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Encyclopedia > Electoral district of South Barwon

South Barwon is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria. Located in a mixed urban and rural area south of the Barwon River, it covers an area of 621km², including the Geelong suburbs of Belmont and Grovedale, Waurn Ponds and part of Highton, the coastal centres of Torquay and Barwon Heads, and the rural towns of Barrabool, Bellbrae, Connewarre, Gnarwarre, Modewarre, Moriac and Mount Moriac. The electorate had a population of 52,241 as of the 2001 census. The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of Victoria in Australia. ... Emblems: Pink heath (floral)Weedy Seadragon (Aquatic) helmeted honeyeater (bird) Leadbeaters possum (faunal) Motto: Peace and Prosperity Slogan or Nickname: Garden State, The Place To Be, On The Move Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Const. ... The Barwon River rises in the Otway Ranges of Victoria, Australia, runs through Geelong, where it is joined by the Moorabool River, and enters the sea at Barwon Heads, west of Port Phillip. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... - - Nickname: City by the Bay Geography Area: 1,240 km² Coordinates: Time Zone UTC +10:00 Population (2003) 200,067 Among Australian cities: Density: persons/km² Political Mayor: Shane Dowling Governing body: City of Greater Geelong Geelong is a port city of 200,067 people (2003 census) located on Corio... Belmont is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ... Grovedale is a suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ... Waurn Ponds is a suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ... Highton is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ... View from Point Danger, looking towards the Torquay surf beach. ... Barwon Heads is a coastal township on the Bellarine Peninsula, near Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...


South Barwon was created in 1976 as a predominantly rural seat which was considered safe for the conservative Liberal Party of Australia. It was won by Liberal Aurel Smith, formerly the member for Bellarine, upon its inception, and retained for the party by Harley Dickinson upon Smith's retirement in 1982. Dickinson held the seat until 1992, when he quit the party and attempted to retain the seat as an independent, but lost to endorsed Liberal candidate and former television newsreader Alister Paterson. The seat underwent significant demographic change during Paterson's tenure, with major population growth in the traditionally Labor-voting areas of Torquay, Barwon Heads and southern Geelong, causing the seat to become progressively less safe for the Liberal Party. These changes came to a head at the 2002 election, when Labor nominated popular former Geelong mayor Michael Crutchfield as its candidate, and amidst a statewide landslide victory, succeeded in taking South Barwon for the first time in its history. Crutchfield has had a mixed record as local member, being locally blamed for controversial decisions over the siting of the Marshall railway station and Geelong road bypass. The seat is thus being targeted by the Liberals at the forthcoming 2006 election, and the party has preselected local funeral director Michael King as their candidate. 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian liberal conservative political party. ... The Electoral district of Bellarine is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Legislative elections for the Victorian Legislative Assembly and for half the seats in the Victorian Legislative Council were held on Saturday November 30, 2002. ... Michael Crutchfield Michael Crutchfield (born December 12, 1961) is an Australian politician. ... Marshall railway station is located in Grovedale, a suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ... The state election for the 56th Parliament of Victoria is scheduled for 25 November 2006. ...


Members for South Barwon

Member Party affiliation Period
Aurel Smith Liberal Party of Australia 1976-1982
Harley Dickinson Liberal Party of Australia/Independent 1982-1992
Alister Paterson Liberal Party of Australia 1992-2002
Michael Crutchfield Australian Labor Party 2002-present

The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian liberal conservative political party. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian liberal conservative political party. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian liberal conservative political party. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Michael Crutchfield Michael Crutchfield (born December 12, 1961) is an Australian politician. ... The Australian Labor Party or ALP is Australias oldest political party. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

References

  • District profile from the Victorian Electoral Commission
  • District map from the Victorian Electoral Commission (PDF)


 
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