Aileen MacDonald | |
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Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council | |
Assumed office 11 August 2022 | |
Succeeded by | Catherine Cusack |
Personal details | |
Political party | Liberal Party |
Spouse | Scot MacDonald |
Aileen MacDonald is an Australian politician who is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council,representing the Liberal Party. She was first appointed in 2022 to replace Catherine Cusack. [1] MacDonald was a member of the NSW Liberal party's State Executive from 2011 to 2012 and 2018 to 2022. She was Country Vice President of the NSW Liberal Women's Council from 2000 to 2003,2005 to 2007,2012 to 2015 and 2017 to 2019. [1] She was appointed Shadow Minister for Youth Justice in 2023.
From 1989 to 2012,MacDonald and her husband ran an agricultural supplies business. [1] In 2009,MacDonald joined the Rotary Club of Guyra and the Chamber of Commerce and was President of the club between 2016 and 2018. MacDonald was Chairperson of Armidale Regional Council’s Regional Growth and Economic Development Committee from 2016 to 2017,and contested the 2017 New South Wales local elections in Armidale. In 2018,MacDonald developed 'Renew Armidale' based on the successful ‘Renew Newcastle’model. [1] [2]
MacDonald was awarded the 2019 Citizen of Guyra award for her involvement in economic development and service to the community. [1] She was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in June 2020 as part of the Queen's Birthday Honours. [3] Immediately prior to entering Parliament,MacDonald was the President of Business New England,and President of the Business NSW Regional Advisory Council. [1]
Ebor is a village on Waterfall Way on the Northern Tablelands in New South Wales,Australia. It is situated about 80 km (50 mi) east of Armidale and about a third of the way between Armidale and the coast. Dorrigo to the east is 46 kilometres (29 mi) away with the Coffs Coast 55 kilometres (34 mi) away along Waterfall Way. In the 2021 census,Ebor's zone had a population of 149.
The University of New England (UNE) is a public university in New South Wales,Australia. Founded in 1938,it was the first Australian university to be established outside of a state capital. Its main campus is located in the regional city of Armidale mid-way between Sydney and Brisbane. As of 2021,the university had approximately 26,000 students.
New England is a geographical region in the north of the state of New South Wales,Australia,about 60 km (37 mi) inland from the Tasman Sea. The area includes the Northern Tablelands and the North West Slopes regions. As of 2021,New England had a population of 185,560,with over a quarter of the people living in the area of Tamworth Regional Council.
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Guyra Shire was a local government area located in the New England region of New South Wales,Australia. The shire was abolished on 12 May 2016,where the council merged with the Armidale Dumaresq Shire,was subsumed into the Armidale Regional Council with immediate effect.
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