Colleen Hartland

Colleen Hartland MLC
Member of the Victorian Legislative Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 November 2006
Constituency	Western Metropolitan Region
Personal details
Born	1 February 1959 (1959-02-01) (age 52) Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Victorian Greens

Colleen Hartland (born 1 February 1959) is an Australian politician, and a Greens member of the Victorian Legislative Council.

Early career

Hartland was an activist and rose to prominence as a leader of campaign against the storage of toxic chemical at Coode Island during the 1990s. She was a foundation member of the Hazardous Materials Action group (HAZMAG)^[1] and was a member of Environment Effects Committees on West Point Wilson, Point Lillias and the proposed toxic dump at Werribee. Hartland chaired the Maribyrnong Drug Strategy Committee for three years. She was also employed as a social worker by the Western Region Health Centre.^[2]

Hartland has previously worked as a cook in Parliament during the term of the Cain/Kirner Governments.^[3]

Local politics

Hartland was elected as Councillor for Sheok Ward in the Maribyrnong City Council in 2003, and served on the council until 2005 as one of the first Greens elected to council.

State politics

Hartland won a seat for the Greens in the Western Metropolitan Region of the Victorian Legislative Council in the 2006 State election, elected to the final spot in Western Metropolitan, narrowly beating the Labor candidate after a dramatic vote recount conducted by the Victorian Electoral Commission.

References

1. ^ Colleen Hartland: Activist, ABC: Life Matters, 22 August 2002
2. ^ Ashley Gardiner, Green trio hit the gas, Herald Sun, 15 December 2006
3. ^ Mathew Murphy, Former Parliament cook to make a meal of Spring Street, The Age, 15 December 2006

External links

• Colleen Hartland, Western Metropolitan Region

Persondata
Name	Hartland, Colleen
Alternative names
Short description	Politician
Date of birth	1 February 1959
Place of birth	Australia
Date of death
Place of death