Politics: Cr Jeff McConnell

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ABOUT CR JEFF MCCONNELL

ABOUT CR JEFF MCCONNELL

Cr Jeff McConnell was elected to Council in 2020 and considers it an honour to represent the communities of Division 2. He is an Australian Army veteran with more than 23 years’ service and, after retiring in 2007, embraced volunteering within the Tamborine community groups.

Prior to his election to Scenic Rim Regional Council, he was the Scenic Rim State Emergency Service Local Controller from 2011 to 2019 and remains a member of the Tamborine Mountain SES Group, as well as the President of the Scenic Rim SES East Support Group.

Cr McConnell is now Deputy Chair of the Scenic Rim Local Disaster Management Group.

He and his wife live in Tamborine Village with their two youngest teenage daughters and enjoy breeding and riding horses.

SCENIC RIM RATES NOTICES

Aug 3, 2023
Riemore Estate Playground and Walking Track
The establishment of the playground and walking track infras...

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WELCOME

May 11, 2023
Lifting the lid on Eat Local Month
The recent launch of Scenic Rim Eat Local Month was more than enough to wh...

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PUBLIC MEETING

Mar 2, 2023
Following the conversation on the gateway artwork, I then opened the floor for questions, and we had a great hour-...

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THE HONEST TRUTH ABOUT ROADS

Oct 6, 2022
At present, Council has a focus on replacing our aging wooden bridges as the Federal Govt have a 50:50 gran...

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2021 – JUST HOW QUICKLY DID IT GO?

Dec 2, 2021
The councillors decided that we would not renew the CEO’s contract and would put the position back out to m...

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COVID-19

Oct 21, 2021
For those who are younger and are in good health, the statistics indicate that there is an extremely lo...

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STATE & FEDERAL GRANTS

Aug 26, 2021
Council currently has active State and Federal grants totalling more than $57million. These grants are a mu...

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Column: Politics - FURTHER DIVIDING THE TAMBORINE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY

May 27, 2021

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Column: Politics - Cr Jeff McConnel COUNCIL

Apr 30, 2021
In my last column I spoke about the need for councillors to work with the Mayor to ensure we have a cohesiv...

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Column: Politics - JEFF MCCONELL

Mar 25, 2021
I also don’t get to choose who the Mayor or other elected councillors are; that is done by you the residents. ...

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