Jenny Hill (politician)

Jenny Hill AM is an Australian politician, currently serving as the Mayor of Townsville,[1][2][3] 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 in the Labor administration of Tony Mooney between 2007 and 2008.

Councillor Jenny Hill AM
Mayor of the City of Townsville
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 April 2012
Deputy	Les Walker Mark Molachino
Preceded by	Les Tyrell
Personal details
Born	Melbourne, Victoria
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Alma mater	La Trobe University James Cook University
Occupation	Microbiologist
Military service
Allegiance	Australia
Branch/service	Australian Army Reserve Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

Hill came to Townsville as the fiancée of a soldier in 1982. She worked as a scientist, and later received a master's degree in public health.[3]

She was first elected to the Townsville City Council in 1997. She is a member of the Labor Party.[4]

Hill also ran as the Labor Party candidate for the federal seat of Herbert in the 2001 federal election. She was defeated by the then incumbent Liberal member, Peter Lindsay.

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.[5] She was found not guilty in August 2021. The court heard that the motorcyclist was on methamphetamine at the time, ran a red light, and was driving above the legal speed limit at the time of the crash.[6]