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Cr Ken J Keith |
Cr Ken Keith
Last modified: September 2, 2009 - 11:24 AM
- First elected to Council in 1983. Currently serving his 10th term.
Local Government Service
- First elected as a Councillor on Parkes Shire Council in 1983
- Currently in his 10 term (27 years) on Council
- Served 17 terms as Deputy Mayor
- Elected Mayor July 2008
- Cr Keith is also the current Chairperson of the E Division of the Shires Association of NSW (including membership on the Local Government Shires Association Natural and Built Environment Committee and the Communications and Member Services Committee and delegate to the IPWEA Roads and Transport Directorate Management Committee).
Council Committees
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Airport Development Committee
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Senior Staff Committee
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Plant procurement and Replacement Committee
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Youth Committee
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Waste Facilities Committee
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Music Development Committee
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Parkes Museum Development Committee
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Parkes Pool Planning Committee
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Museum Liaison Committee
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Art Acquisition Committee
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125th Local Government Anniversary Committee
Council Representative/Delegate
Birth to Kindergarten Committee
Central West and Lachlan Catchment Management Authorities
Central West Regional Organisation of Councils (CENTROC)
Lachlan valley Noxious Weeds Advisory Committee
Life Education Centre Committee
Parkes/Forbes/Lachlan/Weddin Alliance (aka Mid Lachlan Alliance)
Parkes Early Childhood Centre Committee
Parkes Shire Tourism Board
Parkes Sports Council
Bells Line Expressway Group
Parkes Health Liason Committee
Other Community/Committee Involvement
- Parkes PA & H Association - Immediate past President
- Tichborne/Nelungaloo Landcare Group
- Rural Fire Service Volunteer
- NSW Farmers Assoc - Parkes Branch
- Parkes Australia Day Committee
- Parkes & District Junior Soccer Association (Coach and Referee)
- Lachlan Soccer (Manager and Coach)
- Parkes & District Junior Cricket Association (Coach and Umpire)
- Parkes 125th Anniversary Committee
- Parkes Showground (Trustee)
- Elvis Festival Organising Committee
- Parkes Men's Shed Committee
Past Community Involvement
- Bogan Gate Community Association
- NSW Local Government GAS Advisory Committee
- Lachlan Region Tourist Association
- Centre for Employment, Training & Economic Development (Central West) Inc
- Bogan Gate Community Reserve (Trustee)
- Country Children's Services Association - Executive
- R.A.S. Western Districts Exhibit
- Parkes Centenary Committee
- Parkes Bicentennial Committee
Noteworthy awards received
- Olympic Torch Bearer
- Country Children's Services Association's (CCSA) Colleen Gale Award
- Paul Harris Fellow - Parkes Rotary Club
- Parkes Shire Citizen of the Year 1988
- LGSA Long Service Award
- Centenary Medal
- Life Member of Parkes Sports Council
- Life Member of Middleton Primary School P&C Assoc
Biography
Cr Keith was educated at Yanco Agricultural High School and the University of Sydney, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, specialising in agricultural education. He taught at Forbes and Windsor High Schools before returning home to the family farm. He is married to Susan and they have three sons. Ken runs a mixed sheep/wheat farm 6 kilometres west of Parkes.
Contact details
Cr Ken Keith
02 6862 3599 (ph)
02 6862 3599 (fax)
kjkeith@bigpond.com
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