Councillor Kurt Rehbein

Contact Details

Business phone: 13 48 10
Mobile phone: 0439 847 860
Email: kurt.rehbein@townsville.qld.gov.au

Profile

Councillor Kurt Rehbein was born in Townsville and raised in Ayr where his parents owned a convenience store. At age 15, he moved to Mackay to start a cabinet-making apprenticeship and returned to Townsville at 19 to complete his apprenticeship.

At age 21, Cr Rehbein joined the RAAF as a Military Working Dog Handler and was posted back to RAAF Base Townsville.

Cr Rehbein discharged from the full-time service in the RAAF in 2006 and took up a position in the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service and served as a Firefighter for the next ten years at various stations around Townsville.

Cr Rehbein was elected in the 2016 Local Government elections. He loves his current role and enjoys making decisions for the betterment of the Townsville community.

Outside his professional life, Cr Rehbein enjoys spending time with his wife, Tracey, and their four young children, going fishing, playing guitar, renovating furniture and going to the gym.

Map of Division 7

Council divisions were reviewed by the Local Government Change Commission in 2019, with the boundary changes commencing at the March 2020 elections.

• Electoral Commission Queensland ECQ - Final Electoral Boundaries - Townsville City (effective from March 2020)