- PO Box 6022
House of Representatives
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600 - Tel:
- (02) 6277 4293
- Fax:
- (02) 6277 8459
- Email:
- Email Dick
- 53b Main Road
Perth, TAS, 7300 - Tel:
- (03) 6398 1115
- Fax:
- (03) 6398 1120
- PO Box 50
Perth, TAS, 7300 - Web:
- http://dickadams.id.au
Parliament House
Lyons Electorate Office
Postal Address:
Biography
Dick was born in Launceston. He worked for the Australasian Meat Industries Employees' Union, before being elected to state parliament as the Member for Franklin in 1979, and in 1981-82 was minister for National Parks, Lands, Aged Persons and Community Welfare. After leaving state parliament, Dick owned and operated a small business on the outskirts of Hobart, and in 1983 was appointed state organiser for the Miscellaneous Workers' Union.Dick was elected to Federal Parliament in 1993. He is Deputy Chair for the Caucus Infrastructure, Regional and Rural Development and Chair of the Opposition's Task Force in this area. He is Deputy Chair of the Primary Industry, Resources and Rural and Regional Affairs Library. Dick is on the joint standing committees on treaties, migration and broadcasting and is on the Speakers Panel as relief Speaker both in the Main Chamber and the Main Committee Room.
Electorate Profile
State: Tasmania
Name Derivation: Named after Joseph Lyons 1879-1939, and Dame Enid Lyons 1897-1981
Area and Location Description: Lyons, covers an area of approximately 40 604 sq km is the largest division in Tasmania covering most of the State from the west to the east coasts and from Beaconsfield township in the north to New Norfolk and the Tasman Peninsula region in the south. The main towns include Beaconsfield, Brighton, Campbell Town, Deloraine, Dodges Ferry, Evandale, Exeter, Hadspen (part), Longford, Midway Point, New Norfolk, Perth, Queenstown, Richmond, St Helens, Sheffield, Sorell and Westbury.
Products/Industries of the Area: Fishing, forestry, wool, cattle (dairy and beef), fruit, wine, hydro-power generation, mining and tourism.
First Proclaimed/Election: 1984 (This division was previously Wilmot, which was proclaimed in 1903. Its name was changed in 1984.)
Demographic Rating: Rural
Members:
- ADAMS, D (ALP) 1993-
- BURR, M A (LP) 1984-1993