Campaign
Update
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Watch this space for important announcements and information as the
campaign continues...
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Black Is Back To Put People
First
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Quentin Black is again seeking to
represent the people who live and work in Adelaide's inner
north-eastern suburbs in the South Australian Parliament.
In announcing his candidature, Mr Black said that, "government should
be about putting people first - not winner-take-all politics or uncaring
economic policies. "Unlike the Liberals, I will listen to the local
community and put people before politics," he said.
"I'm running for Parliament because I believe the people of Hartley
deserve a lot more than what they are getting from the Liberal
Government. The Liberals care more about economic theories
than they do about real people in our communities.
"Local people don't want fly-by-night candidates. They want to know
that the people who seek to represent them are part and parcel of the
local community. As a local resident, I am committed to the area. My
family has lived and worked here for six generations.
"Unfortunately, over the last 6 years, Hartley residents have been
dealt a raw deal by the Liberals. The closure of the Payneham
Police Station, the selling down of our public health system and
doing nothing to create real, long-lasting jobs in our community are
just tips of the iceberg.
"I am a passionate supporter of the need for strong community
services, in particular health, education, employment and training. I
am also committed to creating a safe and secure local environment for
our families and for older people," Mr Black said.
Mr Black will be re-opening his campaign office in Arthur Street
Magill early in 2000. From there, he will speak up on behalf of the
people of Hartley.
Labor needs a swing of around 0.9% to win Hartley, a far cry from the
margin at the start of the 1997 election campaign. In 1997, Mr Black
achieved aprimary swing of 7.5% and a two party preferred swing of
12.2%.
"I was overwhelmed by the level of community support for me during
the 1997 state election," Mr Black said. "That has given me the heart
to carry on.
Quentin Black is a clinical psychologist who trains clinical
psychologists at the University of SA and at Adelaide and Flinders
Universities. He has been married to Carol for fifteen years and they
have three young children.
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Profile Of
Hartley
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Hartley includes the inner north eastern suburbs of Adelaide -
Campbelltown, Felixstow, Glynde, Hectorville, Kensington Gardens and
Tranmere, Kensington Park and parts of Magill, Paradise and Rosslyn
Park. The Obahn busway runs through this essentially residential
electorate.
Retail and service sector enterprises are the main source of
employment. Some light manufacturing (eg food processing, joineries,
metalwork) is also based in the electorate. Robern-Menz, Godfreys
office equipment and Bennets Pottery have head offices in Hartley and
the Education Department's Multicultural Curriculum Unit is based at
Newton School.
Issues of concern in the electorate include:
- health and education cuts affecting the
well-being of the elderly and local families;
- lack of local community facilities for
youth and the elderly population;
- loss of local services and facilities (eg
closure of the Payneham CES, Payneham Police Station, relocation of
the Eastern Metropolitan Community Health Service and the Children's
Services Office, sale of Norwood High School land, closure to Glynde
Skillshare and the Glynde Kindergarten);
- lack of job and training opportunities for
those in the electorate's pockets of high unemployment;
- maintenance of job security for those in employment;
- maintenance of a safe and secure
environment for local families and the elderly;
- the GST red tape burden imposed on local
small businesses; and
- class sizes and unacceptable
teacher-student ratios in local schools.
Hartley is held by the Liberal Party with a 0.8% margin.
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Links to Important
Community Services
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Council Info - the City of
Burnside
Council Info - the
City of Campbelltown
Council
Info - the City of Norwood, Payneham & St Peters
Local Crime
Prevention Committee Program
South
Australia Central - Community Information
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About Quentin Black
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A resident of Hartley for almost all his 39 years, Quentin Black hold a Masters in Applied Psychology and is a practising clinical psychologist. He teaches clinical psychology at the University of South Australia, the University of Adelaide and Flinders University. His marraige to Carol is in its fifteenth year and they have three young children.
Postal Address: PO Box 44, Magill, SA 5072
Authorised
by G Vanco, 46 Montacute Road, Hectorville, 5073
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