Cr Robert "Scruff" Loughnan: Greetings

I have served this region now for fourteen years, eight of those as mayor of the Bungil Shire. I hope to be elected mayor of the Roma Regional Council in March 2008. I feel a strong connection to the region and believe I represent many other people in the community who want great things for the council and the region. This site shows my position on some key issues. If you wish to discuss any issues in more detail or ask a question please contact me on robertlough [at] bigpond [dot] com.

About Me

I was born in Mitchell in 1962 and grew up on my family’s ‘Cornwall’ property to the north of Roma. I attended the Bymount East State School before heading to the Toowoomba Grammar School for my secondary schooling. On leaving school I returned to work at ‘Cornwall’ with my father Barrie, who at the time was chairman of the Bungil Shire Council. I then spent a couple of years working on farms in Sweden and Canada and playing rugby before returning to manage ‘Alicker’ in 1986.

I took an active role in the community including numerous roles in the Roma Rugby Club which subsequently awarded me a life membership. I still take enormous pride in the achievements of that club and its members.

I was elected to the Bungil Shire Council in 1994 and served six years as a councillor. I married my wife Dianne during that first term and we now have two sons, Patrick (7) and Nicholas (6) who both attend Bymount.

I became the (last) mayor of the Bungil Shire in 2000. I certainly count our collaboration with the Santos and Origin gas companies as a highlight of our council as well as our strong record on maintaining public infrastructure. We have maintained a sensible approach to debt and have adopted an entrepreneurial approach to council business, successfully diversifying to improve the nett position of council for our ratepayers.

In my spare time I am heavily involved in local history projects, watch rugby, play a little tennis, and regularly play my Takamine accoustic guitar (pretty badly).

Cr Robert "Scruff" Loughnan

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Cr Robert "Scruff" Loughnan

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