The state electorate of Cronulla is the birthplace of modern Australia, containing the Kurnell site where Captain James Cook first set foot on Australian soil in 1770 and where the first recorded contact on the east coast between Europeans and Indigenous custodians occurred.
Cronulla is a modern and diverse community where residents enjoy a great lifestyle and excellent schools, community facilities and shops, all within close proximity to Sydney’s best beaches.
The Cronulla electorate was created in 1959. Its previous members have been Ian Griffith (Liberal 1959-1978), Michael Egan (Labor 1978-1984) and Malcolm Kerr (Liberal 1984-2011). It currently covers an area of 65 square kilometres. The electorate includes Burraneer, Caringbah South, Cronulla, Dolans Bay, Grays Point, Greenhills Beach, Gymea Bay, Kurnell, Lilli Pilli, Port Hacking, Woolooware and Yowie Bay. It also covers parts of Caringbah, Gymea, Kirrawee and Miranda.
The electorate is surrounded by water on three sides, with Sydney’s most beautiful beaches to the east, waterways to the north and south, and the world’s second oldest national park across Port Hacking. The electorate is on lands inhabited by the Dharawal Aboriginal people, one of the world’s ancient continuing cultures, who were custodians for over 40,000 years prior to European settlement.
“Cronulla” comes from the Aboriginal word “Kurranulla” meaning the place of the pink sea shell. With some of the most spectacular natural beauty, the Cronulla electorate is rich with indigenous and European heritage.
The Illawarra railway line to Sutherland was opened in 1885 and the Cronulla-Sutherland railway was opened on 16 December 1939. With improved transportation links, Cronulla started to transform from a small coastal, mainly rural community to a suburban part of Sydney.
The 1950s and 1960s saw immense growth in population with the Sutherland Shire District Hospital (now Sutherland Hospital) opening in 1958 to serve the growing needs of the community.
The beautiful beaches of Cronulla, including Cronulla, North Cronulla, Elouera and Wanda, stretch along the magnificent Bate Bay and attract many people to the electorate. Many dedicated surf club volunteers patrol these beaches to make them safe for residents and visitors alike.
Growth over the last six decades has placed pressure on services and infrastructure. It is my aim as your local member to fight for a fair share of funding for services such as roads, trains, roads, police and hospitals, so we can continue to enjoy a great quality of life.
More train delays, more cancellations and more commuter pain on the way.
From Wednesday 15 January, more than 50 locations across the Sydney train network will be impacted by the NSW Labor Government’s ongoing industrial dispute with the rail unions.
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Hi Mark Speakman tomorrow and Thursday and Friday
Any RBTU members out there who want to have an honest chat about why the public is fed up? I’m ready—let’s hear it!
Remember how it was under your government? Bit rich for you to be criticising Labor when every public service went on strike under the libs because you don't respect essential workers
🏏Congratulations Pat Cummins and the entire Australian cricket team on regaining the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after a fantastic test series.
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Congratulations
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GoOd Morning, 😃 Congratulations, HaVe A GrEaT DaY! #Amazing_Work, #Great_Photo, #GreAt_LeAdeR #Great_Team
🥳Happy New Year everyone!
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Happy New Year may you and your family receive many blessings throughout 2025
Thank you Mark..all my best wishes to you and yours.
Have a great year Mark
Happy new year to you and your family Mark . Hope your all well .
Happy new year Mark x
Happy new year Mark.
Happy New Year!
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Happy New Year Mark to you and family.
Special Blessings to you and Caroline and family!!! Happy New Year!💕 Mark & Dolores GONSALVES!!!💕
Happy New Year to you and the family Mark.😊❤️
Happy new year to you and your family
Happy New year to you too Mark ! 💜
Happy New year Premier Mark Speakman
Happy New Year Mark Speakman
It is my opinion that politicians want us to believe that Australia is multicultural. This is a lie. Australia was created in 1901 when we became a Commonwealth under one Christian Almighty God. Our values, our morals and our laws are fundamentally based on Christian beliefs. However, our core values and morals are under threat as each politician tries to win votes from different religions. The current actions and economic policies of our political leaders are not creating a stronger Australian culture, only making it weaker. We are not multicultural, we are one culture: Australian.🇦🇺 Individuals from other cultures that are invited to live in Australia are welcome, and we respect their customs. Our politicians are trying to polarise and divide us by forcing us to believe in a lie, that we are multicultural. We need to preserve our unique culture. It is our responsibility to tell them we are but one culture: Australian.🇦🇺 For those of us who have been born here, we are one with Australia as our aboriginal brothers and sisters. We are not part of a two state solution that Labor has been fighting to impose on our nation, as they are trying to impose on Israel. My message to all politicians is clear, we are one nation: Australia.🇦🇺
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The world watches our amazing Sydney New Year’s Eve fireworks each year - but they wouldn’t happen without the teams of workers involved in the extraordinary preparation and logistics required today, tonight and for tomorrow’s cleanup, as well as our police, fire and rescue, ambulance and other frontline workers.
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Thank you 🙏
🤙🏼💚💛🇦🇺Advance Australia.
You the bastard. More worried about the world than represent your own citizens.
2024 has been a huge year for more of the NSW Liberals’ and Nationals’ major infrastructure projects.
Projects completed in 2024 and designed, funded and built by them included:
✅ Sydney Metro Chatswood to Sydenham
✅ Parramatta Light Rail
✅ Gateway motorway to Sydney Airport
✅ Stage 1 Liverpool Hospital
✅ Gregory Hills Public School
Projects in progress in 2024 included:
✅ Powerhouse Museum Parramatta
✅ Metro Sydenham to Bankstown
✅ M6 motorway stage 1
✅ John Hunter Health & Innovation Precinct
✅ Stage 2 Nepean Hospital
✅ Wentworth Point High School
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✅ Singleton Bypass
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Will the Minns Government actually start any infrastructure projects this term, or are they just perfecting the art of cutting ribbons? I’ll hold my breathe waiting!! You need to add - The Powerhouse Extension Castle Hill to your list.
And finally the new intercity trains are running to Newcastle too.
💈 The Premier should be a barber. When he’s not cutting budgets and cost of living initiatives, he’s cutting the ribbon on major infrastructure projects initiated by the former Lib/Nat Govt 💇♂️
All but 2 in Sydney
You Liberal Idiots have wasted so much of NSW taxpayers money on poor infustructure projects. A tram system that on goes 40 kph 😂🤣😅 A metro system of only 6 carriages, no toilets limited to 100 kph, and means changing 😂🤣😅😆 An intercity fleet to the wrong structure gauge 😂🤣😅 And ferry's not fit for service. Absolute fools. 😂🤣😅😆
Shame you didnt built the Rouse Hill hospital nsw libs promised .by pictures it shows all sydney works.nsw does exist but forgotton westbof great dividing range and north of newcastle and south of Sutherland.
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One of the great pleasures of leading the NSW Liberals in 2024 has been getting out and about meeting so many wonderful Australians in our vibrant multicultural communities.
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Go OL Mark Go 🙏❤️😎
GoOd EveNinG, 😃 Congratulations, HaVe A GrEaT DaY! #Amazing_Work, #Great_PhoToS, #GreAt_LeAdeR
When are you going to get out to the regional areas like moree
It is my opinion that politicians want us to believe that Australia is multicultural. This is a lie. Australia was created in 1901 when we became a Commonwealth under one god. Our values and morals and laws are based on the Christian religion. We are not multicultural, we are one culture: Australian. Individuals from other cultures that are invited to live in Australia are welcome, and we respect their customs. Our governments are trying to polarise and divide us by forcing us to believe in a lie, that we are multicultural. It is our responsibility to tell them we are but one culture: Australian. For those of us who have been born here, we are one with Australia as we are with our aboriginal brothers and sisters. We are not part of a two state solution that Labor has been fighting to impose on our nation, as they are trying to impose on Israel. My message to all politicians is clear, we are one nation: Australia.🇦🇺