Jenny Hill is an Australian politician, currently serving as the Mayor of

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, which is the 18th largest local government area in Australia. She was elected to the position during the Queensland Local Government elections held on 28 April 2012. Prior to serving as mayor, Hill was a city councillor and previously held the position of Deputy Mayor under the previous pre-amalgamation

Townsville City Council The City of Townsville is a local government area (LGA) located in North Queensland, Australia. It encompasses the city of Townsville, together with the surrounding rural areas, to the south are the communities of Alligator Creek, Woodstock an ...

in the Labor administration of Tony Mooney between 2007 and 2008. Hill came to Townsville as the fiancée of a soldier in 1982. She worked as a scientist, and later received a

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. She was first elected to the Townsville City Council in 1997. She is a member of the Labor Party. Hill also ran as the Labor Party candidate for the federal seat of

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in the 2001 federal election. She was defeated by the then incumbent Liberal member,

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. In 2020 Cr Hill was charged with driving without due care and attention causing death following a fatal collision with a motorcycle on 30 January 2020. She was found not guilty in August 2021. The court heard that the motorcyclist was on

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at the time, ran a red light, and was driving above the legal speed limit at the time of the crash.

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