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Helen not afraid to turn away from the truth in mayoral role

Bundaberg Mayor Helen Blackburn has continued to enjoy her role and all it entails since winning the local election earlier this year. (Supplied)

It may have been Juanita (Nita) Cunningham, who broke ground as Bundaberg’s first female mayor from 1991 to 1998, but […]

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