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Electoral District Of Point Cook
The Electoral district of Point Cook is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly in Australia. It was created in the redistribution of electoral boundaries in 2021, and came into effect at the 2022 Victorian state election. It largely covers the area of the abolished district of Electoral district of Altona, Altona, covering south western suburbs of Melbourne. It includes the suburbs of Altona Meadows, Victoria, Altona Meadows, Seabrook, Victoria, Seabrook, Point Cook, Victoria, Point Cook, and Werribee South, Victoria, Werribee South. The abolished seat of Altona was held by Australian Labor Party, Labor MP Jill Hennessy (politician), Jill Hennessy from 2010 to 2022. Members for Point Cook Election results See also *Parliaments of the Australian states and territories *List of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly References Electoral districts of Victoria (state), Point Cook, Electoral district of 2022 establishments in Australi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathew Hilakari
Mathew Hilakari is an Australian politician who is the current member for Point Cook in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. He is a member of the Labor Party and was elected in the 2022 state election. Career Hilakari was the state convener and powerbroker of the Socialist Left faction of the Victorian Labor Party prior to his election. He was parachuted to contest Point Cook at the 2022 election, despite not living in the electorate at the time but instead in Seaford, near Frankston in Melbourne's south-eastern suburbs. Personal life Hilakari's brother, Luke is the Secretary of the Victorian Trades Hall Council The Victorian Trades Hall Council (VTHC) is a representative body of trade union organisations, known as a labour council, in the state of Victoria, Australia. It comprises 43 affiliated trade unions and professional associations, and eight regi .... References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Members of the Victorian Legisla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Werribee South, Victoria
Werribee South is a locality in Victoria, Australia, southwest of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Wyndham local government area. Werribee South recorded a population of 2,392 at the . Werribee South is a rural-urban suburb located just outside of the Melbourne metropolitan area. History The Post Office opened on 15 May 1916 as Duncans Road, was renamed Werribee South in 1926 and closed in 1973. Today Werribee South covers an area of 3,000 hectares. The locality is almost conterminous with the Werribee Irrigation District, home to around 150 vegetable farms producing lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower, fennel, and artichoke. Around 70% of Australia's lettuces are sourced from Werribee South. The district receives its irrigation supply from the Werribee River, as well as recycled water, which was first provided in 2007. Werribee South borders Point Cook and contains Werribee Park. Werribee South's streets originally were named by letters. This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Hobsons Bay
The City of Hobsons Bay is a local government area in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It comprises the south-western suburbs between 6 and 20 km from the Melbourne city centre. It was founded on 22 June 1994 during the amalgamation of local councils by the state government from the City of Williamstown and the City of Altona, as well as the suburb of South Kingsville from the City of Footscray. It took its name from Hobsons Bay, named after Captain William Hobson. The city has an area of 64 square kilometres, and in June 2018 had a population of 96,470. Council Starting with the 2024 election, Hobsons Bay has been restructured into seven single-member wards, with each councillor elected through preferential voting. Previously, councillors were chosen from three multi-member wards. The councillors currently serving as of the 2024 election are: Education Libraries The library, run by the council has five branches: Altona, Altona Meadows, Altona North, Newport an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral Districts Of Victoria (state)
Electoral districts of Victoria are the electoral districts, commonly referred to as "seats" or "electorates", into which the Australian State of Victoria, Australia, Victoria is divided for the purpose of electing members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, one of the two houses of the Parliament of Victoria, Parliament of the State. The State is divided into 88 single-member districts. The Legislative Assembly has had 88 electorates since the 1985 election, increased from 81 previously. Electoral boundaries are redrawn from time to time, in a process called ''redivision''. The last redivision took place in 2021, when the Victorian Electoral Boundaries Commission reviewed Victoria's district boundaries. The boundaries arising from the 2013 redivision applied at the 2014 Victorian state election, 2014 and the 2018 Victorian state election, 2018 state elections. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Members Of The Victorian Legislative Assembly
The following are lists of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly: * Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1856–1859 * Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1859–1861 * Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1861–1864 * Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1864–1865 * Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1866–1867 * Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1868–1871 * Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1871–1874 * Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1874–1877 * Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1877–1880 * Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1880–1880 * Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1880–1883 * Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1883–1886 * Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1886–1889 * Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1889–1892 * Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1892–1894 * Membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliaments Of The Australian States And Territories
The parliaments of the Australian states and territories are legislative bodies within the federal framework of the Commonwealth of Australia. All the parliaments are based on the Westminster system, and each is regulated by its own constitution. Queensland and the two territories have unicameral parliaments, with the single house being called the Legislative Assembly. The other states have a bicameral parliament, with a lower house called the Legislative Assembly (New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia) or House of Assembly (South Australia and Tasmania), and an upper house called the Legislative Council. Section 44 of the Constitution of Australia prevents persons with dual citizenship from being members of the Federal Parliament, but there are no laws preventing holders of dual citizenship being members of State Parliaments. Background Before the formation of the Commonwealth in 1901, the six Australian colonies were self-governing colonies, with parliaments w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jill Hennessy (politician)
Jill Hennessy (born 17 March 1972) is an Australian former politician. She was a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly between February 2010 and November 2022, representing the seat of Altona. She was Minister for Health in the Andrews Ministry from December 2014 to November 2018, and was Attorney-General from November 2018 to December 2020, the second female Attorney-General in Victoria's history. Early life Hennessy was educated at Avila College, Mount Waverley, and then Monash University where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws. She also holds a Master of Laws degree from the University of Melbourne. Prior to entering the Legislative Assembly of Victoria, Hennessy practised as a solicitor specialising in personal injury and employment law, and was a senior advisor to former Victorian premier Steve Bracks. In 2016, she was awarded the Thornett Award for Promotion of Reason by the Australian Skeptics for "courageously facing dow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party (ALP), also known as the Labor Party or simply Labor, is the major Centre-left politics, centre-left List of political parties in Australia, political party in Australia and one of two Major party, major parties in Politics of Australia, Australian politics, along with the Centre-right politics, centre-right Liberal Party of Australia. The party has been in government since the 2022 Australian federal election, 2022 federal election, and with List of state and territory branches of the Australian Labor Party, political branches active in all the States and territories of Australia, Australian states and territories, they currently hold government in New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria (state), Victoria, Western Australia, and the Australian Capital Territory. As of 2025, Queensland, Tasmania and Northern Territory are the only states or territories where Labor currently forms the opposition. It is the oldest continuously operating political party ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seabrook, Victoria
Seabrook is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Hobsons Bay local government area. Seabrook recorded a population of 4,952 at the 2021 census. Facilities The suburb has a small shopping area with some take-away food stores and a Ampol service station located on Point Cook Road and Mintaro Way. Seabrook Primary School also serves the area for education. Although a public school, Seabrook Primary School ranks amongst the top schools in the state of Victoria. Seabrook Primary School has been an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School since September 2011 and it is authorised to offer the IB Primary Years Programme. Transport Bus * Route 496: Laverton Station to Sanctuary Lakes * Route 498: Laverton Station to Hoppers Crossing station * Route 944: City to Point Cook (Night Bus Service) Notable people * Connor Menadue - AFL player Gallery Image:Seabrook-boulevard.jpg, Seabrook Boul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)
The Victorian Labor Party, officially known as the Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch) and commonly referred to simply as Victorian Labor, is the Victoria (Australia), Victorian state branch of the Australian Labor Party (ALP). The party forms the incumbent government in the state of Victoria and is led by Jacinta Allan, who has served concurrently as Premier of Victoria since 2023. Victorian Labor comprises two major wings: the parliamentary wing and the organisational wing. The parliamentary wing (formally referred to as the State Parliamentary Labor Party) comprises all elected party members in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, Legislative Assembly and Victorian Legislative Council, Legislative Council, which when they meet collectively constitute the Caucus#In Commonwealth nations, party caucus. The parliamentary leader is elected from and by the caucus, and party factions have a strong influence in the election of the leader. The leader's position is dependent on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altona Meadows, Victoria
Altona Meadows is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Hobsons Bay local government area. Altona Meadows recorded a population of 18,479 at the . Located partly within Altona Meadows, Cheetham Wetlands is a large park with numerous boardwalks traversing its network of lagoons. The wetlands attract large numbers of migratory birds, making it popular with walkers and birdwatchers alike. History Altona Meadows Post Office opened on 15 March 1996 as the suburb developed. Population Comparing between and , the data revealed a changing population in Altona Meadows. While the population (19,160 people in 2016 compared to 18,479 in 2021) as well as the proportion of people who is born in Australia (59.2% in 2016 and 62.2 in 2021) remained relatively stable, the proportion of people who is born in India dropped by about a third (4.2% in 2016 and 2.7% in 2021). Besides Australia and India, the nex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
