User:84davidstreet/sandbox/Richard Riordan Australian Politician

Well-known Colac http://medianet.com.au/releases/release-details?id=837505/ref>businessman, Richard Riordan was confirmed as the Liberal Party nomination for Preselection for the State seat of Polwarth http://www.standard.net.au/story/3360391/riordan-wins-liberal-polwarth-pre-selection//ref>following the sudden resignation of the former Member, Terry Mulder.

Richard Riordan, aged 43 is married to Catherine and they have four children aged between 6 and 18. Richard is a fifth generation local and has a business degree from Monash University. His business, Riordan Colac Hire http://colachire.com.au//ref>and Riordan LPG http://riordanlpg.com.au//ref>services a large area across south west Victoria.

Well known for his involvement in the community, Richard is a government appointed member of the Corangamite Catchment Management Authority http://www.ccma.vic.gov.au/Home.aspx/ref>, and has been a member and Board Chairman of Colac Area Heath http://www.cahfoundation.org.au/about-us/message-from-chairman-of-the-board//ref>. Over the past three years Richard has been the Chair of the Colac Area Health Foundation, and  has recently led the successful Long Road Appeal campaign to raise $350,000, for improved cancer services in the Colac area.

Richard is or has been involved in the Colac Business & Retailers Group (Chair for three years); Friends of Lake Colac (Founder and Chair for ten years); Sacred Heart School Board (Chair for two years); Colac Adult Education Board of Management; Colac Economic Development Board; and various Colac Otway Shire Advisory Committees.

Catherine and Richard have regularly opened their home garden in Elliminyt for The Open Gardens Scheme, and a variety of other charitable causes.

Richard was a Rotary Exchange student to Canada in 1989 and won a Rotary GSE scholarship to Russia in 2007.

As a member of the Liberal Party for over twenty years, Richard has had numerous leadership roles at branch and electorate level and has also been elected to State committees.

Community Commitments - Colac Area Health – Ministerial Appointment 16 years (3 Years as chair) Colac Business and Retailers Group (3 Years as President) Friends of Lake Colac- Founder and Chairman (10 years) Open Gardens Scheme- Regular participant Sacred Heart School Colac- Board Member 5 years (2 Years as chair) Colac Adult Education Board Member– 5 Years Rotary Exchange Student 1989 (Canada), and Rotary GSE Scholarship 2007(Russia) Colac Economic and Development Board – 2 Years Various Colac Otway Shire Advisory Committees Category:Australian Politics Category:Polwarth