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The Chief Executive Officer & Directors of the Gladstone Regional Council

 

 

 

Graeme Kanofski, Chief Executive Officer - Gladstone Regional Council

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Graeme Kanofski, PSM, B.Bus, FLGMA (life), JP (Qual)

Graeme was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Gladstone Regional Council in March 2008. Graeme has 27 years experience in Local Government at four Councils in Queensland including 17 years as Chief Executive Officer of Calliope Shire Council. He is a Life Member of Local Government Managers Australia and served two years as State President from 1999. Graeme was awarded a Public Service Medal in 2002.

   
 

DIRECTOR COMMUNITY SERVICES
Cale Dendle
 

Directorship responsibilities:

  • Community Relations

  • Libraries

  • Performing Arts

  • Arts and Heritage

  • Human and Social Services

  • Executive Services
   
 

DIRECTOR CORPORATE & BUSINESS SERVICES
Mark Larney
 

Directorship responsibilities:

  • Airport

  • Financial Services

  • Procurement & Stores

  • Disaster Coordination

  • Internal Audit

  • Risk Management

  • Information Technology

  • Human Resources

  • Workplace Health and Safety

  • Records

  • Fleet Management

  • Asset Management Coordination

  • GIS (Mapping)

  • Rural Transaction Centres

  DIRECTOR FINANCE
Mark Holmes
 

Directorship responsibilities:

  • Budget
  • Rates
  • Payroll
  • Store
  • Disaster Management
   
 

DIRECTOR INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
Ross Paroz
 

Directorship responsibilities:

  • Roadworks Operations

  • Drainage Operations

  • Water & Sewerage Operations

  • Design Services

  • Local Government Public Car Parks

  • Street Sweeping

  • Footpath Management
   
 

DIRECTOR STATUTORY PLANNING
Andrew Kearns
 

Directorship responsibilities:

  • Town Planning

  • Subdivision

  • Building

  • Plumbing
   
 

DIRECTOR STRATEGIC PLANNING
Russell Schuler
 

Directorship responsibilities:

  • Strategic Planning including the development of a new regional planning scheme

  • Coordinating Strategic Planning for water, sewerage, roads and drainage
   
 

DIRECTOR ENVIRONMENT AND REGULATION
Ron Doherty
 

Directorship responsibilities:

  • Environmental Health

  • Environmental Initiatives

  • Rural Land Protection

  • Local Law Enforcement

  • Animal Control

  • Regulatory Compliance both internal & external

  • Waste

  • Litter Enforcement
   
 

DIRECTOR GOVERNANCE
Greg Winter
 

Directorship responsibilities:

  • Internal Audit
  • Freedom of Information
  • Legal Issues
  • Property Management
   
 

DIRECTOR PARKS AND RECREATION
Jeff Kidner
 

Directorship responsibilities:

  • Parks
  • Recreation & Conservation
  • Cemeteries
  • Litter Removal in Roads & Parks
  • Botanic Gardens
  • Roadside Slashing
  • Corridor Management
  • Public Amenities
  • Bikeways in Parks
  • Trees on Footpaths
  • Swimming Pools