The Hon. Christine Mary ROBERTSON, BHthSc (Nurs) MLC
- Member of the Legislative Council
- Temporary Chair of Committees
- Member of Australian Labor Party
- Phone (02) 9230 2971
Fax (02) 9230 2160
Christine.Robertson@parliament.nsw.gov.au - Party Activity - Joined Australian Labor party, NSW Branch 1980. Member of the Administrative Committee 1995 - 2003. Member of Rural and Provincial Affairs' Country Labor Committee 1990 to present. Secretary, Rural and Provincial Affairs Committee 1986 - 1990. Chair of Rural and Provincial Affairs Committee1990 - 1999. Chair of Country Labor Committee 1999 to present. Delegate to the National ALP Conference 1991 to present. Australian Labor Party, Tamworth SEC - Secretary 1984 - 1998; President 1998 - 2002 & Vice President 2002 to present. Australian Labor Party, Tamworth Branch - Secretary 1982 - 1991; President 1991 - 1998 & Senior Vice President 1998 to present.
Personal Profile
General Nursing Training Cetificate 1969. Bachelor Health Science (Nursing) Degree 1990. Training Nurse, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney 1996-1969. Registered Nurse Royal South Sydney Hospital, Sydney 1969; Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney 1970 -1971; Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney 1971-1972; St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney 1973-1975; Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney 1975-1978; Tamworth Base Hospital, NSW 1980 -1986. Partner farming and small business enterprise 1993 to present. Health Education officer to New England Health Region, Northern Districts and New England Area Health Service Education Unit and Public Health Unit 1986 - 1997. Manager, Population Health, New England Area Heath Service 1997 - 1998. Director of Population Health and Planning, New England Area Health Service NSW and Director of the New England Area Health Service Research Institute 1998 - 2003 .
President of New South Wales Nurses Association - Tamworth Base Hospital Branch 1996 - 2003 and sub Branch secretary for two years. Union representative to Rural Communities Consultative Council 1996 -1998. Rural community member to NSW Board of Adult and Community Education 1998 - 2001. Population Health Planner to Rural Health Implementation Co-ordination Group 2002. Policy interests include development of innovative services to maintain essential services in country towns with large population changes; access to health, education and housing for all New South Wales people; industrial development and employment in country cities and towns as well as infrastructure support for rural industries; justice and the legal system; equitable resource allocation in relation to infrastructure and natural resources; population based health issues; Aboriginal communities and health and equitable marketing opportunities for New South Wales primary producers. Other interests include gardening, reading, sewing and estuary