Dave Grills

Dave Grills (born 12 April 1959) is an Australian politician. He was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council as a Nationals member for Mining and Pastoral Region at the 2013 state election.

Although scheduled to take his seat on 22 May 2013, he was elected in a recount on 5 April to the vacancy caused by the resignation of Wendy Duncan to contest the Legislative Assembly seat of Kalgoorlie.

Grills was born in Birmingham, the United Kingdom and arrived in Western Australia in 1965. Prior to his election, he was a Kalgoorlie-based police officer.^[1] He also previously served as a local government councillor at the Leonora Shire Council and the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder. He is currently based in Kalgoorlie.

A Goldfields local since 2003, he was elected to represent the Mining and Pastoral Region in the Legislative Council. His move to parliament follows 20 years of serve to the community as a distinguished and respected police officer. His professional career has seen him serve in many and varied roles including Project Manager, Investigator, Chairman, Occupational Health and Safety Committee and Peer Support Officer. Since 2008, Dave was based at the Kalgoorlie Police Station and served as the Goldfields-Esperance District Crime Prevention and Diversity Officer. In addition to his Policing career, Dave is a dedicated and proud member of the community. He was a councillor at the Leonora Shire Council and the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder and he chaired the local Emergency Services Enough is Enough Road Safety Strategy. He also served as an Instructor of Army Cadets.

Grills has listed youth justice and the provision of greater opportunities for youth in regional and rural Western Australia among his priorities.^[2]

References

External links

• Dave Grills parliamentary biography