Mayor - Paul Antonio
Councillors - Mike Williams, Bill Cahill, Geoff McDonald, Ros Scotney, Carol Taylor, John Gouldson, Chris Tait, Anne Glasheen, Sue Englart and Nancy Sommerfield.
Mayor
Committee of the Council Chair
Phone: 07 4688 6631
Mobile: 0429 954 109
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Toowoomba Regional Council Mayor Paul Antonio was born in Toowoomba and grew up on his family property in the Millmerran district.
Paul holds a Queensland Diploma in Agriculture from the Queensland Agriculture College and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Deputy Mayor
Phone City Hall: 07 4688 6644
Mobile: 0428 182 976
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Deputy Mayor Cr Mike Williams is chair of the Finance and Business Strategy Committee. He served as a councillor and head of the Financial and Sporting Services portfolio in Council's previous term.
Prior to local government amalgamations he was Deputy Mayor of the former Cambooya Shire Council.
Phone City Hall: 07 4688 6782
Mobile: 0419 908 083
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Cr Bill Cahill has been elected to Toowoomba Regional Council for a second term. Cr Cahill chairs the Planning and Development Committee and led the Environment and Community Services portfolio in his previous term.
Prior to local government amalgamations in 2008, Cr Cahill was a councillor on the former Crows Nest Shire Council.
Phone City Hall: 07 4688 6644
Mobile: 0499 774 276
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Cr Geoff McDonald was elected to Toowoomba Regional Council in 2012. He chairs the Environment and Community Committee.
Born and raised in Toowoomba, Geoff is a fifth generation business owner. Along with his parents John (Cracker) and Joan McDonald and wife Lisa, he operates Cracker Print and Paper.
Phone Pittsworth Service Centre: 07 4619 8000
Phone home: 07 4693 2593
Mobile: 0427 578 264
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Cr Ros Scotney is serving her second term on the Toowoomba Regional Council. She holds the Facilities, Libraries and Cultural Services portfolio assisting the Chair of the Environment and Community Committee.
Previously Cr Scotney served on the Pittsworth Shire Council for 14 years, 10 as mayor.

Phone City Hall: 07 4688 6615
Mobile: 0417 723 948
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Cr Carol Taylor was re-elected to Toowoomba Regional Council for her second term. She continues her involvement with infrastructure services by chairing the Infrastructure Committee.
Cr Taylor was the former Mayor of Cambooya Shire Council, having been a councillor since 2000. Her previous roles have included being vice-president of the Australian Local Government Women’s Association, Queensland branch.
Phone City Hall: 07 4688 6644
Mobile: 0499 774 273
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Cr John Gouldson was elected to Toowoomba Regional Council in 2012. He chairs the Water and Waste Committee.
John served as a Toowoomba City Council Alderman from 1986 to 1993.

Phone City Hall: 07 4688 6644
Mobile: 0499 774 274
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Cr Chris Tait was elected to Toowoomba Regional Council in 2012. He leads the portfolio of Planning and Development assisting the chair of that committee.
Cr Tait has extensive legal experience with 35 years as a solicitor in a large regional legal firm, the last 14 years as senior partner.
Phone City Hall: 07 4688 6800
Mobile: 0408 718 720
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Cr Anne Glasheen is serving her second term on Toowoomba Regional Council. She leads the Customer Services portfolio.
She was Deputy Mayor of the former Clifton Shire Council prior to local government amalgamations in 2008. Anne was born in Allora and has had more than 15 years’ experience in local government.
Phone City Hall: 07 4688 6644
Mobile: 0499 774 271
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Cr Sue Englart was elected to Toowoomba Regional Council at the 2012 elections. She leads the Environmental Health and Parks and Recreation portfolio, assisting the Chair of the Environment and Community Committee.
Sue Englart was elected to Toowoomba City Council at her first attempt in 1997 and was re-elected to Council in 2000 and 2004 during which time she took a particular interest in environmental matters and heritage values.
Phone City Hall: 07 4688 6644
Mobile: 0499 774 278
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Cr Nancy Sommerfield was elected to Toowoomba Regional Council in 2012. She leads the Water and Waste portfolio.
Nancy was a former Development Coordinator at Downlands College. Formerly from Cunnamulla, where she was a partner in a family farming and grazing entity, Nancy and her family moved to Toowoomba 18 years ago.
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