FORMER PREMIER VISITS RAILWAY MUSEUM

Former Premier and Lord Mayor of Brisbane, Campbell Newman and wife Lisa were in Mount Morgan on Tuesday, 16 May. The couple had business in Rockhampton and took time out to visit. Campbell said he had never had an opportunity to visit the town when he worked around Biloela in the 1990’s

Born in Canberra, Campbell joined the Australian Army as a staff cadet at the Royal Military College, Duntroon in 1981, graduating as a lieutenntant in 1985. He resigned from the army and moved to Queensland. After the army Campbell put his Civil Engineering Degree to use, working as a management consultant with the UK based PA Consulting Group where he worked for two years. His next position was with Grainco Australia Ltd firstly as General Manager Operations and General Manage Business Development, until he started his own consulting business. Between 2004-2011 Campbell was Lord Mayor of Brisbane - a position he held until 2011, when he resigned to enter State politics. The LNP were elected to govern Queensland in 2012 and Campbell became Queensland Premier, which he held until 2015, after losing his seat and the party losing the election. A run for Senate in 2022 was to prove unsuccessful.

Campbell said he is thoroughly enjoying life outside of politics and said it was “really quiet”.