About the Cronulla Electorate
Inner Metropolitan. Residential suburban and industrial. Located Sydney, outer southern.
Principal suburbs: Burraneer, Caringbah, Caringbah South, Cronulla, Dolans Bay, Grays Point, Greenhills Beach, Gymea, Gymea Bay, Kirrawee, Kurnell, Lilli Pilli, Miranda, Port Hacking, Taren Point, Woolooware, Yowie Bay.
Area: 65 sq km.
Population: 70,012. Enrolment: 57,422.
Biography
Political Party Activity
1978 to date Member of the Liberal Party.
Previously President, Cronulla State Electorate Conference of the Liberal Party.
Previously Secretary, Cook Federal Electorate Conference of the Liberal Party.
Previously Chair, Constitution Standing Committee of the Liberal Party.
1983 to 2009 Member, Caringbah Branch of the Liberal Party.
2011 to date Member, Cronulla Branch of the Liberal Party.
1978 to 1988 Member, Cronulla Young Liberals.
Community Activity
Ambassador, Rainbow Club of Australia Inc. Patron, Grays Point Rural Fire Service. Patron, Port Hacking Little Athletics Centre. Patron, Katoke Trust. Vice President, Cronulla Surf Life Saving Club. Vice-Patron, Elouera Surf Life Saving Club. Honorary member, North Cronulla Surf Life Saving Club. Senior Vice-Patron, Wanda Surf Life Saving Club. Honorary member, Rotary Club of Cronulla.
Local Government Activity
Qualifications, Occupations and Interests
Master of Law (LLM), University of Cambridge, 1986.
Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (LLB(Hons)), University of Sydney, 1982.
Bachelor of Economics (BEc), University of Sydney 1980.
Higher School Certificate, Caringbah High School, 1977.
September 2004 to date Senior Counsel, NSW Bar.
March 1991 to date Barrister, NSW Bar.
July 1988 to January 1991 Partner, Blake Dawson Waldron, Solicitors.
August 1983 to September 1985 and September 1986 to June 1988 Solicitor, Dawson Waldron, Solicitors.
Additional Information
Inaugural speech, 10 May 2011: