Councillor M O'Brien

Mark O’Brien has been a resident of the Murweh Shire for 20 years having moved to Charleville to pursue business opportunities and to provide a small, rural community lifestyle for his family.  A qualified accountant, Mark has worked in many areas of commerce including large international corporations as well as small rural businesses.

Mark has been involved in a number of business ventures in the region and owns and operates a distribution business which covers the whole of the south west.

Mark was elected as Mayor of the Murweh Shire Council in March 2004 with a conviction about the benefits of a strong team of councillors.

“The Murweh Shire is a diverse shire with a number of communities and the council is committed to an inclusive approach which supports the diversity within the shire.  This can be achieved through creative and responsible financial management as well as responsiveness to community aspirations”.

Mark has been a musician for 35 years and continues to enjoy a lifelong association with the Society of St Vincent de Paul.