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Electoral Division Of Hobart
The electoral division of Hobart is one of the 15 electoral divisions in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. It was originally created in 1856 when the Council became the upper house of the Parliament of Tasmania. The seat was abolished in 1999 and re-created in 2008 after a redistribution saw the former division of Wellington returned to its former name. The total area of the division is , which covers the Hobart city centre and the suburbs of Battery Point, Dynnyrne, Fern Tree, Glebe, Lenah Valley, Mount Stuart, New Town, North Hobart, Ridgeway, South Hobart, and West Hobart. As of 31 January 2019, there were 24,007 enrolled electors in the division.Legislative Council Divisional Enrolment as at 31 January 2019 Tas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassy O'Connor
Cassandra Stanwell O'Connor (born 1 April 1967) is an Australian politician, who was a Tasmanian Greens member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 2008 to 2023, representing the electorate of Denison which was renamed to Clark in September 2018. Since the 2024 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election, she has represented the electorate of Hobart. O'Connor was the first female Greens minister in Australia, serving in the Giddings ministry intermittently from 2011-14. In 2015, she became leader of the Tasmanian Greens following the resignation of Kim Booth. Early career She became well known in Tasmania as the face of the "Save Ralphs Bay" campaign. This community campaign began in March 2004, when Sydney-based developer Walker Corporation announced its intention to construct Tasmania's first canal housing estate in the Ralphs Bay Conservation Area east of Hobart. In June 2010 the legal confirmation of the Ralphs Bay Conservation Area as being 171 hectares came ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lenah Valley, Tasmania
Lenah Valley is a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania. It is situated in the foothills of Mount Wellington, west of the CBD between Mount Stuart, New Town and the City of Glenorchy. Lenah Valley was originally known as Kangaroo Bottom, later Kangaroo Valley and Sassafras Valley. The suburb was amalgamated as Lenah Valley in 1922. ''Lenah'' is the Mouheneenner word for kangaroo. History The eastern end of Lenah Valley was first settled near the older area of Mount Stuart, when the first land grants were issued for agricultural purposes in 1817. The Newlands manor house was built in the late 1830s and had surrounding agricultural interest such as orchards. The manor house influenced development of the surrounding area and ensured that quality homes were built in the surrounding area in order to maintain the reputation of the area. It is currently used as a venue for events such as wedding receptions. Newlands House is now officially in the suburb of Mount Stuart. James Sherwin establ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Walker (Australian Politician)
John Walker (1799 – 27 February 1874) was an Australian politician, member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council. Walker was born in Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland, son of Robert Thomas Walker. John Walker emigrated to Van Diemen's Land (later renamed Tasmania) in 1822, and carried on business as a miller in Hobart for many years. He was appointed one of the Commissioners for Hobart before the establishment of a Municipal Council for the city. He was also a merchant and whaler. In 1851 Walker was elected a member of the old unicameral Legislative Council for Brighton, and on the introduction of free institutions was elected on 6 October 1856 for the now upper house Legislative Council as member for Hobart Hobart ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the island state of Tasmania, Australia. Located in Tasmania's south-east on the estuary of the River Derwent, it is the southernmost capital city in Australia. Despite containing nearly hal .... He was a member, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Horne (politician)
Thomas Horne (8 June 1800 – 23 September 1870) was an Australian judge and politician. Early life Horne was born in Chiswick, Middlesex and educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford. He entered Lincoln's Inn and was called to the Bar in February 1827. He married Maria Hyriott in 1826. Arrival in the colony Horne travelled to Van Diemen's Land with his wife and two daughters, arriving in Hobart Town on 31 January 1830. He was soon engaged in local politics, opposing the governor, Sir George Arthur and editing the ''Colonist'' newspaper. Horne's life was marked by frequent descent into debt. At one point he admitted to losses of £22,000. Legal career He became Solicitor-General in January 1841, and acted as Attorney-General from July to November of that year. He became Attorney-General in March 1844, and in January 1848 was appointed as puisne judge to the Supreme Court of Tasmania. This appointment attracted criticism from the press due to Horne's financial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Bedford (politician)
Edward Henry Riland Bedford (7 June 1903 – 9 October 1976) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1924. Bedford was born in Aston, Birmingham. He was the grandson of W. K. R. Bedford who founded the Free Foresters. Bedford played one first-class match for Derbyshire in the 1924 season which was against Glamorgan in May. Bedford was a right-handed batsman and played two innings in his one first-class match in which he scored a duck and three runs. Bedford went to live at Brentwood, Essex and continued playing club cricket. He appeared for Gentlemen of Essex in 1933. Bedford was also a well known archer, being a member of the Woodmen of Arden archery club from 1924 and the clubs secretary from 1948 to 1975. Bedford died at the age of 73 in Chelmsford Chelmsford () is a city in the City of Chelmsford district in the county of Essex, England. It is the county town of Essex and one of three cities in the county, along with Colchester and Southend-on-Sea. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Valentine
Robert Henry Francis Valentine (born 15 June 1950) is an Australian politician. He was the Lord Mayor of the City of Hobart local government area, in the State of Tasmania, Australia, from March 1999 to October 2011. In 2012, he was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council for the division of Hobart. He retired at the 2024 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election. Valentine is the great-grandson of Francis David Valentine, who was Mayor from 1925 to 1926. Valentine is also the great-nephew of Edward Brooker William Edward Brooker (4 January 1891 – 18 June 1948) was a Labor Party politician. He became the interim Premier of Tasmania on 19 December 1947 while Robert Cosgrove was facing corruption charges. He died on 18 June 1948, shortly after ... (a previous premier of Tasmania) and is the longest continuously-serving Lord Mayor in the History of Hobart (since 1853). He was educated at Dunalley State School (Grd 1-6), Clarence High School, Hobart Matricu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent (politician)
An independent politician or non-affiliated politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or bureaucratic association. There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent. Some politicians have political views that do not align with the platforms of any political party and therefore they choose not to affiliate with them. Some independent politicians may be associated with a party, perhaps as former members of it or else have views that align with it, but choose not to stand in its name, or are unable to do so because the party in question has selected another candidate. Others may belong to or support a political party at the national level but believe they should not formally represent it (and thus be subject to its policies) at another level. In some cases, a politician may be a member of an unregistered party and therefore officially recognised as an independent. Officeholders may become independents after losing or repudiating a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Members Of The Tasmanian Legislative Council, 2010–2014
Member may refer to: * Military jury, referred to as "Members" in military jargon * Element (mathematics), an object that belongs to a mathematical set * In object-oriented programming, a member of a class ** Field (computer science), entries in a database ** Member variable, a variable that is associated with a specific object * Limb (anatomy), an appendage of the human or animal body ** Euphemism for penis * Structural component of a truss, connected by nodes * User (computing), a person making use of a computing service, especially on the Internet * Member (geology), a component of a geological formation * Member of parliament * The Members, a British punk rock band * Meronymy, a semantic relationship in linguistics * Church membership, belonging to a local Christian congregation, a Christian denomination and the universal Church * Member, a participant in a club or learned society A learned society ( ; also scholarly, intellectual, or academic society) is an organizatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Hobart, Tasmania
West Hobart is an inner-city suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is in the hills immediately west of the city centre, and shares the postcode 7000 with that district. History The area was first settled as a farming district, hosting poultry, dairy, hops, orchards and Chinese market gardens. Various industries have also served in the area, including a brickworks at the top of Arthur Street and coal mines below Summerhill Road. The side of Knocklofty Hill served as a sandstone quarry. Knocklofty is now a reserve maintained by the Hobart City Council.Knocklofty Reserve , Hobart City Council, Tasmania', retrieved 20 December 2014 The area around Goulburn and Harrington Streets was once a red-light district. Hobart West Post Office opened on 12 July 1892. Considered a 'working-class' suburb until the 1960s, West Hobart has become increasingly a popular inner-city suburb. Many of the houses in the area are older federation-era buildings, prized for their views of the Derwent R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Hobart, Tasmania
South Hobart is one of Hobart's inner suburbs. It is bound by Dynnyrne, Tasmania, Dynnyrne, Fern Tree, Tasmania, Fern Tree, West Hobart, Tasmania, West Hobart and the Hobart City Centre. Landmarks South Hobart is home to many of the most beautiful homes in Hobart, including the classical Georgian residence of ''Milton'' and the Henry Hunter-designed ''Ashleigh'' (which was owned by Fern Tree, Tasmania, Alfred Totenhöfer). "The World Heritage-listed Cascades Female Factory Historic Site in South Hobart is Australia’s most significant site associated with female convicts and sits in the shadow of Mount Wellington, a short distance from the Hobart CBD." When the factory operated from 1828 to 1856, more than 5,000 convict women spent time there. The factory "was originally established on the site of a failed rum distillery which was adapted and gradually expanded to comprise five conjoined, rectangular walled yards. After 1856, the site was used for a variety of institutional pur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ridgeway, Tasmania
Ridgeway is a rural / residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Hobart in the Hobart LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south-west of the town of Hobart Hobart ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the island state of Tasmania, Australia. Located in Tasmania's south-east on the estuary of the River Derwent, it is the southernmost capital city in Australia. Despite containing nearly hal .... The 2016 census recorded a population of 175 for the state suburb of Ridgeway. It is a suburb of Hobart, located south of Dynnyrne. In Ridgeway there are two plant nurseries (Plants of Tasmania Nursery and Island Bonsai), and a small number of homes. Prior to the 1967 bushfires, Ridgeway was a market garden area with its own school and church. There also used to be another nursery next to Plants of Tasmania. History Ridgeway was gazetted as a locality in 1963. Geography ''Sandy Bay Rivulet'' forms the north-western boundary, while ''Dunns Creek'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
