Deborah O’Neill and her husband Paul have lived on the Central Coast for the past 25 years raising their three children Caitlin, Brianna and Noah locally.
As a local teacher and a lecturer at The University of Newcastle, Central Coast Campus, Deborah understands how important it is that our kids get the best start in life.
Deborah also understands the importance of creating jobs and supporting businesses on the Coast, as she and her husband Paul run a small business employing many young local workers who maintain homes and gardens locally.
Electorate Profile
Robertson
State:
NSW
Name Derivation:
Named after Sir John Robertson (1816-91), former Premier of New South Wales.
Area and Location Description:
Robertson covers an area of approximately 978 sq km from the Hawkesbury River in the south, west to Wiseman's Ferry, north along the Gosford City Council Boundary (Great North Rd) to Kulnura, then east and south along the Gosford City Council boundary until it crosses the main Northern Railway Line at Lisarow. South along the main Northern Railway line to North Gosford, then east along Glennie Street, Bradys Gully Road, Clyde Road, Carlton Rd, The Entrance Road, Willoughby Road to Dover Road alignment and Terrigal Lagoon to its mouth. The main centres include Gosford, Terrigal, Woy Woy and Erina.
Products/Industries of the Area:
Tourism, retail, service industries, light manufacturing and processing. Citrus, vegetable and flower growing, poultry products.
First Proclaimed/Election:
1900/1901
Demographic Rating:
Provincial
Members:
- O'Neill, D (ALP) 2010 -
- Neal, B (ALP) 2007-2010
- Lloyd, J (LP) 1996-2007
- Walker, F J (ALP) 1990-1996
- Cohen, B (ALP) 1969-1990
- Bridges-Maxwell, C W (LP) 1964-1969
- Dean, R L (LP) 1949-1964
- Williams, T F (ALP) 1943-1949
- Spooner, E S (UAP) 1940-1943
- Gardner, S L (NAT/UAP) 1922-1940
- Fleming, W M (LIB/NAT/NAT & FARMERS/CP) 1913-1922
- Johnson, W J (ALP) 1910-1913
- Willis, H (FT/ANTI-SOC) 1901-1910