Mrs Julia Irwin

Speeches

Parliamentary service

Elected to the House of Representatives for Fowler, New South Wales, 1998. Re-elected 2001, 2004 and 2007. Retired prior to general elections 2010.

Committee service

House of Representatives Standing: Environment and Heritage served as Deputy Chair from 8.12.1998 to 1.6.2000; Family and Community Affairs served as Deputy Chair from 20.3.2002 to 31.8.2004; Family and Human Services served as Deputy Chair from 2.12.2004 to 17.10.2007; Health and Ageing served from 19.2.2008 to 19.7.2010; Climate Change, Water, Environment and the Arts served from 19.2.2008 to 19.7.2010; Petitions served as Chair from 19.2.2008 to 19.7.2010
Joint Standing: Migration served from 8.12.1998 to 10.5.2005; Migration served from 11.10.2005 to 17.10.2007; Treaties served from 5.2.2009 to 12.3.2009

Conferences, delegations and visits

Bilateral visits to Czech Republic, Slovakia and Croatia, April 2001.
Member, Parliamentary Delegation to 112th IPU Conference, the Philippines, and bilateral visit to the Solomon Islands, March-April 2005.
Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Switzerland and Singapore, October 2005.
Member, Parliamentary Delegation to South Africa, April-May 2006.
Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Ireland and Italy, June-July 2010.

Parliamentary party positions

Party positions

Member of the Australian Labor Party from 1966.
Delegate to the Australian Labor Party State Conference (NSW) from 1985 to 1989.

Personal

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

Bank officer.
Trade union administration officer.
Electorate officer to the Deputy Premier, the Hon. L Ferguson, MLA (NSW).
Electorate officer to the Minister for Schools, Vocational Education and Training, the Hon. R Free, MP.
Electorate officer to E Grace, MP.

Electorate

Name: Fowler
Location: south-western outskirts of Sydney; it includes the centres of Ashcroft, Austral, Bonnyrigg, Bonnyrigg Heights, Busby, Cabramatta West, Cartwright, Cecil Hills, Edensor Park, Green Valley, Greendale, Greenfield Park, Heckenberg, Mt Pritchard, Middleton Grange, Miller, Sadleir, St Johns Park, Wakeley, Warragamba and parts of Abbotsbury, Badgerys Creek, Bringelly, Cabramatta, Canley Heights, Canley Vale, Silverdale and Wallacia.
Area: 247 Sq km
Electors enrolled: 89,166 (at 24.11.2007)
Industries: horticulture, mixed farming and market gardens, light manufacturing, retail and service industries.
Includes: Fowler includes the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Cabramatta, and parts of Fairfield, Liverpool and Smithfield.