Malcolm Harold Brooks (16 June 1930 – 19 June 2020) was an Australian politician who served as member of the

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for the district of Gosford from 1973 to 1976 and as Shire President and Mayor of the

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. A member of the

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, Brooks was a councillor on Gosford Council from 1971. In 1973 he was elected Member for Gosford but lost the following election to

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candidate Brian McGowan by 70 votes. Brooks re-entered local government at the following election and was a Councillor, Shire President and City Mayor through to his unsuccessful re-election attempt as an independent councillor in the 2008 New South Wales Local Government Elections. As a Councillor, Brooks supported retention of Australia's

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, and opposed continued population growth in Gosford City, arguing that local infrastructure could not meet demand. Prior to entering politics, Brooks was a

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driver and competed in many around Australia events. Brooks resided in the Gosford suburb of Point Frederick. He was married with three children. He died in June 2020.

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1930 births 2020 deaths People from Gosford Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of New South Wales Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia Shire Presidents and Mayors of Gosford {{Australia-Liberal-politician-stub