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Cairns Regional Council Election 2024
The Cairns Regional Council Election will take place in 2024 and Shane Cuthbert is well placed, as a politically active member of the Cairns community to comment on the many Cairns Divisional candidates and Mayor position up for grabs.
Shane Cuthbert has attended MOST Cairns Regional Council General Meetings, Cairns Regional Council Planning and Environment Meetings and shares various networks with current and aspiring Cairns Councillors.
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Nathan Lee Long (Unity Team)
Nathan Lee Long is a 6th-generation Cairns local with family roots dating back to 1907. A pioneer of the area, Nathan’s great, great, great grandfather, Kwong Sue Duk was a local businessman and Chinese herbalist that acted as a pseudo–Chinese Consul and mediator between Chinese settlers and other residents. Descendants of Kwong Sue Duk then continued to be part of and serve the Cairns community as Division 5 Candidate Nathan Lee Long.
This is evident through, the long history of sport in Cairns through Bill Lee Long’s Sports Store, a generation of students coached tennis by Billy Lee Long, the establishment of Raintrees Shopping Centre, the music industry in Far North Queensland and other businesses.
Nathan Lee Long attended Cairns West State School and Trinity Bay State High School before entering the workforce as a cadet designer/drafter while simultaneously undertaking further study. In a professional capacity, Nathan Lee Long is a project manager with 20 years of experience in the delivery and management of civil engineering projects and residential land development.
Nathan Lee Long has held roles with three leading professional services consulting firms and gained project experience across northern Australia and southeast Queensland. Nathan Lee Long has a thorough understanding of the complexities of the Queensland planning legislation and can identify what is a good project for both success of the proponent and more importantly, for Cairns.
Nathan Lee Long has held roles within the following boards and advisory groups:• UDIA Queensland Cairns Branch• The Queensland Plan• CQ University Region Engagement Committee• Cairns Regional Council’s Industry Reference Group• Cairns Regional Council’s Sister City Advisory Committee
Since 2014 Cairns Council Candidate Nathan Lee Long and his wife operate a local event management and services business.In a community capacity, Nathan Lee Long has a long of history of contribution to community service.
NATHAN LEE LONG IS A MEMBER OF THE CAIRNS UNITY TEAM
Cairns Unity Team 'Slammed' over Corruption Claims
The Cairns Unity team has been criticised for dodgy deals, taking cash from developers, corruption and conflicts of interest. The former Mayor Bob Manning was found guilty of corruption and failing to declare conflicts of interest matters relating to developments supported by new Mayor Terry James, Brett Moller and other Unity members.
Recently, the Cairns Unity team was criticised for attempting to appoint their mate Jeremy Neal to an otherwise elected position however, the appointment was blocked by independent Councillors who discovered Jeremy Neal had been depositing funds into the joint Unity team bank account benefiting all Unity members and forced Unity team Councillor Max O'Halloran to 'begrudgingly declare a conflict of interest, bring the December 21st meeting to a complete stand still.
This is still the same Unity team requesting your vote on March 16.
Unity - You're not in safe hands.
Recently, the Cairns Unity team was criticised for attempting to appoint their mate Jeremy Neal to an otherwise elected position however, the appointment was blocked by independent Councillors who discovered Jeremy Neal had been depositing funds into the joint Unity team bank account benefiting all Unity members and forced Unity team Councillor Max O'Halloran to 'begrudgingly declare a conflict of interest, bring the December 21st meeting to a complete stand still.
This is still the same Unity team requesting your vote on March 16.
Unity - You're not in safe hands.