Sylvia Hale
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Sylvia Phyllis Hale is a social justice, community and environmental campaigner, and a former Australia
n politician. She was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
from 2003 to 2010 for the Greens
.
In 2010, Hale announced that she would be retiring from the Upper House
at the next year's state election to seek preselection for the state seat of Marrickville
. She however failed to win her party's endorsement, losing 15-14 to local councillor Fiona Byrne. She eventually resigned her seat in September 2010 to allow her preselected replacement, David Shoebridge
, to contest the upcoming election as a sitting MP.
with a Bachelor of Arts
(BA) and Graduate Diploma in Education (DipEd) in 1964. She joined the Australian Labor Party and was involved in student activism at the University of Sydney
during the 1960s, on issues such as the Sharpeville massacre and apartheid in South Africa, racial segregation in the United States of America, missiles in Cuba, and increasing United States involvement in Vietnam.
After university, she left the Labor party and spent four years teaching in state public high schools.
In 1965 she and her husband, Roger Barnes, established specialist book printers, Southwood Press.
In 1977 she, Barnes and John Iremonger
started the independent publishing company, Hale and Iremonger.
In 1998 she earned a Bachelor of Laws
(LLB) from the University of New South Wales
.
Party. She was later elected a councillor on Marrickville Council
in 1995 for No Aircraft Noise. She joined the Greens in 2000 and continued to serve on Marickville Council until 2004.
She was elected to the upper house of the New South Wales parliament in 2003 and served until her retirement in 2010.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician. She was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
New South Wales Legislative Council
The New South Wales Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of New South Wales in Australia. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney. The Assembly is referred to as the lower house and the Council as...
from 2003 to 2010 for the Greens
Greens New South Wales
The Greens New South Wales is the state Greens party in New South Wales. It is a member party of the Australian Greens. The Greens NSW have one member in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly , five members in the New South Wales Legislative Council...
.
In 2010, Hale announced that she would be retiring from the Upper House
New South Wales Legislative Council
The New South Wales Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of New South Wales in Australia. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney. The Assembly is referred to as the lower house and the Council as...
at the next year's state election to seek preselection for the state seat of Marrickville
Electoral district of Marrickville
Marrickville is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is a 13.47 km² urban electorate in Sydney's inner west, centred on the suburb of Marrickville from which it takes its name...
. She however failed to win her party's endorsement, losing 15-14 to local councillor Fiona Byrne. She eventually resigned her seat in September 2010 to allow her preselected replacement, David Shoebridge
David Shoebridge
David Shoebridge is an Australian politician. He has been a Greens member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since September 2010, when he was appointed to replace outgoing MLC Sylvia Hale....
, to contest the upcoming election as a sitting MP.
Personal life
Hale graduated from the University of New South WalesUniversity of New South Wales
The University of New South Wales , is a research-focused university based in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
with a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
(BA) and Graduate Diploma in Education (DipEd) in 1964. She joined the Australian Labor Party and was involved in student activism at the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
during the 1960s, on issues such as the Sharpeville massacre and apartheid in South Africa, racial segregation in the United States of America, missiles in Cuba, and increasing United States involvement in Vietnam.
After university, she left the Labor party and spent four years teaching in state public high schools.
In 1965 she and her husband, Roger Barnes, established specialist book printers, Southwood Press.
In 1977 she, Barnes and John Iremonger
The Iremonger Award
The Iremonger Award for Writing on Public Issues is an annual Australian literary award that was established in 2003 by Australian publisher Allen & Unwin to commemorate publisher and author John Iremonger and "foster the sort of ideas that he was so good at cultivating"...
started the independent publishing company, Hale and Iremonger.
In 1998 she earned a Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Laws
The Bachelor of Laws is an undergraduate, or bachelor, degree in law originating in England and offered in most common law countries as the primary law degree...
(LLB) from the University of New South Wales
University of New South Wales
The University of New South Wales , is a research-focused university based in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
.
Political career
After the proposed construction of the third runway at Sydney Airport in 1994, she became a member of No Aircraft NoiseNo Aircraft Noise
No Aircraft Noise, or more fully The Common Cause - No Aircraft Noise, was a minor Australian political party that operated from 1995 until 1999. It was dedicated to removing noise pollution for residents of Sydney, which was generated by the city's three airports. The party suggested that the...
Party. She was later elected a councillor on Marrickville Council
Marrickville Council
Marrickville Council is a Local Government Area situated in the Inner West region of Sydney, Australia.The area is bounded by Leichhardt to the north, the City of Sydney to the east and north-east, the City of Botany Bay to the south-east, Rockdale to the south, Canterbury to the west, and...
in 1995 for No Aircraft Noise. She joined the Greens in 2000 and continued to serve on Marickville Council until 2004.
She was elected to the upper house of the New South Wales parliament in 2003 and served until her retirement in 2010.