Peter Crisp
Australian politician
Peter Laurence Crisp (born 22 May 1954) is an Australian politician. He was a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 2006 to 2018, representing Mildura. He was formerly a Wentworth Shire Councillor.
Early life
Crisp holds an engineering degree from Ballarat University and was a horticulturist and milk distributor before entering politics. He also served as the Chairman of the Sunraysia Citrus Growers, and was on the board of the Australian Citrus Growers.
Political career
Crisp came to prominence as the chairman of the Save the Food Bowl Alliance, a community group opposed to the plans of the Bracks government to build a toxic waste dump at Nowingi, in north-west Victoria. He resigned his position as chairman after winning National Party pre-selection for the local electorate of Mildura, contesting the seat against the Independent Russell Savage.
Savage had held Mildura since 1996, and had polled more than 50% of the primary vote in the 2002 election. Crisp was able to out-poll Savage 40% to 33% on primary vote and won the seat on preferences, a 25-point swing against the incumbent.
In January 2007, the government abandoned plans to build the Nowingi waste dump after an Environmental Effects Statement recommended against the proposal, as well as acknowledging overwhelming community opposition.
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