Pictured at the prize winning gardens are Chairperson Spring Bluff Railway Station Trust Cr Janice Holstein and Caretaker/Gardener Craig Ritchie.

HISTORY was made on Wednesday April 2 as the Mayor and Councillors of the Lockyer Valley Regional Council were sworn in.
With a large gallery in attendance, the last Mayor of the Gatton Shire, Cr Steve Jones became the first Mayor of the Lockyer Valley Regional Council. His pledge was followed by that of elected
Councillors Graham Moon, Cr Dave Neuendorf, Cr Janice Holstein, Cr Tanya Milligan, Cr Jim McDonald and Cr Peter Friend.
Former Laidley Shire Mayor Cr Graham Moon was elected as deputy-mayor of the new council.
Each councillor has been assigned a portfolio for their four-year term in office as follows:
* Mayor Steve Jones – Regional Development and Public Relations
* Deputy-mayor Graham Moon – Engineering Services
* Cr Peter Friend – Community Services
* Cr Janice Holstein – Tourism, Finance and Information Services
* Cr Jim McDonald – Technical Services
* Cr Tanya Milligan – Corporate Governance, Youth and Community engagement
* Cr Dave Neuendorf – Planning, Building and Environment
The new council will meet on the second and fourth Wednesday’s of each month, with the first
meeting of the month to be held in Laidley and the second meeting of the month to be held in
Gatton.