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'''Thomas Alfred (Tom) Pyne [[Order of Australia|AM]]''' (31 January 1935 - 30 October 2011) was an Australian politician. He was the shire chairman of the [[Shire of Mulgrave (Queensland)|Shire of Mulgrave]] from 1979 to 1995, and following the amalgamation of Mulgrave with the [[City of Cairns]], was [[Mayor of Cairns]] from 1995 to 2000.<ref name="obit">{{cite news | url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/ipad/obituary-tom-pyne/story-fn6ck8la-1226185062856 | title=Obituary: Tom Pyne | work=The Courier-Mail | date=4 November 2011 | accessdate=11 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cairns.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/1980/mulgshire.pdf | title=Chairmen of the Mulgrave Shire Council | publisher=Cairns Regional Council | accessdate=11 February 2015}}</ref> His son, [[Rob Pyne]], is the current member for [[electoral district of Cairns|Cairns]] in the [[Legislative Assembly of Queensland]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-10-31/tributes-flow-for-ex-mayor/3610022 | title=Tributes flow for ex-mayor | work=Australian Broadcasting Corporation | date=31 October 2011 | accessdate=11 February 2015 | author=Nancarrow, Kirsty}}</ref> |
'''Thomas Alfred (Tom) Pyne [[Order of Australia|AM]]''' (31 January 1935 - 30 October 2011) was an Australian politician. He was the shire chairman of the [[Shire of Mulgrave (Queensland)|Shire of Mulgrave]] from 1979 to 1995, and following the amalgamation of Mulgrave with the [[City of Cairns]], was [[Mayor of Cairns]] from 1995 to 2000.<ref name="obit">{{cite news | url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/ipad/obituary-tom-pyne/story-fn6ck8la-1226185062856 | title=Obituary: Tom Pyne | work=The Courier-Mail | date=4 November 2011 | accessdate=11 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cairns.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/1980/mulgshire.pdf | title=Chairmen of the Mulgrave Shire Council | publisher=Cairns Regional Council | accessdate=11 February 2015}}</ref> His son, [[Rob Pyne]], is the current member for [[electoral district of Cairns|Cairns]] in the [[Legislative Assembly of Queensland]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-10-31/tributes-flow-for-ex-mayor/3610022 | title=Tributes flow for ex-mayor | work=Australian Broadcasting Corporation | date=31 October 2011 | accessdate=11 February 2015 | author=Nancarrow, Kirsty}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 03:00, 28 July 2015
Tom Pyne | |
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| Mayor of Cairns | |
| In office 22 March 1995 – 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Kevin Byrne |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Byrne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Alfred Pyne 31 January 1935 Babinda, Queensland |
| Died | 30 October 2011 (aged 76) Cairns, Queensland |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
Thomas Alfred (Tom) Pyne AM (31 January 1935 - 30 October 2011) was an Australian politician. He was the shire chairman of the Shire of Mulgrave from 1979 to 1995, and following the amalgamation of Mulgrave with the City of Cairns, was Mayor of Cairns from 1995 to 2000.[1][2] His son, Rob Pyne, is the current member for Cairns in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland.[3]
Professional life and party politics
Pyne was born in Babinda, the youngest of five children. He was educated at the McDonnell's Creek, Bellenden Ker and Hambledon State Schools, and lived for a period at Deeral before moving to Edmonton. He married Marion McKinnon in 1955; they had two children. He worked as a wood machinist with Cairns furniture manufacturer A. H. Kent, and later for Queensland Railways, the Department of Works, and Advanx Tyre and Motor Services. He subsequently opened his own business, Tin-Sang and Co, at Edmonton. Pyne also served in the Royal Queensland Regiment Reserve, attaining the rank of sergeant.[1]
Pyne joined the Australian Labor Party at 18, and held a range of roles in the party, including local branch president and secretary, campaign director for several MPs, including former Treasurer Keith De Lacy, ultimately being awarded life membership of the party in 1985.[1]
Local government
Pyne was elected as a Shire of Mulgrave councillor in 1961, and served continuously until the shire was merged into the City of Cairns in 1995. He was elected deputy shire chairman in 1976, and in 1979, following the retirement of former chairman Ken Alley, was elected shire chairman. He served as shire chairman for 16 years until the shire's dissolution.[1]
He was a prominent member of the Local Government Association of Queensland, becoming a member of the Local Government Executive in 1979, being re-appointed in 1985, 1988 and 1991, and later serving as the president of the LGAQ from 1997 to 2000.[4] Pyne was an opponent of proposed forced council mergers in the early 1990s, including that of Mulgrave with neighbouring Cairns, and headed a group of North Queensland councils opposed to the amalgamations. The campaign was unsuccessful, and the Shire of Mulgrave was merged into the City of Cairns in 1995.[1]
Pyne contested the first mayoral election for the new enlarged City of Cairns in 1995, and easily defeated incumbent Cairns mayor Kevin Byrne. His term as mayor included overseeing the transition to the new council, new council headquarters, and the Esplanade Lagoon on the Cairns foreshore. He retired in 2000, having never lost an election, and having served as shire chairman or mayor for 21 consecutive years. He was succeeded as Mayor of Cairns by his predecessor, Kevin Byrne.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Obituary: Tom Pyne". The Courier-Mail. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ^ "Chairmen of the Mulgrave Shire Council" (PDF). Cairns Regional Council. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ^ Nancarrow, Kirsty (31 October 2011). "Tributes flow for ex-mayor". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ^ "Tom Pyne a worthy contributor in public office". 31 October 2011. Local Government Association of Queensland. Retrieved 11 February 2015.