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Barbara Scott
Barbara Mary Scott (née Barnett; born 21 July 1939) is a former Australian politician. She was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council representing the South Metropolitan Region from 1993 to 2009. Elected to Parliament in the 1993 state election and subsequently re-elected in the 1996, 2001 and 2005 state elections, she served as a member of the Liberal Party The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. __TOC__ Active liberal parties This is a l .... Scott grew up in the wheatbelt town of Walgoolan and after completing her teaching qualification she returned to the country as a teacher. After entering parliament Scott acted as the shadow minister for Culture and the Arts (March 2005 - April 2006), shadow minister for Censorship and Children (March 2005 to present) and shadow minister for the Arts ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merredin, Western Australia
Merredin is a town in Western Australia, located in the central Wheatbelt roughly midway between Perth and Kalgoorlie, on Route 94, Great Eastern Highway. It is located on the route of the Goldfields Water Supply Scheme, and as a result is also on the Golden Pipeline Heritage Trail. It is connected by public transport to Perth via the'' Prospector'' and ''MerredinLink'' rail services. History Merredin's history varies from that of other wheat-belt towns in Western Australia in the sense that it started as a stopping place on the way to the goldfields. The first European explorer into the area was the Surveyor General J. S. Roe, who travelled through the region in 1836 but was not impressed by its dryness and the low rainfall. By the 1850s sandalwood cutters were in the area but there was little agriculture. It was not until Assistant Surveyor Charles Cooke Hunt explored the area in the period 1864–66 that it began to open up. Hunt saw the pastoral potential but realised th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1939 Births
This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Third Reich *** Jews are forbidden to work with Germans. *** The Youth Protection Act was passed on April 30, 1938 and the Working Hours Regulations came into effect. *** The Jews name change decree has gone into effect. ** The rest of the world *** In Spain, it becomes a duty of all young women under 25 to complete compulsory work service for one year. *** First edition of the Vienna New Year's Concert. *** The company of technology and manufacturing scientific instruments Hewlett-Packard, was founded in a garage in Palo Alto, California, by William (Bill) Hewlett and David Packard. This garage is now considered the birthplace of Silicon Valley. *** Sydney, in Australia, records temperature of 45 ˚C, the highest record for the city. *** Philipp Etter took over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Australian Politicians
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People From Merredin, Western Australia
A person ( : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of property, or legal responsibility. The defining features of personhood and, consequently, what makes a person count as a person, differ widely among cultures and contexts. In addition to the question of personhood, of what makes a being count as a person to begin with, there are further questions about personal identity and self: both about what makes any particular person that particular person instead of another, and about what makes a person at one time the same person as they were or will be at another time despite any intervening changes. The plural form "people" is often used to refer to an entire nation or ethnic group (as in "a people"), and this was the original meaning of the word; it subsequently acquired its use as a plural form of per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberal Party Of Australia Members Of The Parliament Of Western Australia
Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and media * '' El Liberal'', a Spanish newspaper published 1879–1936 * ''The Liberal'', a British political magazine published 2004–2012 * ''Liberalism'' (book), a 1927 book by Ludwig von Mises * "Liberal", a song by Band-Maid from the 2019 album '' Conqueror'' Places in the United States * Liberal, Indiana * Liberal, Kansas * Liberal, Missouri * Liberal, Oregon Religion * Religious liberalism * Liberal Christianity * Liberalism and progressivism within Islam * Liberal Judaism (other) See also * * * Liberal arts (other) Liberal arts Liberal arts education (from Latin "free" and "art or principled practice") is the traditional academic course in Western higher education. ''Liberal arts'' takes the term '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Members Of The Western Australian Legislative Council
Following are lists of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council: Prior to responsible government: * 1832–1870 * 1870–1872 * 1872–1874 * 1874–1880 * 1880–1884 * 1884–1889 * 1889–1890 * 1890–1894 After responsible government: {, , - , width=150 valign=top , * 1894–1896 * 1896–1898 * 1898–1900 * 1900–1902 * 1902–1904 * 1904–1906 * 1906–1908 * 1908–1910 * 1910–1912 * 1912–1914 * 1914–1916 * 1916–1918 * 1918–1920 * 1920–1922 * 1922–1924 * 1924–1926 * 1926–1928 * 1928–1930 * 1930–1932 * 1932–1934 * 1934–1936 , width=150 valign=top , * 1936–1938 * 1938–1940 * 1940–1944 * 1944–1946 * 1946–1948 * 1948–1950 * 1950–1952 * 1952–1954 * 1954–1956 * 1956–1958 * 1958–1960 * 1960–1962 * 1962–1965 * 1965–1968 * 1968–1971 * 1971–1974 * 1974–1977 * 1977–1980 * 1980–1983 *1983–1986 ''1983–1986'' is an album of Polish new wave group Sni Sredstvom Za Uklanianie, released in 2008 by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Western Australian Legislative Council
The Western Australian Legislative Council is the upper house of the Parliament of Western Australia, a state of Australia. It is regarded as a house of review for legislation passed by the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, Legislative Assembly, the lower house. The two Houses of Parliament sit in Parliament House, Perth, Parliament House in the state capital, Perth. Effective on 20 May 2005, for the election of members of the Legislative Council, the State was divided into 6 Electoral regions of Western Australia, electoral regions by community of interest —3 metropolitan and 3 rural—each electing 6 members to the Legislative Council.. The 2005 changes continued to maintain the previous malapportionment in favour of rural regions. Legislation was passed in 2021 to abolish these regions and increase the size of the council to 37 seats, all of which will be elected by the state-at-large. The changes will take effect in the 2025 Western Australian state election, 2025 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walgoolan, Western Australia
Walgoolan is a small town located in the eastern Wheatbelt (Western Australia), Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. It is situated between Merredin, Western Australia, Merredin and Bodallin, Western Australia, Bodallin along the Great Eastern Highway. Originating as a railway siding on the main eastern railway, Walgoolan was established between 1895 and 1899. Land was set aside for a townsite in 1913 and lots were surveyed in 1922. The townsite was gazetted in 1923. The name of the town is Aboriginal Australians, Aboriginal in origin and means ''place where the short bushes grow''. Following World War I, nearly 100 settlers took up land in the area, which were cleared and planted with cereal crops, mostly wheat. The town was a thriving community with five schools, tennis courts, a cricket club, Country Women's Association and Wheat Growers Union. Request for tender, Tenders for the construction of a brick and cement hall in the town were called for in 1926. The hall was op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Western Australian State Election
Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 26 February 2005 to elect all 57 members to the Legislative Assembly and all 34 members to the Legislative Council. The Labor government, led by Premier Geoff Gallop, won a second term in office against the Liberal Party, led by Opposition Leader Colin Barnett. Results Legislative Assembly Notes: : The Independent member for Pilbara, Larry Graham, and the Independent member for South Perth, Phillip Pendal, both retired at the 2005 election. The seats returned to the Labor and Liberal parties respectively. Legislative Council Notes: : By the time of the 2005 election, the One Nation Party actually held no seats, as the three members elected in 2001 election had resigned to sit as independents, later joining the New Country Party. None managed to retain their seats. Seats changing hands * Members listed in italics did not contest their seat at this election. * *Figure is Labor v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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