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This is Cr Alison Jones’ third term on council, with her first local government experience dating back 16 years. She served as a councilor on the then Mackay City Council in 2004-2008 prior to amalgamation with Sarina and Mirani councils. She was also councilor on Mackay Regional Council for the 2012-2016 term before being elected again in 2020. Cr Jones has lived in Mackay for 40 years and has had a diverse career, including as a licensed excavator, forklift operator, stevedore and meat work supervisor and registered trainer. She has driven trucks at the mines and managed a drug and alcohol testing company. Since 2016, she had spent time working in the NDIS sector advocating for people with disabilities. Her more than 20 years of volunteer experience includes work with the Red Cross, Mackay Drop-In Centre, Mackay Training and Employment and the Health Rural Communities Program. Cr Jones is a member of council’s Community Grants Advisory Committee, the Local Buying Foundation, the Sports Expo and Sign-on Day working group and the Sustainability and Environment Advisory Committee. She’s also a member of council’s Rates Review Tribunal. Cr Jones remains “committed to her community”.