- PO Box 6022
House of Representatives
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600 - Tel:
- (02) 6277 4323
- Fax:
- (02) 6277 8501
- Email:
- Email Janelle
- 61-63 Molesworth Street
Lismore NSW 2480 - Tel:
- (02) 6621 9909
- Fax:
- (02) 6621 9959
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Biography
Janelle Saffin was born in Ipswich, Queensland. At the age of 13 she left school to work in an abattoir. In her early 20s she obtained her qualifications in primary school teaching and later a law degree. Janelle has lived in the North Coast area for the last 31 years, where she raised her family with her husband Jim.
Janelle has proven experience, having founded the North Coast Breast Screening Program (one of many local initiatives she has spearheaded) and represented the North Coast in the NSW Upper House from 1995 to 2003. Recently, she has worked as Liaision Officer with the Australian Troops deployed from 3RAR in East Timor.
Janelle has a track record of delivering for the Northern Rivers - during her time in the NSW Upper House, she successfully secured a much needed $12 million upgrade of the Summerland Way.
Janelle was elected as Member for Page at the 2007 federal election.
Electorate Profile
State: New South Wales
Name Derivation: Named after Sir Earle Page 1880-1961, Member of the House of Representatives 1919-61. He served as caretaker Prime Minister of Australia during April 1939.
Area and Location Description: Page covers an area of approximately 16 091 sq km from Yamba in the south to Ballina in the north on the coastal side, and from Hernani in the south to the Queensland border on the inland side. The main towns include Alstonville, Ballina, Casino, Evans Head, Grafton, Iluka, Kyogle, Lismore and Yamba.
Products/Industries of the Area: Dairy and beef cattle, pigs, maize, tropical fruit, sugar cane, fishing, prawning, oysters, butter and dairy factories, timber mills, several abattoirs and tourism.
First Proclaimed/Election: 1984
Demographic Rating: Rural
Members:
- Janelle Saffin (ALP) 2007-
- CAUSLEY, I (NP) 1996-2007
- WOODS, H F (ALP) 1990-1996
- ROBINSON, I L (NP) 1984-1990