Bruce Charles Eastick, AM (born 25 October 1927) is a former South Australian politician, and was South Australian Leader of the Opposition from 1972 to 1975. He was a member of the Liberal and Country League (LCL), later renamed the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia in 1974. He represented the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Light from 1970 to 1993.
Bruce Eastick | |
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 Gawler Mayor Bruce Eastick in 1999 | |
| Leader of the Opposition in South Australia | |
| In office 15 March 1972 – 24 July 1975 | |
| Deputy | Robin Millhouse John Coumbe |
| Preceded by | Steele Hall |
| Succeeded by | David Tonkin |
| Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly | |
| In office 11 October 1979 – 7 December 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Gil Langley |
| Succeeded by | Terry McRae |
| Leader of the South Australian Liberal Party[a] | |
| In office 15 March 1972 – 24 July 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Steele Hall |
| Succeeded by | David Tonkin |
| Member for Light | |
| In office 30 May 1970 – 11 December 1993 | |
| Preceded by | John Freebairn |
| Succeeded by | Malcolm Buckby |
| Mayor of Gawler | |
| In office 6 July 1968 – 1 July 1972 | |
| In office 1 May 1993 – 6 May 2000 | |
| Succeeded by | Tony Piccolo |
| Alderman of the Gawler Council | |
| In office 6 July 1963 – 1 July 1972 | |
| In office 1 May 1993 – 6 May 2000 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bruce Charles Eastick[1] 25 October 1927[1] Reade Park, South Australia, Australia |
| Political party | Liberal and Country League, Liberal Party of Australia (SA) |
| Parent(s) | Sir Thomas Eastick and Ruby Eastick (née Bruce)[1] |
Gawler Council edit
Eastick was a member of the Gawler Council from 1963 to 1972,[2][3] and served as mayor from 1968[4] to 1972. He had a second stint as mayor from 1993[5] to 2000.
Parliament edit
Eastick was elected to the House of Assembly for Light, based on Gawler, in 1970. Two years later, after Steele Hall resigned as LCL leader, the party elected Eastick as his successor.
Eastick led his party to the 1973 and 1975 elections, losing both to the Don Dunstan-led South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party. His term as leader saw the LCL, the state's main conservative party since 1932, formally rename itself as the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia, although a separate state Country Party had been reformed in 1963. He was thus the only LCL leader to have never served as Premier.
Eastick also served as Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly when his successor as South Australia Liberal leader, David Tonkin, was Premier from 1979 to 1982.
Honours edit
In 1996, Eastick was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM), in recognition of his "service to the South Australian Parliament, local government and the community".[6]
Eastick is the eldest son of Sir Thomas Charles ("Tom") Eastick.
References edit
- ^ a b c "Family Notices". Saturday Journal. 29 October 1927. p. 29. Retrieved 25 March 2016 – via Trove.
- ^ South Australian Government Gazette, 16 May 1963
- ^ South Australian Government Gazette, 20 May 1971
- ^ South Australian Government Gazette, 16 May 1968
- ^ South Australian Government Gazette, 1 April 1993
- ^ "Member of the Order of Australia (AM) entry for The Honourable Dr Bruce Charles EASTICK". Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 28 January 1996. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
In recognition of service to the South Australian Parliament, local government and the community
External links edit
- "Hon Dr Bruce Eastick AM". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ Known as the Liberal and Country League until 22 July 1974