Julie Collins - Member for Franklin

Parliament House Office

PO Box 6022
House of Representatives
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Tel:

(02) 6277 4881

Fax:

(02) 6277 2307

Email:

Email Julie

Franklin Electorate Office

Shop 1, Cove Hill Fair
Bridgewater TAS 7030

Tel:

(03) 6263 5155

Fax:

(03) 6263 5050

Postal Address:

PO Box 61
Bridgewater TAS 7030

Biography

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 a member for the House of Representatives Standing Committees of Communications; Education and Training; and Family, Community, Housing and Youth.

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

State: Tasmania

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 7 933 sq km from Bridgewater 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, Bridgewater (part), Cygnet, Dover, Franklin, Geeveston, Huonville, Kingston (part), Margate and Snug as well as Bruny Island.

Products/Industries of the Area: Apples, pears, small fruits, fishing, beef cattle, sheep, forestry, cottage industry and tourism.

First Proclaimed/Election: 1903

Demographic Rating: Outer Metropolitan

Members:

• Julie Collins (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