Mr Michael Organ

Speeches

Parliamentary service

Elected to the House of Representatives for Cunningham, New South Wales at by-election 2002, vice the Hon. Dr S Martin (resigned). Defeated at general elections 2004.

Committee service

House of Representatives Select: Recent Australian Bushfires served from 27.3.2003 to 5.11.2003

Parliamentary party positions

Personal

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

BSc(Hons) (University of Wollongong).
DipInfoMgt (University of New South Wales).
Archivist and records manager at the University of New South Wales from 1986 to 1988.
Research assistant at the University of Wollongong from 1989 to 1995.
Archivist at the University of Wollongong from 1995 to 2002.

Electorate

Name: Cunningham
Location: Wollongong and south coast of New South Wales; it includes the city of Wollongong and the surrounding suburbs of Austinmer, Balgownie, Bellambi, Bulli, Clifton, Coalcliff, Coledale, Coniston, Cordeaux Heights, Corrimal, Darkes Forest, Fairy Meadow, Figtree, Gwynneville, Helensburgh, Keiraville, Mt Keira, Mt Kembla, Mt Ousley, Mt Saint Thomas, Otford, Russell Vale, Scarborough, Stanwell Park, Tarrawanna, Thirroul, Towradgi, Unanderra, Wombarra and Woonona.
Area: 490 Sq km
Electors enrolled: 81,540 (at 19.10.2002)
Industries: tourism, tertiary education, steel production, coal mining, brick manufacturing, textiles and dairy farming.
Includes: Cunningham includes the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Keira, and parts of Heathcote, Illawarra, Southern Highlands and Wollongong.

Publications

Illawarra residents 1828 & 1841, Illawarra Family History Group, Wollongong, NSW: 1987.
A documentary history of the Illawarra and South Coast Aborigines 1770-1850, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW: 1990.
Conrad Martens' Beagle Journal, State Library of NSW, Sydney: 1992.
Research assistants in the clever country, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW: 1995.