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Stanley James Collard (born 25 March 1936) is an Australian retired politician. Born at
Maleny Maleny (pronounced ''mah-lay-knee'') is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. At the , the locality of Maleny had a population of 3,959 people. Maleny was a timber town ...
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, he was a locomotive engine driver before entering politics. In 1975, he was elected to the
Australian Senate The Senate is the upper house of the Bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Australia, the lower house being the House of Representatives (Australia), House of Representatives. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Chapter ...
as a Country Party Senator for Queensland. He remained in the Senate until his retirement in 1987. He was also leader of the National Party in the Senate from 1985 to 1987.


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National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia Members of the Australian Senate for Queensland Members of the Australian Senate 1936 births Living people 20th-century Australian politicians People from Maleny, Queensland {{Australia-National-politician-stub