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Party: Liberal
Party
House: Legislative
Council
Portfolio/Position: Opposition
Whip (Council)
Electorate: Western
Victoria Region
Length of Service to
date: 1151 days
Personal: Born 24
October 1949, Coleraine, Victoria. Married, 3 children.
Birthplace: Australia
Education and
Qualifications: Geelong College 1960-67. Diploma Farm
Management 1971 (Marcus Oldham Agricultural College. Wool Classing
1977 (Hamilton Technical School). Real Estate 2001
(REIV).
Parliamentary
Service: Elected MLC for Western November 2002 (by-election),
Elected MLC for Western Victoria Region November 2006.
Parliamentary Party
Positions: Shadow Minister for Racing & Shadow Minister
for Forestry since 12 May 2006; Spokesperson for Racing since
December 2002, Opposition Whip (Council) since December
2006
Party
Positions: Branch member, Regional Delegate to State
Conventions, former Member of Administrative Committee.
Previous
Occupation: Owner/operator - primary producer, farming and
grazing 1973-2001. Real estate - rural land sales
2001-02.
Local Government
Service: Councillor 1987-94, President 1991-92 Shire of
Wannon. Commissioner 1995-97 Shire of West Wimmera.
Memberships: Chairman,
Glenelg Hopkins Catchment Management Authority 1997-2000; Board
member, Southern Rural Water Authority 1998-2001; Municipal
Association of Victoria 1995-97; Western District Health Service
1997-2003; Rural Advisory Committee - Office of the Chief
Electrical Inspector of Victoria 1999-2002; Casterton Racing Club;
Hamilton Racing Club.
Interests: regional
Victoria, family, football and rowing. | 