Gow, Heather Oxley
(1929 – 1997)Administrator, Civil celebrant, Statistician
Heather Gow was a Liberal Party member who only ran for election to Parliament once: in 1981 in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Seven Hills. She had more luck at the local council level where she was elected to the Blacktown City Council from 1974-1977 and was Deputy Mayor from 1975-76.
Hastie, Carolyn
Midwife
Carolyn Hastie is a prominent midwife who stood for several elections and represented two political parties. Firstly she was an Australian Democrats candidate in the elections to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Wyong in 1999 and to the House of Representatives for Dobell in 2001. Carolyn then ran for the Earthsave Australia party in the 2003 New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for The Entrance.
Gozzard, Louise
Political candidate
Louise Gozzard was a once only candidate who ran for Earthsave in the 1999 New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Keira. Her belief in natural remedies prompted her to run for election to help promote the Earthsave Party. Among Earthsave’s solutions for a sustainable future are preventive medicine, including the use of natural therapies, discouragement of tobacco and alcohol use.
Hatfield, Bronia (Bronislawa)
Medical practitioner, Psychiatrist
Bronia Hatfield is a highly qualified medical practitioner. She first stood as a Natural Law Party candidate in the House of Representatives elections for Sydney in 1993 and then again as a Natural Law Party candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Bligh in 1999. Both times she was not elected.
Griffiths, Glenice Adele
Political candidate
Glenice Adele Griffiths was an Australian Democrats candidate at the following elections:
House of Representatives for Robertson in 1987, 1990 and 1993.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly for The Entrance in 1995.
Like many others representing minor political parties, she failed to gain election in all four attempts.
Grigg, Shirley
Housewife
Shirley Grigg has been a prominent member of and worker for the Christian Democrat Party under all its names. She represented them (then known as the Call to Australia party) in the following elections:
New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Blue Mountains in 1991 and 1999.
New South Wales Senate in 1993.
House of Representatives for Chifley in 1996.
House of Representatives for Macquarie in 1998.
Gleeson, Margaret Ann
Political candidate
Margaret Ann Gleeson ran for parliament several times. Her first time was as an ALP candidate for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Monaro seat, in 1973. She then joined the Democratic Socialist Party and ran for them in the House of Representatives elections for Reid (1990) and Sydney (1993). She now writes for the Green Left Weekly.
Glen, Fiona
(1960 – )Businesswoman
Fiona Glen increased the Liberal Party vote by 5% when she ran for election to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Charlestown in 2003. She lived in Toronto, on Lake Macquarie when she stood for election. She had been President of the Newcastle Business Club in 2000.
Fuller-Quinn, Barbara Grace
(1929 – 2020)Community worker, Councillor, Peace activist
A life-time activist for Peace, Barbara (Babs) Fuller-Quinn has been a political and local government figure of distinction: She was elected to the Waverley Council as Alderman from 1977-83 and stood as an ALP candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Vaucluse in 1976 and 1978.
Barbara Fuller-Quinn passed away in May 2020. When she died her family asked that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Aboriginal Medical Service Redfern.
Goldstein, Saidi
Political candidate
Saidi Goldstein ran for election in 2005 for the first time: she was a Christian Democratic Party candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Marrickville by-election. She works in administration at the Petersham Assembly of God. She has been a member of that church for 17 years and is interested in social welfare projects.