FNQROC Delegation - Mayor representing Council

Published on 22 April 2026

Mayor Alister Gibson is representing us as part of the FNQROC (Far North Queensland Region Organisation of Councils) which was established in 1992 and represents 12 member Councils from Hinchinbrook to Cooktown in Far North Queensland.

A delegation from FNQROC is meeting with government officials this week in Brisbane on matters of strategic interest to our community and the wider Far North.

Here are pictures from some of the meetings that have taken place so far this week:

Meeting with Bart Mellish - Shadow Minister for Transport and Main Road & Veterans

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Meeting with Hon Jarrod Bleijie MP - Deputy Premier, Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning, Minister for Industrial Relations and Hon Premier David Crisafulli MP - Premier and Minister for Veterans.

Hon Jarrod Bleijie MP - Deputy Premier and Hon Premier David Crisafulli

 

Meeting with Shane Knuth MP, Member for Hill & Robbie Katter MP, Member for Traeger (KAP)

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Meeting with Linus Power MP - Shadow Minister for Natural Resources and Mines

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Meeting with Hon Brent Mickelberg MP - Minister for Transport and Main Roads

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Meeting with Bryson Head MP - Assistant Minister for Regional Development, Resources and Critical Minerals

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Meeting with Hon Fiona Simpson MP - Minister for Women & Women’s Economic Security, Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships, Minister for Multiculturalism

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Left to right;

  • Cr Teresa Millwood – Mayor, Cassowary Coat Regional Council
  • Cr Rod Marti – Mayor, Tablelands Regional Council
  • Cr Daryl Sexton – Mayor Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council
  • Cr Lisa Scomazzon – Mayor, Douglas Shire Council
  • Cr Trevor Pickering – Mayor, Croydon Shire Council
  • Cr Angela Toppin AM – Mayor, Mareeba Shire Council & FNQROC Chair
  • Hon Fiona Simpson MP
  • Cr Justin Coventry – Councillor, Cook Shire Council
  • Cr Alister Gibson – Mayor, Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire Council
  • Cr Barry Hughes – Mayor, Etheridge Shire Council & FNQROC Deputy Chair
  • Cr Bruce Gibson – Mayor, Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council

Meeting with Hon Di Farmer - Shadow Minister for Education and the Early Years, Shadow Minister for Youth Justice

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Left to right.

  • Hon Di Farmer - Shadow Minister for Education and the Early Years, Shadow Minister for Youth Justice
  • Cr Amy Eden – Mayor, Cairns Regional Council
  • Cr Lisa Scomazzon – Mayor, Douglas Shire Council
  • Cr Rod Marti – Mayor, Tablelands Regional Council
  • Cr Trevor Pickering – Mayor, Croydon Shire Council
  • Hon Shannon Fentiman MP - Shadow Treasurer, Shadow Minister for Women
  • Cr Barry Hughes – Mayor, Etheridge Shire Council & FNQROC Deputy Chair
  • Cr Angela Toppin AM – Mayor, Mareeba Shire Council & FNQROC Chair
  • Cr Alister Gibson – Mayor, Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire Council
  • Ms Nikki Boyd MP - Shadow Minister for Local Government and Water, Shadow Minister for Fire, Disaster Recovery, Emergency Services and Volunteers
  • Cr Justin Coventry – Councillor, Cook Shire Council

Meeting with Hon Cameron Dick MP - Deputy Leader of the Opposition

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Left to right;

  • Cr Daryl Sexton – Mayor, Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council
  • Cr Rod Marti – Mayor, Tablelands Regional Council
  • Cr Bruce Gibson – Mayor, Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council.
  • Cr Lisa Scomazzon – Mayor, Douglas Shire Council
  • Hon Cameron Dick MP - Deputy Leader of the Opposition
  • Cr Angela Toppin AM – Mayor, Mareeba Shire Council & FNQROC Chair
  • Cr Alister Gibson – Mayor, Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire Council
  • Cr Amy Eden – Mayor, Cairns Regional Council
  • Cr Trevor Pickering – Mayor, Croydon Shire Council
  • Cr Barry Hughes – Mayor, Etheridge Shire Council & FNQROC Deputy Chair
  • Cr Justin Coventry – Councillor, Cook Shire Council

Meeting with Hon Mark Bailey MP - Shadow Minister for Health and Ambulance Services

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Right to left

  • Hon Mark Bailey MP - Shadow Minister for Health and Ambulance Services
  • Cr Teresa Millwood – Mayor, Cassowary Coast Regional Council
  • Cr Rod Marti – Mayor, Tablelands Regional Council
  • Cr Daryl Sexton – Mayor, Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council
  • Darlene Irvine – CEO, FNQROC
  • Cr Lisa Scomazzon – Mayor, Douglas Shire Council
  • Cr Angela Toppin AM – Mayor, Mareeba Shire Council & FNQROC Chair
  • Cr Justin Coventry – Councillor, Cook Shire Council
  • Cr Amy Eden – Mayor, Cairns Regional Council
  • Cr Barry Hughes – Mayor, Etheridge Shire Council & FNQROC Deputy Chair
  • Cr Bruce Gibson – Mayor, Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council.
  • Cr Alister Gibson – Mayor, Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire Council

 

Meeting with Hon Tony Perrett MP - Minister for Primary Industries

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Left to right

  • Cr Amy Eden – Mayor, Cairns Regional Council
  • Cr Rod Marti – Mayor, Tablelands Regional Council
  • Cr Lisa Scomazzon – Mayor, Douglas Shire Council
  • Cr Trevor Pickering – Mayor, Croydon Shire Council
  • Hon Tony Perrett MP - Minister for Primary Industries
  • Cr Barry Hughes – Mayor, Etheridge Shire Council & FNQROC Deputy Chair
  • Cr Angela Toppin AM – Mayor, Mareeba Shire Council & FNQROC Chair
  • Cr Alister Gibson – Mayor, Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire Council
  • Cr Justin Coventry – Councillor, Cook Shire Council

 

 

 

 

 

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