Jim pollock whyalla mayor

He was elected to Council in before rising to Deputy Mayor and then serving as Mayor from to - the year he sadly passed away. Jim was a much-loved figure in the Whyalla community. He was a popular civic leader who always had the city of Whyalla and its people at heart. A country tradesman will face the Elizabeth Magistrates Court over allegations he was not licenced and refused to refund money to clients.

Read Today's Paper Tributes. Join the conversation. Add your comment to this story To join the conversation, please log in. Not only was he revered in Whyalla and surrounding regions, he was also held in high regard at the Local Government Association level and by the State governments of the time.

Unearth Whyalla, 8 February Dedicated in memory of Mayor Jim Pollock for his outstanding service to the community. Recommend site Bookmark site! Jim Pollock Print Page. Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.

Lat: After migrating from Ireland, Mr Pollock went to school in Woomera before doing an apprenticeship as a motor mechanic. He came Whyalla and ran a deli, worked in the insurance industry and then owned a tyre retail business. He became a councillor in went on to be deputy mayor and was then Whyalla mayor from to , the same year he sadly died. As a measure of the esteem Jim was held in the community, the offer by the Gupta Family Group Alliance to donate the boulder was backed up with a huge voluntary effort by a group of Whyalla businesses to get this impressive monument to the city and in place at the wetlands where an information board will also be put up nearby.