PAT O'SHANE AM DIVISION 8
Miriwinni - Babinda - Gordonvale
Former Magistrate Pat O'Shane OAM needs no introduction, having accomplished much throughout her life. Pat was the first indigenous female school teacher in Queensland, the first female indigenous lawyer and among other things, Pat O'Shane was asked by then Premier of New South Wales Neville Wran, to head up the NSW department of land rights (the first in the country).
President of CQU's Law Society Shane Cuthbert, is not a stranger to Pat O'Shane, having been sentenced by the Magistrate in 2009. Since then, the two have developed a friendship and look forward to supporting each other throughout the local elections in 2024. Shane was asked by Rob Pyne in 2020, to consider running and has spent the past four years working, advocating and volunteering in Cairns. No 'overnight sensation', Shane Cuthbert has attended MOST Cairns Regional Council meetings over the past 18 months and says 'he is the ONLY candidate to do so', 'I'm the ONLY candidate who cares LONG TERM, let my level of commitment and effort over the last four years provide you with an insight to the level commitment and effort i'll be putting in the next four'.
President of CQU's Law Society Shane Cuthbert, is not a stranger to Pat O'Shane, having been sentenced by the Magistrate in 2009. Since then, the two have developed a friendship and look forward to supporting each other throughout the local elections in 2024. Shane was asked by Rob Pyne in 2020, to consider running and has spent the past four years working, advocating and volunteering in Cairns. No 'overnight sensation', Shane Cuthbert has attended MOST Cairns Regional Council meetings over the past 18 months and says 'he is the ONLY candidate to do so', 'I'm the ONLY candidate who cares LONG TERM, let my level of commitment and effort over the last four years provide you with an insight to the level commitment and effort i'll be putting in the next four'.
Cairns Regional Council Election 2024
The Cairns Regional Council Election will take place in 2024 and Shane Cuthbert is well placed, as a politically active member of the Cairns community to comment on the many Cairns Divisional candidates and Mayor position up for grabs.
Shane Cuthbert has attended MOST Cairns Regional Council General Meetings, Cairns Regional Council Planning and Environment Meetings and shares various networks with current and aspiring Cairns Councillors.
The Cairns Regional Council Election will take place in 2024 and Shane Cuthbert is well placed, as a politically active member of the Cairns community to comment on the many Cairns Divisional candidates and Mayor position up for grabs.
Shane Cuthbert has attended MOST Cairns Regional Council General Meetings, Cairns Regional Council Planning and Environment Meetings and shares various networks with current and aspiring Cairns Councillors.