The Hon. (Richard) George Richard TORBAY, MP

Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member for Northern Tablelands
Independent

Contact Details

A	Mr Richard Torbay, MP Suite 1 Ground Floor 175 Rusden Street ARMIDALE NSW 2350
Postal	Mr Richard Torbay, MP PO Box 77 ARMIDALE NSW 2350
P	(02) 6772 5552
F	(02) 6772 5026
E	northerntablelands@parliament.nsw.gov.au

Parliamentary Activity

Current Positions

Position	Start	Notes
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly	27 Mar 1999
Member for Northern Tablelands	27 Mar 1999
Member, Public Accounts Committee	22 Jun 2011
Member, State and Regional Development Committee	22 Jun 2011
Member, Standing Orders and Procedure Committee	22 Jun 2011

Prior Positions

Position	Start	End	Period	Notes
Speaker of the NSW Legislative Assembly	8 May 2007	2 May 2011	3yrs 11mths 25days
Legislative Assembly Representative on the Council of the University of New England	27 May 2003	21 Dec 2004	1yr(s) 6mth(s) 25day(s)	This office was dis-established on the enactment of the University Legislation Amendment Act 2004.
ex-officio Chair, Standing Orders and Procedure Committee	20 Jun 2007	4 Mar 2011	3yrs 8mths 13days
Joint Chair, Joint Select Committee on Parliamentary Procedure	23 Sep 2010	21 Oct 2010	29days
Member, Public Accounts Committee	3 Jun 1999	2 Mar 2007	7yrs 8mths 28days
Member, Committee on the Office of the Valuer-General	21 Oct 2004	2 Mar 2007	2yrs 4mths 10days
Chairman, Joint Select Committee on Tobacco Smoking in New South Wales	25 May 2006	30 Jun 2006	1mth 6days	Re-appointed to the Committee on 25 May 2006 following committee being re-established after prorogation.
Chairman, Joint Select Committee on Tobacco Smoking in New South Wales	8 Mar 2006	19 May 2006	2mths 12days	Membership of Committee (and the Committee itself) dissolved with the prorogation of the Parliament on 19 May 2006.
Member, Standing Committee on Public Works	18 Oct 2001	28 Feb 2003	1yr 4mths 11days
Member, Joint Select Committee on Bushfires	19 Mar 2002	28 Jun 2002	3mths 10days

Parliamentary Record

Mr Torbay's speeches in Hansard

About the Northern Tablelands Electorate

Rural. Located Northern Tablelands Statistical Agricultural Area.

Principal towns: Aberdeen, Aberfoyle, Abington, Arding, Argyle, Armidale, Armidale, Ashford, Atholwood, Auburn Vale, Backwater, Bakers Creek, Balala, Bald Blair, Bald Nob, Baldersleigh, Balfour Peak, Barraba, Bassendean, Ben Lomond, Bendemeer, Bingara, Biniguy, Black Mountain, Blue Nobby, Boggabilla, Bolivia, Bonshaw, Boonal, Boorolong, Briarbrook, Brockley, Brodies Plains, Brushy Creek, Bukkulla, Bundarra, Bungulla, Camerons Creek, Camp Creek, Capoompeta, Caroda, Castle Doyle, Cherry Tree Hill, Cobbadah, Coolatai, Copeton, Crooble, Croppa Creek, Dangarsleigh, Deepwater, Delungra, Diehard, Donald Creek, Drake, Dumaresq, Dundee, Duval, Ebor, Elcombe, Elsmore, Emmaville, Enmore, Falconer, Furracabad, Georges Creek, Georges Creek, Gilgai, Gineroi, Glen Elgin, Glen Innes, Glencoe, Gostwyck, Gragin, Grahams Valley, Graman, Gravesend, Green Hills, Gulf Creek, Gum Flat, Gundamulda, Guy Fawkes, Guyra, Hillgrove, Horton Valley, Howell, Ingalba, Inverell, Invergowrie, Ironbark, Jennings, Jeogla, Kellys Plains, Kentucky, Kentucky South, Kings Plains, Kingsgate, Kingstown, Koloona, Kookabookra, Kootingal, Lambs Valley, Limbri, Limestone, Lindesay, Little Plain, Llangothlin, Long Plain, Lower Creek, Lyndhurst, Matheson, Maybole, Mihi, Moggs Swamp, Mole River, Moonbi, Moree, Mount Butler, Mount Mitchell, Mount Russell, Myall Creek, Narrabri, New Valley, Newstead, Newton Boyd, Niangala, North Star, Nowendoc, Nullamanna, Oakwood, Oban, Old Mill, Pallamallawa, Paradise, Pindaroi, Pinkett, Puddledock, Rangers Valley, Red Range, Reddestone, Rob Roy, Rockvale, Rocky Creek, Rocky Creek, Rocky River, Rocky River, Salisbury Plains, Sandy Flat, Sandy Hill, Sapphire, Saumarez, Saumarez Ponds, Shannon Vale, South Guyra, Spring Mountain, Stanborough, Stannifer, Stannum, Stonehenge, Sunnyside, Swan Vale, Swanbrook, Tent Hill, Tenterden, Tenterfield, Texas, Thalgarrah, The Gulf, Tia, Tilbuster, Tingha, Torrington, Torryburn, Tubbamurra, Tulloona, Twin Rivers, Upper Bingara, Upper Horton, Uralla, Walcha, Walcha Road, Wallangra, Wandera, Wandsworth, Wards Mistake, Warialda, Warialda Rail, Wellingrove, Wellington Vale, Willsons Downfall, Wollomombi, Wollun, Wongwibinda, Woodstock, Woolbrook, Yallaroi, Yarrowford, Yarrowitch, Yarrowyck, Yellow Dam, Yetman.

Area: 44,674 sq km

Population: 70,725. Enrolment: 50,506.

For more detailed information see - http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/electoral_districts/all_districts_/northern_tablelands

Biography

Community Activity - Member Regional Investment Task Force, Westpac Rescue Helicopter Hunter Region Advisory Committee, and Water Advisory Council. Member of the Council of the University of New England 1996. Member Catering Institute of Australia; Australian Institute of Management. Member of Armidale Central Rotary Club. Patron of Armidale District Chamber of Commerce. Member of the Government Regional Investment Taskforce 1999 to 2007. Member of the Government Rural and Regional Taskforce 2007 to 2009. Member of the Speaker's Technology Advisory Group 2007 to 2011.

Local Government Activity - Councillor Armidale City Council since 1991 - Deputy Mayor 1992-93, Mayor 1995-98. Establshed Armidale City Council: Public Relations Committee 1993 and Youth Council 1993. Chairman New England Local Government Group 1997-98. Chairman NSW Country Mayor's Assoc. 1997-98. Member of NSW Country Task Force 1996, Member Water Supply and Resources Committee of the Local Government and Shires Association 1996.

Personal - Married to Rosemary with three children.

Qualifications, Occupations and Interests - Educated Kingswood High School.

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