Belinda Neal - Member for Robertson

Parliament House Office

PO Box 6022
House of Representatives
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Tel:

(02) 6277 4971

Fax:

(02) 6277 8588

Email:

Email Belinda

Robertson Electorate Office

91 Mann Street
Gosford NSW 2250

Tel:

(02) 4322 1922

Fax:

(02) 4322 2066

Postal Address:

PO Box 577
Gosford NSW 2250

Biography

Belinda has lived in Woy Woy Bay with husband John for over 20 years. Together they have raised their two sons on the Central Coast.

Belinda has experience as a Gosford City Councillor and as a Senator. Her priorities have always been local jobs, roads, services and infrastructure. She has a practical working knowledge of government to offer the electorate of Robertson.

Belinda established and ran a small business in Erina. Belinda knows that viable local businesses and a strong economy mean more local jobs.

She was a Foundation Board member of Central Coast Mariners, and is deeply committed to the Umina United Soccer Club. Belinda has been involved in many local groups including the Community Tenancy Scheme, the Central Coast Women’s Health Centre and Child Abuse Prevention Services.

Belinda was elected as the Member for Robertson at the 2007 election.

Electorate Profile

State: New South Wales

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 721 sq km from the Hawkesbury River in the south, west to Wiseman's Ferry, north along the Gosford City Council boundary to Mangrove Creek east by Warre Warren Creek and north east by high voltage power line alignment to the Gosford City Council boundary at a point in the very south east of Kulnura. The boundary then extends east, following the Gosford City Council Boundary to 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:

• Belinda Neal (ALP) 2007-
  
• 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