BL and MF Scott
School - Charleville
Worked as a Panel Beater Spray Painter for 10 years including own business for 3years
Married to Maureen 24 September 1988
Own and operate “Moothandella” as a cattle Station in the Queensland Channel Country district for the past 24 years. Moothandella covers an area of 70,000 acres of diverse mixed land systems and drainage areas and is located 43km east of Windorah, on the Diamantina Developmental Road
Past positions held:
Serving as Councillor of Barcoo Shire from 1994 to 2012
Elected as Mayor of Barcoo Shire in March 2000 and retired in April 2012
Board of Directors, Remote Area Planning And Development (RAPAD)
Committee member of Cooper’s Creek Catchment Committee
Director / Board member of Desert Channel Queensland
Member of QueenslandStateGovernment SWER (Single Wire Earth Return) Reference Group
Appointed Ambassador for Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries
Member of Queensland State Government Geothermal Energy Working Group
Co-chair of the Central West Regional Planning and Advisory Committee (CWRPAC)
Member of the 2007 to 2011 Regional Telecommunications Independent Review Committee (RTIRC)
Chair of the Outback Regional Roads Group
Current
Positions
Member of Central West Health and Hospital Service Board
Representative/Consultant, Diamantina and Barcoo Shires
Chairperson, Desert Channels Queensland.
I have a keen interest in the environment and sustainable land use, telecommunications, fair electricity policy, renewable energy and zero emission technologies as well as sustainable development regional and remote areas.
I
believe that regional and remote Queensland has much to offer as
a
contributor to the
economy of Queensland and Australia and it should be
recognized for this. It is also
a great place to live, invest and raise a
family.
I
strongly consider that regional co-operation is the only way in
which
we can reach and
achieve the many goals and outcomes needed to have the
diversity, knowledge and
skills sets to build and maintain sustainable and
diverse communities, small
business and agricultural enterprises, that will
survive and deal with change and
at the same time protect our rich
bio-diversity and culture of the Australian
landscapes.