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Electoral District Of Southport
Southport is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. The district is based in the northern part of the Gold Coast. It is named for the suburb of Southport, and also includes the suburbs of Arundel, Labrador , nickname = "The Big Land" , etymology = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Canada , subdivision_type1 = Province , subdivision_name1 ..., Molendinar and Parkwood. It was first created for the 1977 election. An earlier district based in the same region was also called Southport. It existed from 1950 to 1960. Members for Southport Election results References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Southport Electoral districts of Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Molhoek
Robert Molhoek (born 6 October 1959) is an Australian Liberal National politician who is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Southport, having defeated Peter Lawlor at the 2012 state election. He was appointed Assistant Minister for Child Safety on 3 April 2012, and served in this capacity until 20 February 2013 when he was appointed Assistant Minister for Planning Reform. Following the defeat of the Newman Government Campbell Newman led the Liberal National Party of Queensland to its first victory at the 2012 state election. His interim Ministry of three members was sworn in on 26 March 2012, pending his determination of the make-up of his full Ministry. His ... at the 2015 state election, Molhoek served as Shadow Minister for Housing and Public Works from 20 February 2015 to 10 May 2016. He also served as Opposition Whip from 15 December 2017 to 15 November 2020. He currently serves as a member of the Health and Environment Committee. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molendinar, Queensland
Molendinar is a mixed-use suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Molendinar had a population of 6,375 people. Geography The suburb is bounded by Smith Street to the north, Olsen Avenue to the east, the Southport Nerang Road to the south and Pacific Motorway to the west. The land use is a mixture of residential areas and industrial areas. History ''Jerringan'' is the Aboriginal name for the area meaning stringybark tree. The suburb takes its name from the former Molendinar railway station () on the South Coast railway line (opened in 1889 and closed in 1964). The railway station in turn was named after a farm selected by George Hope named after Molendinar Burn, a stream which once flowed through central Glasgow in Scotland. Ernest Junction railway station () was another former railway station on the South Coast line in the north of the present-day suburb. The area was known as Silver Bridle in the 1960s. Molendinar incorporated a previous sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch)
The Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch), commonly known as Queensland Labor or as just Labor inside Queensland, is the state branch of the Australian Labor Party in the state of Queensland. It has functioned in the state since the 1880s. History Trade unionists in Queensland had begun attempting to secure parliamentary representation as early as the mid-1880s. William McNaughton Galloway, the president of the Seamen's Union, mounted an unsuccessful campaign as an independent in an 1886 by-election. A Workers' Political Reform Association was founded to nominate candidates for the 1888 election, at which the Brisbane Trades and Labor Council endorsed six candidates. Thomas Glassey won the seat of Bundamba at that election, becoming the first self-identified "labor" MP in Queensland. The Queensland Provincial Council of the Australian Labor Federation was formed in 1889 in an attempt to unite Labor campaign efforts. Tommy Ryan won the seat of Barcoo for the labour mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Lawlor
Peter Lawlor (born 1 March 1948 in Ayr, Queensland) is a former Labor Member for Southport in the Queensland Legislative Assembly. He served as Queensland Minister for Tourism and Fair Trading. Prior to his term in state parliament he previously served as a councillor on the Gold Coast City Council. Gold Coast City Council Lawlor served as a Gold Coast City councillor for two terms up to 1994; he chaired the council's planning committee for three years. During his time on council, Lawlor campaigned on environmental issues and to preserve the Gold Coast Broadwater. At the time Gold Coast City Council had nine aldermen and a mayor. Areas to the north and west of the Gold Coast came under the separate Shire of Albert until the amalgamation of the council and shire in 1995. In March 1988 Lawlor was elected as Division 3 alderman. At the same election new Mayor Alderman Lex Bell ousted former Mayor Denis Pie. Lex Bell would go on to be elected as the independent member for Surfers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mick Veivers
Michael Desmond Veivers (born 12 August 1939) was the Member for Southport from 1987 to 2001 and was Minister for Emergency Services and Sport in the Borbidge Government. He had previously been a Rugby League international. Veivers was born at Southport in Queensland, Australia. He attended St. Joseph's Nudgee College. He played football in the Brisbane Rugby League premiership for the Souths Magpies and represented Queensland and Australia. He also played in Sydney for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. His cousin, Greg Veivers, was also a rugby league international. Another cousin, Tom Veivers, represented Australia in cricket and also became a Queensland politician. References 1939 births Living people 21st-century Australian politicians Australia national rugby league team players Australian rugby league players Australian sportsperson-politicians Manly Warringah Sea Eagles players Members of the Order of Australia Members of the Queensland Legisla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug Jennings (Australian Politician)
Douglas Bernard Jennings (30 October 1929 – 9 April 1987) was an Australian politician and businessman. Born in Melbourne to Albert Victor Jennings, founder of the property development company A.V. Jennings, he left Melbourne Grammar School to join his father's firm in 1947, and worked in several areas of the organisation. In the late 1950s he became mostly involved in the Housing Division in Melbourne, but also encouraged the company to branch out into real estate and furnishings. When Jennings ran into hard times in the early 1960s, Doug Jennings came in for criticism and left the company. After time spent in Queensland as the owner operator of the Mount Surprise Cattle station, he returned to Victoria and established a Brahman stud at Moorooduc. While there, he was elected as the Liberal Party member for the state seat of Westernport. He was expelled from the party in 1979 for his criticism of the government's handling of a land purchase scandal, and was defeated at the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberal Party Of Australia (Queensland Division)
The Liberal Party of Australia (Queensland Division), branded as Liberal Queensland, was the Queensland division of the Liberal Party of Australia until 2008. It was initially formed in October 1943 as the Queensland People's Party (QPP), which then absorbed the disbanded Queensland branch of the United Australia Party in 1944. In 1945, the QPP had an agreement with the newly formed Liberal Party, where in the "federal sphere", QPP would be the Queensland division of the Liberal Party and would run its candidates under the Liberal Party banner in federal elections. However, in the "state sphere", it would continue to exist individually under its own banner. In July 1949, the QPP was renamed to reflect its status as the Queensland division of the Liberal Party. Based predominantly in Brisbane and other cities in Queensland, from 1957 it held power as the junior party in a coalition with the state Country Party, later the National Party, until 1983 when the Liberals broke away ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter White (Australian Politician)
Peter Nicholson Duckett White, MC (19 January 1936 – 13 February 2005) was an Australian Army officer and politician. Born in Brisbane, he was educated at the Royal Military College, Duntroon and the Australian National University in Canberra. He served in the Australian Army from 1954 to 1975, during which time he deployed to Malaya and Vietnam, was awarded the Military Cross, and rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel. In 1977, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the Liberal member for Southport. He held that position until 1980, when he was defeated by National Party candidate, Doug Jennings. White then entered federal politics, winning the by-election for the Australian House of Representatives seat of McPherson caused by the death of Liberal minister Eric Robinson. Although challenged by former senator Glen Sheil of the National Country Party The National Party of Australia, also known as The Nationals or The Nats, is an Australian p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Party Of Australia – Queensland
The National Party of Australia – Queensland (NPA-Q), commonly known as Queensland Nationals, or the National Party of Queensland, was the Queensland-state branch of the National Party of Australia (NPA) until 2008. Prior to 1974, it was known as the Country Party. Formed in 1915 by the Queensland Farmers' Union (QFU) and serving as the state branch of the National Party of Australia, it initially sought to represent the interests of the farmers but over time became a more general conservative political party in the state, leading to much debate about relations with other conservative parties and a string of mergers that were soon undone. From 1924 onward, it was the senior partner in the centre-right coalition with the state Liberal Party and its predecessors, in a reversal of the normal situation at the federal level and in the rest of Australia. The Country-Liberal Coalition won power in 1957 and governed until the Liberals broke away in 1983; the Nationals continued to gove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Gaven
Eric John Gaven (16 March 1905 – 18 January 1974) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Biography Gaven was born at Brisbane, Queensland, the son of William Henry Gaven and his wife Emily Mary (née Price). He was educated at Dutton Park and East Brisbane and started his working life at a greengrocer in Woolloongabba. He then worked for the Postmaster-General's Department before running a banana farm at Upper Coomera. He then became a property developer on the Gold Coast. On 15 February 1930 Gaven married Janet Elizabeth Isabel Spencer (died 1987)Family history research — Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 21 April 2016. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 Queensland State Election
Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 12 November 1977 to elect the 82 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The election resulted in a fourth consecutive victory for the National-Liberal Coalition under Joh Bjelke-Petersen. It was the eighth victory of the National Party in Queensland since it first came to office in 1957. Issues The major issue in the election was law and order. In 1977, the Government had passed a law making it illegal to march in the street without a permit, which were rarely given. The Coalition argued that this prevented traffic disruption and other inconveniences to the people of Brisbane, while the ALP claimed that it was a curtailment of civil liberties. Joh Bjelke-Petersen also no longer had the Whitlam Labor Government (which was unpopular in Queensland) to use as a campaigning tool. Key dates Result The Labor Party gained twelve seats from the Coalition and Independents, making something of a recovery from its d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parkwood, Queensland
Parkwood is a suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Parkwood had a population of 8,702 people. Geography Parkwood is about by road north-west of Southport. The suburb is bounded by Napper Road to the north, Olsen Avenue to the east, Smith Street to the south and west. There is an unnamed hill with a peak of in the north of the suburb () with the Brushwood Ridge Reserve. The major industry is retail trade, but the majority of resident workers are technicians and trades workers. Parkwood is characterized by leafy, green streets, well-kept gardens and detached homes, the majority of which are owner-occupied or rented. The suburb as a whole was developed in the last 20 years and falls under the Gold Coast City Council Division 6. History Parkwood was named and bounded on 16 September 1989. The area was previously known as Ernest. In the , Parkwood had a population of 8,702 people. Education There are no schools in Parkwood. The nearest primary s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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