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| ⚫ | '''Robbie Williams''' ( |
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| name = Robbie Williams |
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| office = Councillor of the [[Brisbane City Council|City of Brisbane]] <br/> for [[Holland Park Ward]] |
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| term_start = October 2007 |
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| term_end = 20 December 2007 |
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| predecessor = [[Kerry Rea]] |
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| successor = Ian McKenzie |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1962|6|12|df=y}} |
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2007|12|20|1962|6|12|df=y}} |
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| party = [[Queensland Labor Party|Labor]] |
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| ⚫ | '''Robbie Williams''' (12 June 1962 – 20 December 2007) was the first [[Indigenous Australians|Indigenous Australian]] councillor to sit on the [[Brisbane City Council]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/|title=The Courier Mail | Breaking News Headlines for Brisbane and Queensland | Courier Mail}}</ref> He had held the role only since October 2007, but had been tipped to win a seat in the council elections in March 2008. Williams had previously served three terms as a regional councillor with [[ATSIC]] and was later the ATSIC commissioner for [[Brisbane]] and [[southeast Queensland]]. He was widely known for his community work,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/hundreds-honour-aboriginal-warrior-20071229-ge9hrx.html|title=Hundreds honour 'Aboriginal warrior'|first=Georgina|last=Robinson|date=29 December 2007|website=Brisbane Times}}</ref> and was the founder and chair of First Contact Aboriginal Corporation for Youth, an organisation dedicated to improving the lives of indigenous youth, in 1992.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/robbie-williams-to-enter-politics-20070928-ge950c.html|title=Robbie Williams to enter politics|first=Georgina|last=Robinson|date=28 September 2007|website=Brisbane Times}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Williams was the son of Hazel, an Aboriginal with connections to the [[Yugambeh language]] group, and his father was Bob Williams, a butcher. He trained and worked as a butcher for several years before gaining a diploma in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander welfare and joining the [[Australian Public Service]], working in the Department of Social Security.<ref>http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22983090-5006786,00.html</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Williams was the son of Hazel, an Aboriginal woman with connections to the [[Yugambeh language]] group, and his father was Bob Williams, a butcher. He trained and worked as a butcher for several years before gaining a diploma in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander welfare and joining the [[Australian Public Service]], working in the Department of Social Security.<ref>[http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22983090-5006786,00.html Hundreds farewell 'Aboriginal warrior' | The Australian]</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 03:54, 19 March 2024
Robbie Williams | |
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| Councillor of the City of Brisbane for Holland Park Ward | |
| In office October 2007 – 20 December 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Kerry Rea |
| Succeeded by | Ian McKenzie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 June 1962 |
| Died | 20 December 2007 (aged 45) |
| Political party | Labor |
Robbie Williams (12 June 1962 – 20 December 2007) was the first Indigenous Australian councillor to sit on the Brisbane City Council.[1] He had held the role only since October 2007, but had been tipped to win a seat in the council elections in March 2008. Williams had previously served three terms as a regional councillor with ATSIC and was later the ATSIC commissioner for Brisbane and southeast Queensland. He was widely known for his community work,[2] and was the founder and chair of First Contact Aboriginal Corporation for Youth, an organisation dedicated to improving the lives of indigenous youth, in 1992.[3]
Williams was the son of Hazel, an Aboriginal woman with connections to the Yugambeh language group, and his father was Bob Williams, a butcher. He trained and worked as a butcher for several years before gaining a diploma in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander welfare and joining the Australian Public Service, working in the Department of Social Security.[4]
He was married to Trish and had four children. He died of a heart attack at the age of 45 on 20 December 2007.
References
[edit]- ^ "The Courier Mail | Breaking News Headlines for Brisbane and Queensland | Courier Mail".
- ^ Robinson, Georgina (29 December 2007). "Hundreds honour 'Aboriginal warrior'". Brisbane Times.
- ^ Robinson, Georgina (28 September 2007). "Robbie Williams to enter politics". Brisbane Times.
- ^ Hundreds farewell 'Aboriginal warrior' | The Australian
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