In last week’s edition of Whitsunday Life Newspaper we printed a story which stated that Councillor Mike Brunker would be ‘leaving the region’ to work a new full-time position in the mines while still retaining his role as Councillor.
Following a conversation with Cr Brunker we have now been made aware that he is in fact working at a Collinsville mine and therefore staying within the region.
“I will still have access to phones and emails after work,” he said.
“I’ve also arranged my swing so that I’ll be able to attend every Council meeting, it was part of the condition of taking the job.”
Cr Brunker is a fourth-generation miner, in fact his father is the only still-living survivor of the 1954 Collinsville mining disaster.
“I started working in the mines when I was a kid,” said Cr Brunker.
“After 25 years working in an office environment, now it’s time to be back into the workforce – I am sure this will give me a new outlook on life.”
