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- ↑ "Member Profile – Mr Tim Quilty". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ↑ Bunn, Anthony (20 February 2019). "New Upper House MP Tim Quilty uses maiden speech to parliament to call for new state to help rural residents". The Border Mail. Retrieved 30 September 2020.