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'''Michael Joseph Holland''' (born 24 September 1957) is an Australian politician and former [[Obstetrics and gynaecology|obstetrician]] in southern NSW. He is a member of the [[Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch)|Australian Labor Party]] (ALP) and was elected at the [[2022 Bega state by-election]] for the [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{Cite NSW Parliament |id=2264 |name=Dr Michael HOLLAND, MP|access-date=28 April 2022}}</ref> |
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Holland is an obstetrician and gynaecologist who resigned from the Southern NSW Local Health District over concerns around maternity practices at [[Moruya, New South Wales|Moruya]] Hospital.<ref name=agreen>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/nsw/2022/guide/bega|title=Bega By-election|last=Green|first=Antony|authorlink=Antony Green|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|date=2022}}</ref> In 2021 he was preselected to run for the [[Australian Labor Party (NSW Branch)|Labor Party]] in the [[2022 Bega state by-election]], held following the resignation of Liberal MP [[Andrew Constance]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-24/labor-announces-doctor-michael-holland-as-bega-candidate/100721382|title=Eurobodalla-based doctor Michael Holland announced as Labor's Bega by-election candidate|last=Proust|first=Keira|newspaper=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC News]]|date=24 December 2021}}</ref> He won the seat on 14 February 2022 with a swing of 12%.<ref name=agreen/> |
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== Early life and education == |
== Early life and education == |
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Holland first grew up in [[Bankstown|Bankstown, Sydney]] where he lived above a pub managed by his parents for five years.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/member/files/2264/Dr%20Michael%20Holland%20-%20Inaugural%20Speech.pdf|title=Michael Holland Inaugural Speech|website=parliament.nsw.gov.au}}</ref> From early on he experienced the effects of alcohol abuse and domestic violence in his family.<ref name=":0" /> He attended [[Waverley College]] from 1966 to 1975. Holland completed a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery at the [[University of New South Wales]], graduating in 1981. He represented UNSW Rugby in first grade and the Combined Australian Universities Rugby XV.{{cn|date=June 2024}} |
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== Career == |
== Career == |
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Holland trained at St George Hospital, Sydney and at the West Middlesex Hospital in London, obtaining a Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in 1991. He started working as a visiting medical officer (VMO) at the [[John Hunter Hospital|John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle]] for 10 years. During this time Michael was a consultant in the NSW Perinatal Transfer Advisory Service. In 2003 he started work at the Moruya District Hospital, for which he would stay at for nearly 20 years. While working in [[Moruya, New South Wales|Moruya]] he eventually reached District Lead Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the [[NSW Health|Southern NSW Local Health District]] in 2020 but later resigned due to a review into maternity services 'completely ignoring the root cause of our unsafe neo natal services ... that is, the Southern NSW LHD ... are failing to provide paediatric services to the largest rural maternity service in our region'.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-11-23 |title=Long-serving gynaecologist quits, alleges unsafe practices |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11-23/south-coast-nsw-doctor-resigns-over-untenable-position/100643022 |access-date=2022-05-28}}</ref> |
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He is a senior lecturer (clinical) at the Australian National University, Canberra. |
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Former chair of the Eurobodalla Perioperative Services Committee, Holland was the VMO representative on the Eurobodalla Health Service Clinical Services Planning Committee, a member of Master Planning Committee and Project User Groups Maternity, Neonatal, Paediatric and Perioperative services for the new Eurobodalla hospital development, and a member of the SNSWLHD Medical Executive Staff Council and the Eurobodalla Medical Staff Council. |
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== Politics == |
== Politics == |
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Holland was elected in the [[2022 Bega state by-election]], with a 12.57-point swing, following the resignation of Liberal MP [[Andrew Constance]].<ref name="agreen" /> He is the first representative for Bega to be a member of the Australian Labor Party. Holland advocates on health, housing affordability, mental health, and regional issues.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-16 |title=After the Bega by-election, rural doctor identifies key health concerns |url=https://www.croakey.org/after-the-bega-by-election-rural-doctor-identifies-key-health-concerns/ |access-date=2022-05-29 |website=Croakey Health Media |language=en-CA}}</ref> |
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He was re-elected in the 2023 NSW general election with a further swing of 17.3% |
He was re-elected in the 2023 NSW general election with a further swing of 17.3% |
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On 11 May 2023, while [[Trish Doyle]] was giving a speech in the Legislative Assembly, a person with [[orthostatic intolerance]] collapsed in the public galleries. Holland jumped over from the chamber to the public galleries to assist the man and check his vitals, then put him in the recovering position and called paramedics. Holland was called a hero by the man who collapsed. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-15 |title=True Hero |url=https://twitter.com/ChrisMinnsMP/status/1657943657083813894 |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=Twitter |language=en-CA}}</ref> |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
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Holland's has spoken about the mental health issues within his family. |
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* Holland's father was an alcoholic after serving during WW2 and abused Holland's mother.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2019-04-23 |title='Shouldn't happen to anyone: Surgeon's heartfelt honesty |url=https://www.batemansbaypost.com.au/story/6086507/shouldnt-happen-to-anyone-surgeons-heartfelt-honesty/ |access-date=2022-05-29 |website=Bay Post-Moruya Examiner |language=en-AU}}</ref> |
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* Holland's late brother had an alcohol addiction, mental health issues and was homeless.<ref name=":1" /> |
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* Two of Holland's daughters overdosed on medication due to mental health crises.<ref name=":1" /> |
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* Holland has also recounted his own troubles with suicidal thoughts and depression.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> |
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Latest revision as of 12:38, 29 June 2024
Michael Holland | |
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| Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Bega | |
| Assumed office 12 February 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Constance |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Regional Health | |
| Assumed office 26 April 2023 | |
| Minister | Ryan Park |
| Preceded by | Justin Clancy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 September 1957 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Labor |
| Occupation | Obstetrician Gynaecologist Politician |
| Website | website |
Michael Joseph Holland (born 24 September 1957) is an Australian politician and former obstetrician in southern NSW. He is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and was elected at the 2022 Bega state by-election for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.[1]
Holland is an obstetrician and gynaecologist who resigned from the Southern NSW Local Health District over concerns around maternity practices at Moruya Hospital.[2] In 2021 he was preselected to run for the Labor Party in the 2022 Bega state by-election, held following the resignation of Liberal MP Andrew Constance.[3] He won the seat on 14 February 2022 with a swing of 12%.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Holland first grew up in Bankstown, Sydney where he lived above a pub managed by his parents for five years.[4] From early on he experienced the effects of alcohol abuse and domestic violence in his family.[4] He attended Waverley College from 1966 to 1975. Holland completed a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery at the University of New South Wales, graduating in 1981. He represented UNSW Rugby in first grade and the Combined Australian Universities Rugby XV.[citation needed]
Career
[edit]Holland trained at St George Hospital, Sydney and at the West Middlesex Hospital in London, obtaining a Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in 1991. He started working as a visiting medical officer (VMO) at the John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle for 10 years. During this time Michael was a consultant in the NSW Perinatal Transfer Advisory Service. In 2003 he started work at the Moruya District Hospital, for which he would stay at for nearly 20 years. While working in Moruya he eventually reached District Lead Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Southern NSW Local Health District in 2020 but later resigned due to a review into maternity services 'completely ignoring the root cause of our unsafe neo natal services ... that is, the Southern NSW LHD ... are failing to provide paediatric services to the largest rural maternity service in our region'.[5] He is a senior lecturer (clinical) at the Australian National University, Canberra. Former chair of the Eurobodalla Perioperative Services Committee, Holland was the VMO representative on the Eurobodalla Health Service Clinical Services Planning Committee, a member of Master Planning Committee and Project User Groups Maternity, Neonatal, Paediatric and Perioperative services for the new Eurobodalla hospital development, and a member of the SNSWLHD Medical Executive Staff Council and the Eurobodalla Medical Staff Council.
Politics
[edit]Holland was elected in the 2022 Bega state by-election, with a 12.57-point swing, following the resignation of Liberal MP Andrew Constance.[2] He is the first representative for Bega to be a member of the Australian Labor Party. Holland advocates on health, housing affordability, mental health, and regional issues.[6] He was re-elected in the 2023 NSW general election with a further swing of 17.3%
On 11 May 2023, while Trish Doyle was giving a speech in the Legislative Assembly, a person with orthostatic intolerance collapsed in the public galleries. Holland jumped over from the chamber to the public galleries to assist the man and check his vitals, then put him in the recovering position and called paramedics. Holland was called a hero by the man who collapsed. [7]
Personal life
[edit]Holland's has spoken about the mental health issues within his family.
- Holland's father was an alcoholic after serving during WW2 and abused Holland's mother.[8]
- Holland's late brother had an alcohol addiction, mental health issues and was homeless.[8]
- Two of Holland's daughters overdosed on medication due to mental health crises.[8]
- Holland has also recounted his own troubles with suicidal thoughts and depression.[4][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dr Michael HOLLAND, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ a b c Green, Antony (2022). "Bega By-election". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ Proust, Keira (24 December 2021). "Eurobodalla-based doctor Michael Holland announced as Labor's Bega by-election candidate". ABC News.
- ^ a b c "Michael Holland Inaugural Speech" (PDF). parliament.nsw.gov.au.
- ^ "Long-serving gynaecologist quits, alleges unsafe practices". ABC News. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ "After the Bega by-election, rural doctor identifies key health concerns". Croakey Health Media. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "True Hero". Twitter. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ a b c d "'Shouldn't happen to anyone: Surgeon's heartfelt honesty". Bay Post-Moruya Examiner. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
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