Date of Birth: 27/07/1949
Place of Birth: Hammersmith, London, England
Date of Death: 08/02/2008
Place of Death: Australia
Parliamentary Service
| Member, Committee on Children and Young People |
08 May 2003 |
02 Mar 2007 |
3 years 9 months 23 days |
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| Member, Joint Standing Committee on Road and Safety (Staysafe) |
16 Nov 2000 |
02 Mar 2007 |
6 years 3 months 15 days |
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| Member, Library Committee |
03 Jun 1999 |
28 Feb 2003 |
3 years 8 months 26 days |
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| Member, Public Bodies Review Committee |
03 Jun 1999 |
28 Feb 2003 |
3 years 8 months 26 days |
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| Member for Port Stephens |
27 Mar 1999 |
02 Mar 2007 |
7 years 11 months 4 days |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly |
27 Mar 1999 |
02 Mar 2007 |
7 years 11 months 4 days |
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Political Party Activity
Australian Labor Party (ALP). Member of Country Labor Committee and party committees on Small Business and Tourism, Local Government and Regional Development and Rural Affairs, Mineral Resources and Fisheries, Treasury and State Development.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Teacher librarian. B.A., Dip. Ed., Dip. He attended school at Nelson bay and Newcastle Technical High School; and later went to Newcastle University where he completed a Bachelor of Arts (BA) and a Diploma of Education (Dip. Ed.). Librarian at Nelson Bay (now Tomaree) High School for 22 years.
Military Service
16 years in the RAAFAR (Reserves) (Flight Lieutenant) at Williamtown.
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Councillor on Port Stephens Council, 1983 - 1999. Mayor 1997 - 1999.
Personal
He was born in Hammersmith, England and his father served in the Royal Air Force (RAF). His parents emigrated from England to New Zealand in 1959, but left for Australia in 1962 where they settled in Port Stephens after time at Stockton, Raymond Terrace and Nelson Bay. He married at the age of 22 and they had three children. The marriage was dissolved in the mid-1980s.
