Colleen Hartland
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| Colleen Hartland | |
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| Preceded by | None |
| Constituency | Western Metropolitan Region |
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| Born | 1 February 1959 Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Victorian Greens |
Colleen Hartland is a Greens member of the Victorian Legislative Council.
She won a seat for the Greens in the Western Metropolitan Region of the Victorian Legislative Council in the 2006 State election, elected to the final spot in Western Metropolitan, narrowly beating Labor's Henry Barlow after a dramatic vote recount conducted by the Victorian Electoral Commission. She has previously worked as a cook in Parliament during the term of the Cain/Kirner Governments.[1]
Colleen Hartland was an activist and rose to prominence as a leader of campaign against the storage of toxic chemical at Coode Island during the 1990s. She was a foundation member of the Hazardous Materials Action group (HAZMAG)[2].
She was elected as Councillor for Sheok Ward in the Maribyrnong City Council in 2003, and served on the council until 2005[3].
Prior to her election to the Victorian Legislative Council she was employed as a social worker[4].
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- ^ Mathew Murphy, Former Parliament cook to make a meal of Spring Street, The Age, December 15, 2006
- ^ Colleen Hartland: Activist, ABC: Life Matters, 22 August, 2002
- ^ Results for Maribyrnong City Council Elections 2003, Victorian Electoral Commission, 2003
- ^ Ashley Gardiner, Green trio hit the gas, Herald Sun, December 15, 2006
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