Member for Macquarie (NSW) 1984-93
Liberal Party
Parliamentary Service
Elected to the House of Representatives for Macquarie, New South Wales, 1984, 1987 and 1990. Defeated at general elections 1993.
Committee Service
House of Representatives Standing: Environment and Conservation from 25.11.85 to 5.6.87; Environment, Recreation and the Arts from 8.10.87 to 8.2.93; Aboriginal Affairs from 29.9.88 to 19.2.90.
House of Representatives Select: Aircraft Noise from 28.2.85 to 28.11.85.
Joint Select: Certain Aspects of the Operation and Interpretation of the Family Law Act from 16.4.91 to 8.2.93.
Conferences, Delegations and Visits
Member, Parliamentary Delegation to People's Republic of China, 1987.
Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Singapore, Malaysia and Papua New Guinea, July-August 1988.
Member, Observer Delegation to South Pacific Conference, Guam, October 1989.
Australian Delegate to Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Global Environment, Washington DC, 1990.
Member, Parliamentary Delegation to USSR, Mongolia and Japan, September-October 1990.
Personal
Born 12.2.34 at East Maitland, NSW.
Married.
Qualifications and Occupation before entering Federal Parliament
BA (New England).
Teacher's Certificate (Armidale CAE).
Chief Superintendent, Daruk Centre, for rehabilitation of juvenile delinquents committed by courts, 1973-84.
Member, Gideon's International Christian Business and Professional Men's Association.
Committee Member for NSW to Australian Crime Prevention Council 1978-85.
Other Positions
Secretary, Parliamentary Christian Fellowship from 1988.
Member, Parliamentary Pro-Life Group.
Military Service
National Service 1953.
Electorate
Description: Outer metropolitan.
Location: Blue Mountains area of New South Wales, west of Sydney; it includes the centres of Blackheath, Katoomba, Lawson, Mt Victoria, Richmond, Springwood, Wentworth Falls and Windsor.
Area: 4162 sq km (approx.).
Electors enrolled: 73 696 (at 15.2.93).
Industries: Wool, fat lambs, cattle, peas, potatoes, timber milling, particle board manufacturing, plastics factory, apple orchards, dairying, tourism.
State electorates: Macquarie includes parts of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorates of Bathurst, Blue Mountains, Camden, Hawkesbury and Londonderry.