George Seymour (Australian politician)

Councillor
George Seymour
Mayor of Fraser Coast
Incumbent
Assumed office
5 May 2018
DeputyDenis Chapman
Preceded byChris Loft
Deputy Mayor of Fraser Coast
In office
1 May 2013 – 5 May 2018
Preceded byTrevor McDonald
Succeeded byDarren Everard
Fraser Coast Councillor
for Division 10
In office
28 April 2012 – 5 May 2018
Preceded byNew division
Succeeded byZane O'Keefe
Personal details
NationalityAustralian
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations		Australian Labor Party
SpouseMelissa Seymour
Children1
Alma materUniversity of the Sunshine Coast
OccupationLawyer
Disability Support Worker

George Nathan Seymour is an Australian politician currently serving as the mayor of Fraser Coast Region in Queensland.[1][2] Prior to his election to the mayoralty in a 2018 by-election,[3] Seymour served as the Deputy mayor of Fraser Coast from 2013 to 2018,[4] and the Councillor for Division 10 from 2012 to 2018. He also served as Acting Mayor between February and May 2018.[5] Seymour was re-elected in 2020 with one of the highest primary votes in the State of 77.55%[6] and again in 2024 with a primary vote of 74.89%.[7]

He was the Deputy Chairperson of the Queensland Heritage Council[8] and has published books about Queensland history and architecture, including biographies of the writer Cecil Lowther (Bannerman)[9] and the architect Philip Oliver Ellard Hawkes.[10] His most recent book, "Public Life" published in 2022, is a history of local government in Maryborough, Queensland and the 52 people who served as the mayor of Maryborough from the period of Maryborough Council being formed in 1861 and being amalgamated into the Fraser Coast Region in 2008.[11]

He has been on the national board of Regional Capitals Australia for a number of years, serving as treasurer and Queensland representative[12] and is the current chairperson of the Wide Bay Burnett Regional Organisation of Councils. [13]

He is the Wide Bay Burnett representative on the policy executive of the Local Government Association of Queensland.[14]

  1. ^ Antrobus, Blake. "It's official: Seymour is the Fraser Coast's new mayor". Byron News. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Mayor and Councillors". frasercoast.qld.gov.au. Fraser Coast Regional Council. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. ^ Goetze, Eliza (5 May 2018). "Fraser Coast voters choose George Seymour as new Mayor in by-election, replacing sacked councillor, Chris Loft". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  4. ^ Crawley, Michael. "George Seymour is the new Fraser Coast Deputy Mayor". Chinchilla News. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Fraser Coast Mayor Chris Loft sacked by Local Government Minister". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). 16 February 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Election Results - Fraser Coast Mayor". Electoral Commission of Qld. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Election Results - Fraser Coast Mayor". Electoral Commission of Qld. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Councillor George Seymour now on heritage board". Fraser Coast Chronicle. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  9. ^ Walker, Carlie. "Coast Mayor pens book about Maryborough poet". Fraser Coast Chronicle. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  10. ^ Antrobus, Blake. "Deputy Mayor George Seymour launches new book". Fraser Coast Chronicle. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  11. ^ Ryan, Shaun. "Coast Mayor pens book about Maryborough poet". Good News Fraser Coast. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  12. ^ "Governance Framework". regionalcapitalsaustralia.org/. Regional Capitals Australia. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  13. ^ "WBBROC On the Road Again". Southburnett.com.au. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Our Leaders". Local Government Association of Queensland. Retrieved 8 August 2024.