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Councillor lands role as ‘guardian’ of rural and remote Qld

Etheridge Mayor Barry Hughes, Western Downs Councillor Megan James, Balonne Mayor Samantha O'Toole, Cloncurry Mayor Greg Campbell, Blackall-Tambo Mayor Andrew Martin at the LGAQ conference in Brisbane. (Supplied)
By Jeremy Cook

Western Downs Councillor Megan James will guard Queensland’s 45 rural and remote councils after her appointment to a statewide local […]

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