The Right Priorities for Mermaid Beach
Hi, I'm Ray Stevens, your State Member for Mermaid Beach
Born in Townsville in 1953, Ray Stevens is married to Ruth with two children, Louis and Jess.
After completing his university degree in accounting and financial studies from Macquarie University, Ray started work at Price Waterhouse accountants in Sydney. In 1979 he and Ruth moved to the Gold Coast. On the Gold Coast, he owned and started up several successful businesses in Surfers Paradise, Pacific Fair and Nerang, where he realised the importance of cost of living pressures on businesses and young families. In 1994 he became the Mayor of the Albert Shire which, one year later, was amalgamated with Gold Coast City Council where he became the first Mayor of the enlarged Gold Coast City Council.