Ian Glachan

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Ian Doric Glachan

Liberal Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1988 to 2003, representing the electorate Albury. He was subsequently elected Mayor of the Greater Hume Shire
in 2005, but died suddenly the next month.

Early career

Glachan attended

Political career

In

Greater Hume Shire Council, and became its first mayor at the inaugural meeting on 16 March 2005.[2]

Other work

Ian Glachan was actively involved in the restoration of his local church building the Anglican Church at Jindera. He was the founding secretary of a committee that established the Trinity Anglican College and a wing at the Thurgoona campus was named after him. Glachan was presented with

Justice of the Peace and as chairman of the Albury's Mercy Hospital building appeal.[3]

Glachan received the Centenary Medal on 1 January 2001 for "service to the parliament and electorate as State Member for Albury".[4] He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 2006 Australia Day Honours for "service to the Parliament of New South Wales, and to the community of the Albury region through a range of local organisations".[5]

Personal life

Ian Glachan was married to Helen, now a member of the New South Wales State executive of the Liberal Party of Australia. They had three daughters Jane, Alice, Ann. Alice Glachan is the former Mayor of the

Albury, and was attended by then state Liberal leader John Brogden.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Members of parliament and legislatures" (PDF). Sydney High School Old Boys Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Mr Ian Doric Glachan (1934-2005)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Motions of Leave regarding the Death of Ian Glachan". Hansard. Parliament of New South Wales. 9 June 2005. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  4. ^ "Mr Ian Glacha, centenary medal". Australian honours search facility. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Mr Ian Doric Glachan, Medal of the Order of Australia". Australian honours search facility. Retrieved 21 June 2018.

 

New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Member for Albury
1988–2003
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by
New Creation
Mayor of
Greater Hume Shire

2005
Succeeded by
John Ross