- PO Box 6022
House of Representatives
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600 - Tel:
- (02) 6277 4255
- Fax:
- (02) 6277 8451
- Email:
- Email Mike
- Unit 5 602 Whitehorse Road
Mitcham VIC 3132 - Tel:
- (03) 9874 4544
- Fax:
- (03) 9874 4644
- PO Box 232
Mitcham VIC 3132 - Web:
- http://www.mikesymon.com.au/
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Biography
Mike Symon is a proud member of Kevin Rudd’s Labor team. Mike lives with his wife and two daughters aged five and seven in Heathmont. Mike understands the pressures on working families, in his neighborhood and community.
Mike’s local background has enabled him to witness the deterioration of health care and education since the election of the Howard Liberal Government. The attacks on fairness in our community inspired Mike to join the Australian Labor Party in 1997.
Mike has been particularly proud to participate in the development of Labor’s policy on climate change, and making Australian workplaces fair again. He strongly believes that every Australian who wants to work deserves a job with decent pay and conditions.
Mike has worked for 24 years as an electrician, starting as an apprentice and working his way up to a leading hand on sites across Victoria. Mike’s deep concern for social justice and a safe workplace led him to become an occupational health and safety representative and member of the Electrical Trades Union.
Educated in Box Hill and Bayswater, Mike has undertaken post-trade training in electrical, telecommunications, data, and workplace training and holds a Diploma of Occupational Health and Safety.
Outside of work, Mike’s interests are gardening, football, home renovations and spending time with his wife Cheryl and their young children.
Electorate Profile
State: Victoria (Outer Metropolitan)
Name: Named after Alfred Deakin (1856-1919), Australia's second Prime Minister (1903-1904, 1905-1908 and 1909-1910).
Area and Location Description: It covers an area of approximately 61 sq km from Blackburn in the west to Croydon in the east. The main suburbs include Bayswater North, Blackburn, Blackburn North, Blackburn South, Burwood East, Croydon, Croydon South, Forest Hill, Heathmont, Mitcham, Nunawading, Ringwood, Ringwood East, Ringwood North and Vermont.
Products/Industries of the area: Mainly residential with some light manufacturing, commercial and retail industries.
First Proclaimed/Election: 1936/1937
Members:
- Mike Symon (ALP) 2007-
- P Barresi (LP) 1996-2007
- K J Aldred (LP) 1990-96
- J H Beale (LP) 1984-90
- J Saunderson (ALP) 1983-84
- A W Jarman (LP) 1966-83
- F J Davis (LP) 1949-66
- W J Hutchinson (LP) 1937-49