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Cr Geoff McDonald
Mayor - Committee of the Council Chair Phone City Hall: 07 4688 6784Mobile: 0499 774 276 Email: Geoff.Mcdonald@tr.qld.gov.auOfficial images Born and raised in Toowoomba, Geoff is a fifth g...
Cr Rebecca Vonhoff
Phone City Hall: 4688 6421Mobile: 0417 064 878 Email: Rebecca.Vonhoff@tr.qld.gov.auOfficial images Councillor Rebecca Vonhoff is a fifth generation Vonhoff on the Darling Downs, and she is delig...
Cr Megan O'Hara Sullivan
City Hall: 4688 6794Mobile: 0477 071 824Email: Megan.OHaraSullivan@tr.qld.gov.auOfficial images Megan O’Hara Sullivan was first elected to Toowoomba Regional Council in 2016. Responsibilities...
Cr Carol Taylor
Phone City Hall: 07 4688 6615Mobile: 0417 723 948 Email: Carol.Taylor@tr.qld.gov.auOfficial images Cr Carol Taylor was re-elected to Toowoomba Regional Council for her fourth term in 2020. Cr ...
Cr James O'Shea
Phone City Hall: 07 4688 6406Mobile: 0474 074 824Email: James.O'Shea@tr.qld.gov.auOfficial images James O'Shea is born and bred in Toowoomba. His father Pat was also a born and bred local w...
Cr Bill Cahill
Phone City Hall: 07 4688 6782Mobile: 0419 908 083 Email: Bill.Cahill@tr.qld.gov.auOfficial images Cr Bill Cahill has a successful technical and corporate management background. He is in&nb...
Cr Kerry Shine
Phone City Hall: 4688 6783Mobile: 0418 846 807 Email: Kerry.Shine@tr.qld.gov.auOfficial images Cr Kerry Shine was elected to Toowoomba Regional Council in 2020. Portfolio responsibilities Fina...
Cr Nancy Sommerfield
Phone City Hall: 07 4688 6605Mobile: 0499 774 278 Email: Nancy.Sommerfield@tr.qld.gov.auOfficial images Cr Nancy Sommerfield is in her third term as Councillor. Nancy strives to ensure everyone...
Cr Melissa Taylor
Phone City Hall: 4688 6793Mobile: 0417 968 612 Email: Melissa.Taylor@tr.qld.gov.auOfficial images Cr Melissa Taylor was elected to Toowoomba Regional Council in 2020. Portfolio responsibilities...
Cr Tim McMahon
Phone City Hall: 4688 6800Mobile: 0428 433 754 Email: Tim.McMahon@tr.qld.gov.auOfficial images Tim was raised and schooled in Caloundra before graduating from the Queensland University of Techno...
Councillor portfolios
Mayor Cr Geoff McDonald Economic Development Committee Chair Portfolio includes: Over-arching responsibility for all areas of Council Councillor representative on the: Council of Mayors (Sout...
Councillor conduct
Councillor Code of Conduct The Code of Conduct for Councillors made by the Minister for Local Government, Racing and Multicultural Affairs sets out the standards of behaviour for Councillors in perfo...