Qld mayor's fraud case in court

A far north Queensland mayor facing serious fraud charges will not front court again until December.

Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council mayor Greg McLean, 48, is accused of receiving four payments, worth a total of $58,400, from a council-owned entity.

The payments were allegedly justified with fraudulent material and arranged by another council worker who is accused of organising himself a $500,000 severance payment.

The matter was adjourned at Cooktown Magistrates Court until December 1.