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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Thorley trained as a [[nurse]] in [[Brisbane]] and later took up a nursing position at Stanthorpe Hospital. She also spent some time working as a [[governess]] in [[Blackall, Queensland|Blackall]]. She moved to Toowoomba in 1986, where she worked and owned a number of businesses in the local hospitality industry. |
Thorley trained as a [[nurse]] in [[Brisbane]] and later took up a nursing position at Stanthorpe Hospital. She also spent some time working as a [[governess]] in [[Blackall, Queensland|Blackall]]. She moved to Toowoomba in 1986, where she worked and owned a number of businesses in the local hospitality industry.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Toowoomba City Council mayors |url=https://www.tr.qld.gov.au/our-region/history/notable-characters-mayors-council-history/11431-toowoomba-city-mayors |access-date=2025-01-22 |publisher=Toowoomba Region |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2007-08-04 |title=The inspire issue - Di Thorley |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/845427265 |access-date=2025-01-22 |work=The Australian |department=The Australian Magazine |page=031 |author1-first=Andrew |author1-last=Fraser |author2-first=Victoria |author2-last=Laurie |author3-first=Anne |author3-last=Lim |author4-first=Drew |author4-last=Warne-Smith |author5-first=Ashleigh |author5-last=Wilson |author6-first=Mike |author6-last=Safe|id={{ProQuest|845427265}} }}</ref> |
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Thorley was elected as a Councillor on [[Toowoomba, Queensland#Local government|Toowoomba City Council]] in 1997 and became [[List of mayors of Toowoomba|mayor]] in 2000. She was returned to office for a second term in 2004. |
Thorley was elected as a Councillor on [[Toowoomba, Queensland#Local government|Toowoomba City Council]] in 1997 and became [[List of mayors of Toowoomba|mayor]] in 2000. She was returned to office for a second term in 2004.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lawrence |first=Elissa |date=26 March 2000 |title=Thorley wins - voters turn against Bourke |work=The Courier-Mail |pages=1}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Scott |first=Leisa |date=2 September 2006 |title=Beaten but bloody well unbowed |department=QWeekend Magazine |work=The Courier-Mail |pages=12}}</ref> |
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On 26 June 2007, Thorley confirmed that she would not seek re-election for mayor in March 2008, or any other council position. |
On 26 June 2007, Thorley confirmed that she would not seek re-election for mayor in March 2008, or any other council position.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2007-06-26 |title=Water poll mayor to step aside |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2007-06-27/water-poll-mayor-to-step-aside/81944 |access-date=2025-01-24 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Gearing |first=Amanda |date=28 June 2007 |title=Manners enters campaign |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/353979357 |access-date=2025-01-24 |work=The Courier-Mail |pages=24 |language=en}}</ref> |
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Thorley spent time running The Lady Franklin Hotel in [[Franklin, Tasmania]] before returning to Queensland. In 2016, Thorley ran as an independent candidate in a [[2016 Toowoomba South state by-election|by-election]] for the [[Electoral district of Toowoomba South]] in the [[Legislative Assembly of Queensland|Queensland Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=McLeod |first=Penny |date=6 December 2008 |title=Water reformer taps into simple pub life |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/352937943 |access-date=2025-01-22 |work=The Mercury |department=Weekend |pages=B02|id={{ProQuest|352937943}} }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Calcino |first=Chris |date=20 August 2011 |title=Former mayor Di is living her dream |work=The Chronicle |pages=15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Tin |first=Jason |date=13 July 2016 |title=Ex-mayor, LNP in by-election cliffhanger |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/queensland-government/toowoomba-south-byelection-exmayor-di-thorley-and-lnp-in-cliffhanger/news-story/25eff41197f0791599bc3adfbb226440 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920002236/http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/queensland-government/toowoomba-south-byelection-exmayor-di-thorley-and-lnp-in-cliffhanger/news-story/25eff41197f0791599bc3adfbb226440 |archive-date=20 September 2016 |access-date=2025-01-22 |work=The Courier-Mail |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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==Toowoomba Water Futures== |
==Toowoomba Water Futures== |
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In light of the [[South East Queensland|region]]'s worst drought in a hundred years, which saw the city's dam storages fall below 25% capacity, in 2006 Mayor Di Thorley championed a plan ([[2006 Toowoomba Water Futures referendum|Toowoomba Water Futures]]) to build a recycled sewage plant that would process the city's sewage and use the resulting water for re-use.<ref name="thechronicle1">{{cite news |url=http://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/toowoomba-recycled-water-poll-five-years-later/1066451/ |title=Recycled water poll: five years on |newspaper=[[The Toowoomba Chronicle]] |date=13 August 2011 |accessdate=21 August 2015 |archive-date=6 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606235658/http://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/toowoomba-recycled-water-poll-five-years-later/1066451/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
In light of the [[South East Queensland|region]]'s worst drought in a hundred years, which saw the city's dam storages fall below 25% capacity, in 2006 Mayor Di Thorley championed a plan ([[2006 Toowoomba Water Futures referendum|Toowoomba Water Futures]]) to build a recycled sewage plant that would process the city's sewage and use the resulting water for re-use.<ref name="thechronicle1">{{cite news |url=http://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/toowoomba-recycled-water-poll-five-years-later/1066451/ |title=Recycled water poll: five years on |newspaper=[[The Toowoomba Chronicle]] |date=13 August 2011 |accessdate=21 August 2015 |archive-date=6 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606235658/http://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/toowoomba-recycled-water-poll-five-years-later/1066451/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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Because of health and public concerns, the recovered sewage water was to be pumped into one of the city's dams that provide drinking water, where it would be allowed to mix with rainwater collected by the dam, before being redrawn and retreated for distribution to homes. The project was controversial as the first of its kind to be proposed in Australia. |
Because of health and public concerns, the recovered sewage water was to be pumped into one of the city's dams that provide drinking water, where it would be allowed to mix with rainwater collected by the dam, before being redrawn and retreated for distribution to homes. The project was controversial as the first of its kind to be proposed in Australia. |
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A [[referendum]] determining community support for the project was held on 29 July 2006 in which a majority (61.87% of voters) said "No" to the proposal.<ref name="thechronicle1"/> |
A [[referendum]] determining community support for the project was held on 29 July 2006 in which a majority (61.87% of voters) said "No" to the proposal.<ref name="thechronicle1"/> |
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Latest revision as of 05:08, 24 January 2025
Dianne "Di" Thorley AM (born 1 December 1949 in Stanthorpe, Queensland) is an Australian politician and a former mayor of Toowoomba, Queensland.
Biography
[edit]Thorley trained as a nurse in Brisbane and later took up a nursing position at Stanthorpe Hospital. She also spent some time working as a governess in Blackall. She moved to Toowoomba in 1986, where she worked and owned a number of businesses in the local hospitality industry.[1][2]
Thorley was elected as a Councillor on Toowoomba City Council in 1997 and became mayor in 2000. She was returned to office for a second term in 2004.[3][4]
On 26 June 2007, Thorley confirmed that she would not seek re-election for mayor in March 2008, or any other council position.[5][6]
Thorley spent time running The Lady Franklin Hotel in Franklin, Tasmania before returning to Queensland. In 2016, Thorley ran as an independent candidate in a by-election for the Electoral district of Toowoomba South in the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[7][8][9]
Toowoomba Water Futures
[edit]In light of the region's worst drought in a hundred years, which saw the city's dam storages fall below 25% capacity, in 2006 Mayor Di Thorley championed a plan (Toowoomba Water Futures) to build a recycled sewage plant that would process the city's sewage and use the resulting water for re-use.[10] Because of health and public concerns, the recovered sewage water was to be pumped into one of the city's dams that provide drinking water, where it would be allowed to mix with rainwater collected by the dam, before being redrawn and retreated for distribution to homes. The project was controversial as the first of its kind to be proposed in Australia.
A referendum determining community support for the project was held on 29 July 2006 in which a majority (61.87% of voters) said "No" to the proposal.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Toowoomba City Council mayors". Toowoomba Region. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ Fraser, Andrew; Laurie, Victoria; Lim, Anne; Warne-Smith, Drew; Wilson, Ashleigh; Safe, Mike (4 August 2007). "The inspire issue - Di Thorley". The Australian Magazine. The Australian. p. 031. ProQuest 845427265. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ Lawrence, Elissa (26 March 2000). "Thorley wins - voters turn against Bourke". The Courier-Mail. p. 1.
- ^ Scott, Leisa (2 September 2006). "Beaten but bloody well unbowed". QWeekend Magazine. The Courier-Mail. p. 12.
- ^ "Water poll mayor to step aside". ABC News. 26 June 2007. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ^ Gearing, Amanda (28 June 2007). "Manners enters campaign". The Courier-Mail. p. 24. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ^ McLeod, Penny (6 December 2008). "Water reformer taps into simple pub life". Weekend. The Mercury. pp. B02. ProQuest 352937943. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ Calcino, Chris (20 August 2011). "Former mayor Di is living her dream". The Chronicle. p. 15.
- ^ Tin, Jason (13 July 2016). "Ex-mayor, LNP in by-election cliffhanger". The Courier-Mail. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ a b "Recycled water poll: five years on". The Toowoomba Chronicle. 13 August 2011. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
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