Nicholas Mark "Nick" Catania (born 18 December 1945) is an Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n politician. Catania served as Mayor

Mayor

In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....

 of the City of Vincent in inner-city Perth, Western Australia

Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

 between 2001 and 2011. He was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly

Western Australian Legislative Assembly

The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Perth....

 for the Electoral district of Balcatta

Electoral district of Balcatta

The Electoral district of Balcatta is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.The district is based in Perth's northern suburbs. Politically, it has been considered a safe Labor seat throughout its history, although is presently marginal...

 between 1989 and 1996.

Catania is currently a Director of Yilgarn Infrastructure, a company involved with the Oakajee Port

Oakajee Port

Oakajee Port is a proposed deep water port to be built in the Mid West region of Western Australia, about north of the city of Geraldton-Greenough to service the region's growing iron ore industry...

 project.

Catania was born in Castell'Umberto, Italy and is the father of National Party

National Party of Australia

The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...

 politician Vince Catania

Vince Catania

Vincent Alexander Catania is an Australian politician. He sat in the Western Australian Legislative Council from 2005 to 2008 and has been a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly since 2008...

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