Ros Bates
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Rosslyn Mary Bates (born 25 May 1962) is an Australia
n politician
. She has been a Liberal National Party member of the Parliament of Queensland
since March 2009, representing the electorate of Mudgeeraba
.
is retained as an operational facility when the new University Hospital
opens at Parklands in 2012.
In April 2011 Bates was appointed Shadow Minister for Government Services, Building Industry and Information and Communication Technology.
. Bates campaigned on popular issues, saying "issues such as the overhead power lines in Reedy Creek, the Elysium Road overpass and stopping that closure, were all very resounding issues in the electorate."
candidate for the seat in 2006, being narrowly defeated. Bates was a vocal supporter for the creation of the Liberal National Party in Queensland.
and through the Life Saving Drugs Program.
Bates was awarded the Prime Ministers Centenary of Federation Medal (2001), the Royal Australian College of Nursing's Distinguished Service Award (Qld Division), and she was awarded the Telstra Business Woman of the Year (AusIndustry category) in 2000.
Australia
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n politician
Politician
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. She has been a Liberal National Party member of the Parliament of Queensland
Queensland Legislative Assembly
The Queensland Legislative Assembly is the unicameral chamber of the Parliament of Queensland. Elections are held approximately once every three years. Voting is by the Optional Preferential Voting form of the Alternative Vote system...
since March 2009, representing the electorate of Mudgeeraba
Electoral district of Mudgeeraba
The district of Mudgeeraba is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. Based on the Gold Coast, the district has been held by both sides of politics over the course of its short history....
.
Member for Mudgeeraba
As the incoming Member for Mudgeeraba, Bates had said she would fight to ensure the Southport HospitalGold Coast Hospital
Gold Coast Hospital, located on the Gold Coast, Queensland is a major teaching and referral hospital and the third largest in Queensland. The Gold Coast Hospital has one of the busiest emergency departments in the state...
is retained as an operational facility when the new University Hospital
Gold Coast University Hospital
Gold Coast University Hospital is a proposed major health facility for the Gold Coast, Australia, due for completion in December 2012. It involves building a new tertiary hospital on a greenfields site adjacent to the Griffith University Gold Coast campus at a cost of $1.55 billion.Construction...
opens at Parklands in 2012.
In April 2011 Bates was appointed Shadow Minister for Government Services, Building Industry and Information and Communication Technology.
2009 Queensland Election
Ros Bates unseated Labor's sitting member Dianne ReillyDianne Reilly
Dianne Ann Reilly is an Australian politician. She was a Labor member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2009, representing the district of Mudgeeraba....
. Bates campaigned on popular issues, saying "issues such as the overhead power lines in Reedy Creek, the Elysium Road overpass and stopping that closure, were all very resounding issues in the electorate."
2006 Queensland Election
Bates was the LiberalLiberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
candidate for the seat in 2006, being narrowly defeated. Bates was a vocal supporter for the creation of the Liberal National Party in Queensland.
Early career
Prior to entering politics, Bates spent 29 years in the health profession. Starting her career as a nurse in both the public and private sector, she became the General Manager and Director of Nursing at the Wesley Gold Coast Hospital. Recently, Bates served as a Government and Media consultant. In this role she was able to achieve positive outcomes for many through the National Task Force on Colon Cancer, the National Task Force on Childhood ObesityTask Force on Childhood Obesity
The Childhood Obesity Task Force is a United States Government task force charged with reducing childhood obesity in the United States. It was founded on February 9, 2010 by the Obama Administration through a Presidential Memorandum, announcing the establishment of a Task Force on Childhood...
and through the Life Saving Drugs Program.
Bates was awarded the Prime Ministers Centenary of Federation Medal (2001), the Royal Australian College of Nursing's Distinguished Service Award (Qld Division), and she was awarded the Telstra Business Woman of the Year (AusIndustry category) in 2000.