Julie Collins was born in Tasmania in 1971. She has worked tirelessly over the past twenty years to improve the lives of Tasmanian families in a variety of political and public sector roles including as an adviser to former Tasmanian Premier Jim Bacon. She was also State Secretary of the Tasmanian Labor Party from 2006 to 2007. She has a Cert IV in Business Administration.
Julie was elected to the House of Representatives on 25 November 2007 as the member for Franklin.
Julie is currently the Minister for Community Services, Minister for Indigenous Employment and Economic Development, and the Minister for the Status of Women.
She is married to Ian and is the mother of three young children.
Like most working mothers, Julie has taken an active interest in her children's educational and sporting activities. She has a first hand understanding of the difficulties many families face with rising interest rates, child care costs, petrol and grocery prices and balancing work and family responsibilities.
Electorate Profile
Franklin
State:
TAS
Name Derivation:
Named after Sir John Franklin 1786-1847, Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania 1837-43.
Area and Location Description:
Franklin covers an area of approximately 6 514 sq km from Old Beach in the north to Port Davey in the south and Seven Mile Beach in the east. The City of Clarence is in the division. Other major towns include Blackmans Bay, Cygnet, Dover, Franklin, Geeveston, Huonville, Kingston (part), Margate, Old Beach, Richmond and Snug, as well as Bruny Island.
Products/Industries of the Area:
Apples, pears, small fruits, aquaculture, fishing, beef cattle, sheep, forestry, cottage industry, vineyards and tourism.
First Proclaimed/Election:
1903
Demographic Rating:
Outer Metropolitan
Members:
- Collins, J (ALP) 2007-
- Quick, H (ALP) 1993-2007
- Goodluck, B J (LP) 1975-1993
- Sherry, R H (ALP) 1969-1975
- Pearsall, T G (LP) 1966-1969
- Falkinder, C W J (LP) 1946-1966
- Frost, C W (FLP/ALP) 1934-1946
- Blacklow, A C (UAP) 1931-1934
- Frost, C W (ALP) 1929-1931
- McWilliams, W J (IND) 1928-1929
- Seabrook, A C (NAT) 1922-1928
- McWilliams, W J (ANTI-SOC/LIB/NAT/CP) 1903-1922