Liz Cunningham discusses the tension between the Councils of Calliope and the City of Gladstone until the council amalgamation in 2008. She discusses why she chose to transition to State politics as an Independent politician.
Liz Cunningham describes how she was able to institute change within the Calliope Council towards the community. She recalls her success in preventing the EARC recommended amalgamation and the effect this had bringing the Calliope Council together.
Liz Cunningham describes how she moved to Gladstone to be closer to a hospital during her pregnancy. Later she moved to Calliope where she became involved with local government due to a conflict between the Calliope Rate and Tax Payers Association and the Calliope Council. She describes the physical area of the Calliope Shire which included Calliope, Mount Larcom, the Boyne Valley and Boyne Tannum.
