詹尼弗希爾

詹妮弗.希爾 (Jenny Hill), 在2012的大選中成為北澳大利亞最大城市湯斯維爾市市長。在2012年前的十年中, 她已經服務於當地市政多個職位，包括在2007-2008年度出任副市長。

基本介紹

• 中文名：詹尼弗希爾
• 外文名：Jenny Hill

詹尼弗.希爾

(Jennyr Hill), 在2012的大選中成為北澳大利亞最大城市湯斯維爾市市長。在2012年前的十年中, 她已經服務於當地市政多個職位，包括在2007-2008年度出任副市長。

詹尼弗.希爾出生於澳大利亞的墨爾本，1981年畢業於拉籌伯大學，第二年隨現役軍人的未婚夫移居湯斯維爾，她也於1986年加入軍隊預備役。作為微生物學家，詹尼弗.希爾在礦業公司、第一產業部、詹姆斯庫克大學、湯斯維爾醫院等多個部門工作了23年。

詹尼弗.希爾熱愛東方文化, 讚賞中國近期為推動經濟發展和維護世界和平而做出的努力，他近年來一直積極推動澳大利亞與中國的經濟和文化合作, 並親身投入到中國政府所倡導的21世紀海上絲綢之路的合作項目中。2015年三月, 希爾市長接見了廣東商貿物流代表団，期間大力支持湯斯維港與惠州港締結姊妹港，開通由廣東省物流行業協會所規劃的中澳活畜物流大通道。

詹尼弗.希爾宴請廣東省物流行業協會代表團

詹尼弗.希爾有兩個孩子，她熱愛湯斯維爾及北澳大利亞熱帶生活。在個人喜好方面，她是一個汽車愛好者，是本土青少年體育俱樂部的熱心支持者；在國家運動層面,她支持NRL牛仔隊，同時是AFL俱樂部一個狂熱球迷。

Jenny Hill is an Australian politician, currently serving as the Mayor of Townsville,[1] which is the 18th largest local government area in Australia. She was elected to the position during the Queensland Local Government elections held 28 April 2012. Prior to serving as Mayor, Jenny was a city councillor and previously held the position of Deputy Mayor, under the previous pre-amalgamation Townsville City Council in the Labor administration of Tony Mooney between 2007 and 2008.

Hill came to Townsville as the wife of a soldier in 1982, expecting to stay only briefly. She worked as a microbiologist , and later received a Master's degree in Public health. She was first elected to the Townsville City Council in 1997. She is a member of the Labor Party.[2]

Hill also ran as the Labor Party candidate for the federal seat of Herbert in the 2001 federal election. She was defeated by the then incumbent Liberal member, Peter Lindsay.

Vision

Cr Hill is dedicated to ensuring that the future of Townsville is prosperous and

progressive.

She wants to ease the cost of living for residents and focus the council on

services and programs that build a strong community, support business and

employment, and safeguard Townsville’s lifestyle.

Cr Hill is also committed to developing a strong council team to serve the city

over the next four years. Essential to this is ensuring that all councillors work

in the best interests of the city.

Background

Councillor Hill was born and educated in Melbourne, Victoria, and graduated

from LaTrobe University with a Bachelor of Science in 1981. The following

year she moved to Townsville with her fiancé who was enlisted in the

Australian Army.

Cr Hill has 23 years’ experience as a scientist with mining companies, the

Department of Primary Industries, James Cook University and Townsville

Hospital. She has also completed a Masters of Public Health and Tropical

Medicine at James Cook University, which included management, economics

and accounting.

In 1986 she joined the Army Reserve, first serving in the Royal Corps of

Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (RAEME), maintaining and

recovering defence vehicles, and then becoming one of the first women in

Australia to complete full infantry training.

Cr Hill has 12 years’ service in local government. In 2012, she was elected

the first female mayor of Townsville.

Family and Interests

Cr Hill is married with two adult children, a 23-year-old daughter and an 18-

year-old son. She is passionate about Townsville and its tropical lifestyle. She

is a car enthusiast and is a keen supporter of junior sporting clubs and school

P&C committees. On the national sporting scene, she supports the Cowboys

NRL team but is still an avid fan of her AFL club, Collingwood. She loves

reading and enjoys strategy games.

Official Title

The official title of the Mayor is Cr Jenny Hill, Mayor of the City of Townsville.

In the second reference, this form of address becomes Cr Hill. If you are

writing to the Mayor, the appropriate salutation is “Dear Cr Hill” or “Dear

Mayor”.