being united and respectful with the freedom to share their views.
We have an amazing region with so much opportunity. If our team is together, that will go a long way towards helping our region to be the best it can be.
But this is not a time to sit back and be satisfied with what we have achieved, so I look forward to working side by side with our newly elected council and community to capture the opportunities that come our way.
We have a wonderful region full of amazing people who make their patches, which are fantastic places to be.
If elected Mayor:
I will lead a united team
I will lead a team that builds on our strong diverse economy
I will lead with strength, compassion and humility
I will lead a team that works alongside executive and the community to make the Western Downs the best it can be.
