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[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blurb title=”info@belindahassan.com.au” url=”mailto:info@belindahassan.com.au” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||divi||400″ icon_color=”#ce363e” icon_placement=”left” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”Poppins||||||||” header_font_size=”17px” custom_margin=”|50px|||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”0412 421 451″ url=”tel:0412%20421%20451″ use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||divi||400″ icon_color=”#ce363e” icon_placement=”left” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”Poppins||||||||” custom_padding=”|50px||0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_divider color=”#CE363E” divider_weight=”1px” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Poppins|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”15px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Hi. I\u2019m Belinda Hassan, a second-term Councillor with Mackay Regional Council, first elected in 2020, and re-elected in 2024.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n I\u2019m a fifth-generation Mackay local \u2013 my great-great-grandfather, George Hardwick, settled with his family in the Pioneer Valley in the mid-1860\u2019s, and my family have lived in the region ever since. I have four adult children and am the proud Mi-ma of three beautiful grandchildren.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Poppins|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”15px” custom_margin=”-60px|||||” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Prior to being elected to Council, I was the Manager of Mackay Funerals and Sarina Funerals for almost 8 years, an after-hours Support Worker at the domestic violence shelter for women for 9 years, and the Service Manager at Mackay Women\u2019s Centre for 4 years. I have also held roles in the financial services industry, real estate, IT, and retail sectors, and been a small business owner.<\/span><\/p>\n I\u2019ve had extensive involvement in our community since a young age, demonstrated by my membership of service clubs and not for profit organisations, and participation in charity events. Some of these include: Zonta Club of Mackay (member since 2012), Sarina Lions Club (member since 2012), Rotary Club of Mackay Corporate (Secretary and founding member), Mackay Women\u2019s Services (incorporating Mackay Women\u2019s Centre and the Domestic Violence Resource Service \u2013 inaugural Treasurer in 2005, and a Board member for a total of almost 15 years), volunteer with Mackay Fire Special Olympics, Secretary of the Pine Islet Lighthouse Preservation Society, volunteer grant writer for the Trudy Crowley Foundation, volunteer fundraiser and honorary member of the Mackay Men\u2019s Shed, member of CrimeStoppers Mackay, and volunteer with the Compassionate Communities movement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n I\u2019ve climbed mountains, jumped out of a plane and fundraised tens of thousands of dollars for a number of charities. Giving back to my community is what I do<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n In my first term of Council, from 2020 to 2024, I was appointed to a total of 17 committees and Boards as Council\u2019s representative, and proxy for another 4. Some of these committees were: Invest Mackay Events and Attraction Program Advisory Committee, Local Authority Waste Management Action Committee (Treasurer and Council representative), Mackay Region Recreational Fishing Strategy Steering Group (Chairperson), Mayor\u2019s DV Taskforce, Mountain Bike Alliance, Reef Catchments and Catchment Solutions (Board member), Sport and Recreation Advisory Committee (Deputy Chair), Sports Expo and Sign-on Day Working Group, Northern Beaches Community Hub Reference Group, and Greater Whitsunday Council of Mayors Suicide Prevention Taskforce. If you\u2019d like to know more or wish to get in touch, please email: info@belindahassan.com.au<\/a> or give me a call on 0412 421 451<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#CE363E” divider_weight=”2px” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”19px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Belinda Hassan Councillor \u2013 Mackay Regional CouncilHi. 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In this current term of Council, we\u2019ve altered the structure of committees, and I\u2019m now the Co-Chair of the Economic Development and Growth Strategic Advisory Committee. I\u2019m also Council\u2019s nominated representative on the Regional Development Australia (RDA) Board, Local Authority Waste Management Action Committee (LAWMAC), Invest Mackay Events and Attraction Program Advisory Committee (IMECA), and was elected by my peers to be the Deputy Mayor.
I have performed my role as a Councillor to the absolute best of my ability and with the utmost integrity, and am committed to serving my community until the end of this term in March 2028.<\/span><\/p>\n