Steve Gibbons - About Steve Gibbons

Steve was born in Melbourne and lived in Echuca for 5 years before moving to Bendigo at the age of 5. He was educated at Golden Square Primary and Kangaroo Flat Secondary College (formerly Kangaroo Flat Technical College) before commencing an apprenticeship in Motor Mechanics. He has worked in the Auto Parts and Wholesaling & Packaging Industries. He worked as a Training Assistant in the Mental Retardation Division of the Victorian Health Department before joining the Liquor Hospitality & Miscellaneous Workers Union as a full time official. He then joined former Premier Ms Joan Kirner’s staff. He is a former small business proprietor having established DataCalculations P/L, Small Business Pay Roll and Workplace Relations Consultancy before entering Federal Parliament. He is also a former part time professional Musician.

Parliamentary Service

Elected to the House of Representatives for Bendigo, Victoria, 1998, 2001, 2004 and 2007.

Parliamentary Committee Service

House of Representatives Standing: Communications, Transport and the Arts from 8.12.98; Communications, Information Technology and the Arts from 2.12.04 to 7.12.04; Transport and Regional Services from 20.3.02; Industry and Resources from 20.3.02 to 24.6.03.
House of Representatives Select: Recent Australian Bushfires from 27.3.03 to 5.11.03.
Joint Standing: Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade from 2.12.04.
FPLP Caucus: Transport Security Task Force from 8.12.05.

Hobbies/Interests

Music, Fishing and restoring Classic Cars & Motorcycles.

Area and Location Description: Situated on the northern foothills of the Great Dividing Range in North Central Victoria and providing the southern gateway to the Murray Darling Basin, the seat of Bendigo covers an area of approximately 7,286 sq km.

Products/Industries of the Area: Coming from the status of one of the world's great gold-rush towns and the greatest goldfield in Victoria, the main population centre (Bendigo) is now the administrative, commercial and educational centre for North Central and Northern Victoria. Streets lined with grand nineteenth century buildings provide for a strong tourist industry while the rural area of the electorate supports a diverse range of farming, agricultural and viticultural activities along with continuing gold mining and other extractive industries. Other large population centres in the electorate include Maryborough, Castlemaine and Kyneton.