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Sue Pennicuik Biography
Susan Margaret Pennicuik (/ˈ p ɛ n iː k uː / PEN -ee-koo; born 17 April 1957) is an Australian politician, and Greens member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 2006 to 2018.
She then worked a coordinator for the Occupational Health and Safety Unit of the ACTU from 1997 to 2004, which conducted research and produced OHS information for unions. She worked on national OHS standards and led campaigns on a range of issues including stress and bullying at work, safer working hours and banning asbestos.
Pennicuik was a candidate for the 1998 Australian Constitutional Convention on the Greens’ ticket, listed as ‘Australian Greens – For A Republic’.
Pennicuik stood for the former Ormond Ward on Port Phillip City Council in 2004, gaining 34% of the primary votes.
Pennicuik then worked for the Australian Drug Foundation from 2004 to 2006 developing resources on alcohol and work. At the same time, she was party convener of the Victorian Greens.
Pennicuik won a seat for the Greens in the Southern Metropolitan Region of the Victorian Legislative Council in the 2006 state election, elected as the fourth member of the region, polling 15.34% of votes, and was amongst the first Greens elected to the Victorian Legislative Council along with Colleen Hartland and Greg Barber. She was re-elected in 2010 and 2014, but defeated in 2018.
Pennicuik has served on a number of committees since entering parliament in 2006. These committees have included the Select Committee on Public Land Development (May 2007-September 2008); Legislative Council Legislation Committee and Legislative Council Standing Orders Committee (May 2007-November 2010); Environment and Planning Legislation Committee and Environment and Planning References Committee (February 2011-November 2014); Legislative Council Privileges Committee (May 2007-November 2010 and June 2011-November 2014); Dispute Resolution Committee (May 2007-November 2010 and June 2011-November 2014); and Public Estimates and Accounts (March 2009-November 2010, and 2016 to 2018).
In August 2017, Pennicuik moved a motion to establish a parliamentary inquiry into the government’s plans to sell off multiple public housing estates in Melbourne’s inner suburbs, including the Markham Estate in Ashburton, Victoria. The motion was successful and the inquiry is expected to deliver a report in 2018.
Under successive governments, Pennicuik campaigned to abolish puppy mills in Victoria. In 2017, the government passed legislation that limited the number of fertile animals a breeder could own.
In 2019, Pennicuik was announced as the Greens candidate for the electorate of Goldstein at the 2019 Australian federal election.
What's Sue Pennicuik Net Worth 2024
Net Worth (2024) | $1 Million (Approx.) |
Net Worth (2023) | Under Review |
Net Worth (2022) | Under Review |
Net Worth (2021) | Under Review |
Net Worth (2020) | Under Review |
Sue Pennicuik Family
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