Electorate

HINCHINBROOK

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Party

LIBERAL NATIONAL PARTY (LNP) 9 SEPTEMBER 2008

NATIONAL Party (NPA) 9 SEPTEMBER 2006 – 9 SEPTEMBER 2008

Date of Election : 9 September 2006

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Parliamentary Service

Shadow Minister for Disability Services and Multicultural Affairs from 6 April 2009. Member, Law, Justice and Safety Committee from 23 April 2009. Member, Legal, Constitutional and Administrative Review Committee from 23 April 2009 - 28 May 2009. Shadow Minister for Natural Resources and Water 30 September 2008- 5 April 2009. Parliamentary Secretary to Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Planning 29 January 2008 – 12 August 2008. Member, Health Quality and Complaints Commission Select Committee 1 July  2007 - 15 November 2007. Member, Legal, Constitutional and Administrative Review Committee 11 October 2006 - 20 March 2009. Shadow Parliamentary Secretary to Shadow Minister for Mines and Energy 21 September 2006 - 29 January 2008.

Current Parliamentary service is highlighted in green.

PARTY ACTIVITY

State President, Queensland Young Nationals (May 2004 – May 2006); Member, State Management Committee, The Nationals, Queensland (July 2003 - ); Delegate, Central Council and State Conference (2003 - ); Member, various branches, State Electoral Council, Federal Divisional Council and Policy Committees.

PERSONAL

Born Tully, Queensland, 5 February 1981. Education - St Clares Catholic Primary School, Tully; Tully State High School, Bachelor of Economics (UQ); Bachelor of Arts (Hons) (UQ); Justice of the Peace (Qualified) (Yeronga TAFE). Prior to election – Assistant Electorate Officer, Media Research (2005 – 2006); Senior Resident Fellow, University of Southern Queensland (2004); Part-time Tutor (2001 – 2004); Casual Farm Hand (1999 – 2003); Part-time Administration Assistant (1997 – 1999). Interests include – rugby league, rugby union, cricket, lawn bowls, golf, community theatre, Rotary and Jaycees.

Author of – ‘“Return to Certainty” – Economic Rationalism, the Bush and The Nationals’, The Page Review, Vol 2, No1 (May 2006).

COMMUNITY ACTIVITY

Board Member, Australian-Italian Festival Advisory Board; Member, Hinchinbrook Chamber of Commerce; Tourism and Tourism industry; Society of St Andrew of Scotland; AgForce Queensland, Young Member Network; Committee Member, Noorla Bowls Club, Ingham; Ingham Theatre Group; Publicity Officer, Herbert River Rotary Club; Publicity Officer, Junior Chamber of Commerce (Jaycees), Ingham; Member, Cardwell Shire Community Support Centre; Member, Hinchinbrook Community Support Centre; Member, Northern Beaches Festival Committee; Member, Innisfail Caledonian Society; Patron, Herbert River Crushers Rugby League Football Club.